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| BahnBrenner914 |
 Sep 1 2007, 09:20 AM
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The girl is gone and all I have now is a beat-up teener  Group: Members Posts: 301 Joined: 22-May 04 From: Gig Harbor and University Place, WA :: School in Angola, IN :: girlfriend in Sarasota, FL Member No.: 2,094 Region Association: None  |
So I'm here at College in Angola, IN and my fiesta is getting a new head in Virginia (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (refer to my summer roadathon thread), so I figure now is the time to look around for a good road bike to get around town, save gas, and stay fit.
So here's the deal. I dont have a lot of money, but I'm willing to shell out about 300 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pinch.gif) max so I get something decent that wont fall apart on me. I have a 30-31" inseam which is a 56cm frame (yes?). Nobody here in town has roadbikes new or used except the Schwinn dealer, which from my friends who ride say isnt the best place to do business. And as far as craigslist (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) and such, there's pretty slim pickings for anything within an hour of here (which is as far as I'd ask my roomates to drive (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) ). The other option is Ebay (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) . There are a few roadbikes new and used for around 300 like a mercier (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (which I've never heard of but apparently was lance armstrong's first bike?). Also some used bikes from 200 to 300 and the GMC (?!?) bikes that are somewhere in the 100's. Ideas, comments, wisdom? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) |
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| orthobiz |
Sep 1 2007, 12:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,762 Joined: 8-January 07 From: Cadillac, Michigan Member No.: 7,438 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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eBay is hit or miss. I think bikes in general come in two flavors: ridden hard, barely ridden at all.
You're 20 so you don't have to worry about comfort, you could probably ride the lowest drop bars up front and have the stiffest frame beneath you (at 51 I've got a steel frame that's forgiving...you just wait you young whippersnapper!). Maybe a singlespeed would do it. Virtually no maintenance, can have a single gear in the back that will let you coast (unlike a track bike or "courier" bike can have the pedals spinning full time with the back wheel) and handbrakes would get you back to 0 in a hurry. But at 300 you might be best off waiting for a good used bike. Hey, when I was in college I had a 914 AND a bike, too!!!! wikipedia singlespeed Good luck, Paul |
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BahnBrenner914 OT: Looking for a Road Bike Sep 1 2007, 09:20 AM
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So I'm here at College in Angola, IN and my f... Sep 1 2007, 10:57 AM BahnBrenner914 Thanks for the advice. I think there was a little ... Sep 1 2007, 11:50 AM rjames Found this on Craig's list
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[url=http://seat... Sep 2 2007, 01:59 AM BahnBrenner914 Thanks for all the advice guys, I'm still wait... Sep 2 2007, 11:19 AM Eric Taylor
Thanks for all the advice guys, I'm still wai... Sep 2 2007, 12:30 PM SGB I vote for a bottom end Trek mountain bike- I gues... Sep 2 2007, 02:26 PM Joe Ricard Mountain bike with street tires and a couple of ba... Sep 2 2007, 09:35 PM wbergtho Check E-Bay and look for the seller Sprtymama. Loo... Sep 3 2007, 12:02 PM wbergtho http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-NEW-ROAD-RACING-B...4QQcm... Sep 3 2007, 12:10 PM BahnBrenner914 Well I still dont have money to buy the bike, so n... Sep 3 2007, 01:16 PM |
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