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11-13-07, 09:41 PM
Well folks after about 6 months of lurking in the Clydesdales forum and being on a hybrid bike search on a very restricted budget ($170) I finally found what I believe will be a decent starter fitness bike of the 'hybrid' variety. I just purchased a 2001 Cannondale H600 with the Headshok on Ebay for $200 in basically original shape, the seller warns that tires and pads will eventually need to be replaced, I am not sure why he felt it necessary to spell that out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260182389434&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=016
I purchased this bike for a few reasons: It started out life as a mid-priced quality product (which was the main attraction, good engineering and design never goes bad), I was somewhat interested in the Cannondale Bad Boy for a while due to the Headshok feature , it appears to have similar geometry to the current Trek FX series (which fits me pretty well) and of course it came very close to my budget. It also has 36 spoke wheels and from what I have read I will need most of them.
Other bikes I considered were the Trek FX series (had trouble finding used for under $300), all the other brand bikes with identical hybrid geometries and features, and I was really going to hold out for a new Jamis Coda steel frame bike until this bike came along. Not wanting to wait for years to save up the funds and not being so concerned about weight I jumped on this H600 with the Headshok because that will give a decent ride and I can lock it out when I wish.
Here's me at this time (and from pouring through all these posts I know I have a lot of twins out there) currently very early 40's, 5'10", 262 lbs, in high school was 175 and want to get weight back down etc.
Now that I have committed I have to post and ask a few questions:
- What do you guys think about this bike+rider combo, will it hold up?
- Is there anything in particular in the H600 I should keep an eye on that may be worn out from 1000's of miles that regularly needs replacing?
- Any other advice for a newbie?
Thanks for any advice you might have and I have to say I am excited to be back on a bike after so many years of not riding anything.
- Bacon
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260182389434&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=016
I purchased this bike for a few reasons: It started out life as a mid-priced quality product (which was the main attraction, good engineering and design never goes bad), I was somewhat interested in the Cannondale Bad Boy for a while due to the Headshok feature , it appears to have similar geometry to the current Trek FX series (which fits me pretty well) and of course it came very close to my budget. It also has 36 spoke wheels and from what I have read I will need most of them.
Other bikes I considered were the Trek FX series (had trouble finding used for under $300), all the other brand bikes with identical hybrid geometries and features, and I was really going to hold out for a new Jamis Coda steel frame bike until this bike came along. Not wanting to wait for years to save up the funds and not being so concerned about weight I jumped on this H600 with the Headshok because that will give a decent ride and I can lock it out when I wish.
Here's me at this time (and from pouring through all these posts I know I have a lot of twins out there) currently very early 40's, 5'10", 262 lbs, in high school was 175 and want to get weight back down etc.
Now that I have committed I have to post and ask a few questions:
- What do you guys think about this bike+rider combo, will it hold up?
- Is there anything in particular in the H600 I should keep an eye on that may be worn out from 1000's of miles that regularly needs replacing?
- Any other advice for a newbie?
Thanks for any advice you might have and I have to say I am excited to be back on a bike after so many years of not riding anything.
- Bacon