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07-26-04, 06:21 PM
Well, after doing some reasearch I bought a bike i had no ideas about. I have not bought a bike since I was 13...and even then it was a bike not even worth mentioning.
So without knowing much about bikes in general, I went out and bought a Haro v-3 at my local galyans. I looked at a giant for a similar price, but the components on the haro seemd a bit better, as did the fork and fram...but hey, I'm a noob so what do I know. They were having a sale, and I bought it for $315 plus I got a 10 gift certificate for spending over $300.
My first impressions after riding it are that it's a pretty comfortable bike. I think that they didnt set up the shifters/derailers quite right, because it seems a bit tricky to get into the bigger gears. I also noticed that I really need a chain gaurd do to my jeans being sucked into the gears and damn near ripping my leg off. :D
One more thing I noticed was how much brakes have progressed since my last bike. At first I got cought up in the disc brake is cool thing....and then I realized how well the newer style brakes work...and thought that I might as well go for some better components rather than worrying about the bling.
Anyways, did I do good...or is this a decision I'm going to regret?
Here is a link to the bike I bought ------> Haro V3 Linky (http://www.harobikes.com/2004/v3/)
So without knowing much about bikes in general, I went out and bought a Haro v-3 at my local galyans. I looked at a giant for a similar price, but the components on the haro seemd a bit better, as did the fork and fram...but hey, I'm a noob so what do I know. They were having a sale, and I bought it for $315 plus I got a 10 gift certificate for spending over $300.
My first impressions after riding it are that it's a pretty comfortable bike. I think that they didnt set up the shifters/derailers quite right, because it seems a bit tricky to get into the bigger gears. I also noticed that I really need a chain gaurd do to my jeans being sucked into the gears and damn near ripping my leg off. :D
One more thing I noticed was how much brakes have progressed since my last bike. At first I got cought up in the disc brake is cool thing....and then I realized how well the newer style brakes work...and thought that I might as well go for some better components rather than worrying about the bling.
Anyways, did I do good...or is this a decision I'm going to regret?
Here is a link to the bike I bought ------> Haro V3 Linky (http://www.harobikes.com/2004/v3/)