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implayaz9
10-05-10, 01:38 PM
Hi. Name is Neel. Just getting into biking due to some friend's influence. Havent decided what to get. Debating between a nice fixie type bike or a road bike. any suggestions.. doing this for little bit of fitness as well as cruise around as well as a new hobby.

wwilson
10-05-10, 01:57 PM
hi Socal.
I don't profess to be an expert on bike selection. I bought my current bike, a ten speed road bike some 36 yrs. ago, when I was a relatively young buck. I am considering a new bike as the bent over position is being increasingly uncomfortable and had ridden a hybrid while on vacation and liked it a lot. The decision of new vs fixer upper depends a good bit on how mechanically inclined you are. I do all my own work thanks in part to an engineering degree a long time ago. Good Luck Bill


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implayaz9
10-05-10, 08:25 PM
thanks.

garbanzooo
10-05-10, 10:53 PM
Welcome

Where in Southern California are you? I grew up in Irvine and just moved away not too long ago. I've ridden both road and ss/fg for quite some time. Roads and paved trails are so plentiful down there you can't really go wrong with either of them
garbanzooo
10-05-10, 10:54 PM
haha. I just read wwilson's post

Fixed gear =/= fixer upper
NCMTBIKER
10-06-10, 05:52 AM
Welcome to Bike Forums!!!
implayaz9
10-06-10, 08:43 AM
I am located in Tustin CA
CbadRider
10-06-10, 08:45 AM
Welcome to Bike Forums! Stop by the Southern California regional forum and say hello.
implayaz9
10-06-10, 11:56 AM
thanks