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Old 06-15-08, 09:48 PM
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Intro and a few questions

Well, as of tomorrow I will be 51, so I'm no spring chicken. 8 years ago I lost 125 lbs, and a lot of that was from excercising (jogging). My knees are giving up on me. Dr. told me no more jogging. So I have turned to biking. I got a Gary Fisher Mtn. bike a few years ago. I put some Kenda tires with a smoother center on it since I am 99% on hard surface (unless I misjudge) and I have been doing 12 miles a night on it. Probably not much for most of you, bit it's a lot of hills, and I do it every night baring very bad weather.

I fly airplanes, I ride motorcycles at the track pushing 160 Mph, so I need to be in shape. I'm still no feather weight, but I am a nut about working out. I weigh 235, and have very powerful legs. I stripped the transmission out of two excercise bikes in a week. I had to get a commercial unit to use in my basement for bad weather days. I'm stating this so you know I need someting with a heavy duty crank.

Now my question. I am looking at a Hybrid bike. The LBS has Trek bikes, and I like people there. I am considering a Trek 7.5 FX. My problem is I cannot find a weight limit for a bike. Even at the Trek site I cannot find a listing. Does any one know if this bike will fill my needs? I really need to keep the cost in the $800 range.

The LBS has listed on their site they carry:
  • Trek
  • Gary Fisher
  • Schwinn
  • Specialized
  • Lemond
  • GT
  • RL Redline
Any help is appreciated, and I'm glad I found this forum!
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Old 06-16-08, 08:30 AM
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you would get better responses in the Clydesdale forum which is for guys like you.
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Agreed, better in 50+ or clydesdale. I'd suggest considering a road bike because you will have more options. I'd double check on CF bikes, you should be ok on AL/steel/TI frames.
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Thanks, I didn't realize what the area was for. Anyway, I could not find a Trek 7.5 FX anywhere in a 20 size. I called every bike shop in 100 mile radius. Okay, I found a red one, but I hate red.

I ended my getting a Road bike. I ordered a Trek 1.2T 56cm size. It will take some getting used to, but it felt good when I sat on it at another store. I'm used to a Sportbike Motorcycle and leaning forward is nothing new. I'm hoping this and the Mtn bike will have me covered. I will replace the seat with a little more cushy one. I wish there was a way to put a side stand on it. Not too keen just leaning it against things. I have one on the Mtn bike and it is VERY handy, but I know this is one of those ongoing depates on whether you should have one.
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Originally Posted by gforeman
I know this is one of those ongoing depates on whether you should have one.
What debate? U want one, get one.

Lots of people love Mercedes, but if I win one, I'd sell it and buy something more to my liking. A personal matter for different strokes.
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The bike frame will be plenty strong enough, but you might give some consideration to the rear wheel. $55 for a spoke tensiometer is a good investment. The wheel will last a lot longer if the tension is near the max that the rim will allow, and if the tension is pretty even all around. V rims of 30 mm depth, or more, are a bit heavier but are much stronger.
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