deep_sky

Yep he is a little kid alright. Explains the ignorance and inability to construct even the simplest argument.

brianogilvie 

Not to mention the ton of emoticons.

deep_sky

If you want to be taken seriously, I recommend several things:

1) Emoticon spam is not the witty comeback you think it is, nor is it a substitute for grammar or intelligible sentences.
2) Learn to how to follow a line of thought. You can't even stay coherent in a single post, much less across several.
3) Actually know what you are talking about factually when you make an argument. You don't know anything about bikes with derailleurs, at all, or you would know that breaking things makes them not work anymore.
4) Grade school playground one-liners prove nothing except that you don't know how to interact with adults. "So there" is something a petulant child would say.

Since you grasp none of the above, you are rightfully dismissed as a little kid troll with nothing better to do than look the fool. I'm sure you will come up with some disjointed post full of emoticons trying to zing me with playground insults, but I am done with you. Your stupid cannot be fixed.

2manybikes

Any news from the OP about the new bike?

crazzywolfie

you don't always have to spend a lot of money to get a good working bike. i have pulled some bikes out of the trash that just need the tires to be filled and i can ride them for months or even years before i break something. you could also try looking for bikes at garage sales.

Imagonnabike

Just picked up the bike, actually am waiting a few minutes before I take it for a ride. It is awesome, the small shop where I purchased it was the best. They fixed everything up, set my bike rack up, fit me for the bike, oh I am stoked!
Not sure how to post pictures, maybe I can do it from my phone? I will post as soon as I figure it out!

Thank all those who helped, you did great!

Imagonnabike

2manybikes

Nice !

Rowan

Imagonnabike, I am glad you had a good experience with your bike shop and you have a bike that appears to suit your needs. I certainly do hope that the fit is good for you and that you don't suffer from riding the bike in areas that you shouldn't suffer. If you do, have no fear in going back to the bike shop and getting them to make adjustments.

If all that works out, I think you will get years of pleasant cycling out of it, achieve your fitness and weight targets and, most of all, gain pleasure out of your new pursuit. Many of the middle-aged women I taught to cycle regarded it as an emancipating exercise and still keenly push their pedals.

Addendum: In regard to the errant comments of another... there is a need for gears for someone like you, Imagonnabike.

Try to maintain a high cadence, or the number of pedal strokes per minute you make. It should be between 70 and 90. It will test your aerobic fitness initially, but try to stick with it. This is where the gearing on your bike will be handy. Anyone starting out will have a low-ish fitness level and will need to engage lower gears to maintain the higher cadence, irrespective of the flatness of the terrain you are riding. As your fitness improves, you will find you will be able to use higher gears, maintain the same cadence and achieve higher speeds.

There is a persistent temptation among new riders to use a very low cadence for reasons I won't go into here. You will need to overcome this temptation.

Imagonnabike

Thank you for that message, yes I am feeling a litte bit of pain but nothing major in anyway. As far as the gears go I will be meeting a biking friend in the next few days who said she would help me figure this out.
I appreciate your message and appreciate you taking the time.

cehowardGS

Just saw this, and I am in the same boat. I want the tech stuff, but can't turn a screw.. And will contiune to love, want and ride the good stuff..and still not turn a screw!!