flight50

I have been lurking around for the past few days as I was wanting to gain a little knowledge on my first ever bike purchase. I had bikes as a kid but I never had to pay for one myself. After researching for the past few days, I narrowed my selection down to a hybrid purchase. I made a visit to my lbs and told them my intentions. They showed me what they had in stock at the time, which wasn't much. I am not a small guy by any means for I am 6'-3" 260. The bikes he had just happened to be on clearance which was fine by me and I came away with a Cannondale Quick 6 XL.

My plans are for road/street/trails riding. I was looking into a suspension bike with disk brakes but nothing was in stock. Turned out to be a good thing for his recommendation was to go rigid with v-brakes. So I did. I came across a few post that justifies the recommendation I got from looking around in this forum. I rode for the first time in over 20 years the other day and my bottom hurt all day that day. The following day, my back hurt all day. I know this is all because I haven't ridden in awhile but this sucks, lol. Can riding a bike at the gym 1-2 times a week help train my body faster vs me only taking my bike out on the weekends.

no1mad 

Welcome aboard

Juha

Cheers and welcome. If you experience discomfort during the ride (numb fingers/hands for example) you should adjust your riding position. Even small changes in saddle height, tilt, handlebars etc can make a big difference.

--J

Lacumo

Welcome to BF and back to cycling!