Entry level for the girl
08-24-11, 05:48 PM
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Entry level for the girl
She found this as a banner ad somewhere online.
https://www.roadbikeoutlet.com/0featu...gear-bike.html
Anyone have any experience at all? It would only be used for real light commuting, not really any distance rides.
https://www.roadbikeoutlet.com/0featu...gear-bike.html
Anyone have any experience at all? It would only be used for real light commuting, not really any distance rides.
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I'm not really sure that that counts.
Anyhow, I would have said Windsor The Hour.
I don't know anything about that bike but it appears to be a perfectly respectable entry level bike. But you will get as good a bike for $280:
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/thehour.htm
... if her size is there.
Anyhow, I would have said Windsor The Hour.
I don't know anything about that bike but it appears to be a perfectly respectable entry level bike. But you will get as good a bike for $280:
https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/thehour.htm
... if her size is there.
08-24-11, 07:11 PM
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Yea, her size is all gone. And part of the site had an ad for bikes starting at $200? I was really hoping that someone here had actually ridden/taken a look or try with one before
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There are a surprising number of these kinds of bikes around, that are just reasonable entry level bikes. As long as you aren't paying for a "custom bike" which basically just means somebody throwing a colorful tire on it, most of these bikes seem to be worth it to me. Somebody just asked about the ones at Nashbar. I haven't seen a review of them either.
One thing that I don't understand about the geometry chart is why the down tube on the 58cm is shorter than the downtubes on the smaller ones. It is probably a typo but it isn't a good sign.
One thing that I don't understand about the geometry chart is why the down tube on the 58cm is shorter than the downtubes on the smaller ones. It is probably a typo but it isn't a good sign.
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08-24-11, 07:37 PM
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This is really a budget thing. She rode mine the other day and really like the simplicity of one gear. She hated having to ride fixed, but when I flipped the wheel around to single for her, she had a blast. So, really, anything will do. And thanks for mentioning nashbar, because I completely forgot about them
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A buddy has one, and I've ridden it a couple of times. He has different bars, saddle, and pedals though, but I didnt notice anything wrong with it.
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