Originally Posted by
SocialCow
I am a new user obviously, and live in a small middle of nowhere town in eastern KY, with a lot of mountains around me, and some small elevations on the roads that I have ridden on my $70 wally world bike, which of course didn't last a long time.
I am about 210, and have been walking as a way to maintain and control weight I guess you could say, but what I've been wanting is to buy a bicycle I can actually use, I have been looking at cruisers for some reason I like the simplicity of them and the fact that they seem to outlast anything else on the road, but never used a coaster break bike, in a few weeks I'll rent one when I go to Virginia Beach.
Using the Wmrt Roadmaster I would most times have to climb out of it to get up a hill, simply because the gears would be shifting on their own when ever I applied strength trying to climb the hill on it, and most of the time I just stayed in one gear, so here comes the question what would you all recommend for me to use and save money on?
Been looking at Worksman INB and Republic Aristotle
When bikes shift gears on their own, it usually means they are out of adjustment and probably just need a tuneup. Unfortunately Wally world bikes usually use crappy components that don't meet up with the standards specifications that bike shop bikes do, or follow standards that were in use 25 years ago.
Realise that the Worksman is as heavy as a tank, because it is a tank, the Republic you mentioned has a similar reputation. Before anyone can recommend a bicycle, we need to know a few things, for example what kind of riding do you do, what are the ride conditions, what are you trying to achieve with cycling and what is and how immobile is your budget.
Let me explain that last one, the general rule is you get what you pay for, but it's not exactly linear, sometimes adding an extra $50 or $100 gets you a much better bicycle, so in making suggestions, we don't need references like cheap as possible, that doesn't really say anything. A budget of $400 and I can toss in another $100 if I have to, is what we need here.