Originally Posted by
Jenny516
I am looking into purchasing a hybrid bike or road bike here soon. I know the best bikes to buy (Cannondale, Trek, etc.) but they are too expensive for me. Can anyone point me in the right direction on the best quality bike I can buy (hybrid and/or road) for around $300?
Thank you!
I have two hybrids. One for off road, rails to trails riding. It's a Specialized Crosstrail. But the one that I want to tell you about is my other hybrid for road riding. It's a Diamondback Insight 2. Diamondback is a decent bike. They offer good frames and components for less money than other companies. They do this by only offering each model in one color selction.
Since you're new to biking, you may not want to do what I did. I bought a 2010 end of year clearance from Bikenashbar.com. The price was great, but you'll need to assemble it yourself. But what you can do, is go to your local Dick's Sporting Goods store. They have the Insight 1 for closer to the price you're looking to pay. If you can find someone who can assemble a bike for you, then what you can do is try one at Dick's, and then go buy one on Bikenashbar.com. You can check out the bikes at Diamondback.com. Nashbar has the Insight 1 for $299.99