Originally Posted by
Supernose
Also, all the bikes I see people using where you're leaned over, look really thin and frail. I'm not a small guy, 5'11", 240lbs at the moment. Something about those bikes freaks me out, I honestly feel like if I hit something wrong, I'm gonna bend one of those thin tires lol. I know I can get bigger, but even the frame just looks like it's gonna just fold up randomly. Probably an unwarranted fear, but it's there anyways.
This probably isn't what you picture when you imagine a road bike but it is one all the same:
I think it can handle a 240 lb. rider.
Problem is that bikes like that aren't cheap. Again, I'm not saying you need a road bike. A hybrid is more in your price range anyway. But a hybrid is sort of a cheap cross between an offroad bike and a road bike. If you get one, you want one that's more of a road bike than an offroad bike.