Hi Guys/Gals,

new member from T.O Canada and I need some help picking a bike.

I am an active person who runs and swims daily and would finally like to start biking outside. The only problem is I know nothing about bikes. The last bike I owned was when I was 13, but I do use a stationary bike at the gym.

My real end goal is to complete a half ironman, I'm a long way away from there but you have to start somewhere! My budget was about 500 dollars.

I went into a bike shop and tried two bikes from Trek: the 7.0 Fx ($400) and the Livestrong Fx ($600). The 7.0 seemed like a more comfy ride to me (even though most reviewers hate the saddle) but I was wondering if their was anything else in this price range I should be looking at or trying out?

I haven't picked a training method or anything yet but I know I will be putting in about 8-10km's minimum on the bike daily being the distance from here and back to the gym so any advice on how to choose and where to begin would be great.

Much appreciated!

Edit: I should also add that I am by no means a big guy, 5"6 and 165lbs.

I'm more than happy to buy off kijiji if I can find something in the right size range but I don't know what to look for!