Originally Posted by
skilsaw
You don't talk about budget or where they will be riding.
I imagine I would still own the bikes and they would just use them. If they got more serious things can change. They just want to do some neighborhood street riding. Nothing crazy.
Originally Posted by
skilsaw
If money is of little consequence, I'd have them riding Surly Long Haul Truckers.
don't know if you saw my sig but I am all about touring bikes and I couldnt agree more. I think an LTH would be a great choice, not only in its construction but its wheelbase and touring geometry.
5-10 year old hybrids are mostly aluminum by now heh. I need a bit older than that to get back to the cromo.
I do have my 08 Aurora sitting around and I kept glancing over to it when they were test riding. I think its way to tall though.
Originally Posted by
Cfiber
Depending upon individual height, I'd have them ride something along the lines of a Surly Moonlander, Pugsley, Ogre, or Troll.
Also good choices
Originally Posted by
corwin1968
I'm just shy of 400lbs and I ride a 1995 Trek Multitrack (hybrid) with no fears. Wheels and seatpost slippage are the only two issues I've had. My 36-spoke stock wheels had problems 17 years ago when I only weighed 235 so when I started riding again I invested in a good set of hand-built 40-spoke touring wheels. I had seatpost slippage on a Trek 7.2 FX that I sold about a year ago and just recently I've had some slippage with the Multitrack.
I think any decent cro-moly frame will serve your friends well. Keep in mind that they are likely to need handlebars that are inches above the saddle if they want any comfort at all so keep that in mind in choosing frames.
I actually collect Trek Multitracks. They'd look rather fragile underneath them. The stock wheels would be inadequate. They would need an upgrade to be sure. Bikes that old do get a bit polished in the seat post region so slippage I can see. I would get a new seat post if this is the case. As for your Trek 7.2 FX, yeah like every other bike mentioned here I have one of those too, and ...I don't think I'll put them on it lol.
I'll get out one of my hybrid frames. I got this sick hot pink Specialized Crossroads frame (built it up 20 times into a goldengear fixie) and a spare 36 spoke double walled eyelet-ed wheelset. I imagine that's at least one bike. I might hunt around for a LHT or another 750+ Multitrack