Originally Posted by
Ray Dockrey
Those are two very low, low end bikes. If I had no other choice other then these two then I would pick the Gravity C due to the better shifters. I have rode downtube shifters and I don't like them at all. I think you would be better off checking Craigslist and looking for a used bike. Both bikes are going to be heavy and it really doesn't matter for the other stuff you asked about. Do you have any idea what size you would ride? Buying online is tough if you have never been fit to a bike before.
Originally Posted by
sced
The black one has integrated brake levers + gear shifters so you don't have to reach down to the shifters on the down tube.
Originally Posted by
aubiecat
Do they have these in your size?
They should. All these bikes on here have different sizing charts
Didn't even realize the downtube shifters on the first one. Wouldn't want to mess with those.
My dad and I have been all over. We finally found a bike shop that has trade-ins. The guy offered to let us borrowing the bikes for a few days to test ride them. Mine was a Pilot 1.2? I think. Dad's would be a Giant FCR3. Both selling for ~$300. I was stoked at this being that I've never ridden a bike with drop handle bars. But my dad has convinced me that if this guy really cared about selling these bikes that he would have already fixed them up/tuned them up for us to use (it's been 5 days maybe since he talked to us). Also we are going to spend 300 on used bikes when we could assemble them ourselves and get them new.
I've checked out craigslist. Could be some options there. But I have no idea how I should feel on a road bike, nor does my dad. We've always had dept store mountain bikes.
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...ington2-xv.htm
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...ington3_IX.htm
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...steel-sale.htm
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/..._al_xi_sc2.htm
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/..._al_xi_sc3.htm
These are pretty much our options from Bikes Direct.