Originally Posted by
need a bike
.... I'm 16, and I live in NYC.
-Plan to get a bike that I can ride daily for around more than 40 city blocks from 100th to 58th.
I am not real familiar with NYC... so I got on google maps and did a real-image street view trip on 3rd Ave from 58th up to 62th street. I had wrecked twice and was badly beaten up... so I parked my imaginary fixie... to post here.
Originally Posted by
need a bike
Where to begin. Basically, I know absolutely nothing about bikes......... Basically, I'm just looking for some help into any good bikes that would fit my price range and are of great quality for the money. Also, .... i'm looking for something cool looking (lol).
Go as cheap as possible! Buy old 10 or 12 speed steel bikes (not classic bikes just old ones).... the streets looked flat to me. You'll be plenty fast. And... the bikes will be stolen as fast as you can replace them anyway (basicly).
Don't give looking cool a second thought! The girls go nuts over sweaty guys riding bicycles.