Originally Posted by noglider

It's hard to know what kind of rider you'll end up being. The salesperson doesn't know, and the cyclist doesn't know, either. At one point, my rabbi got heavily into cycling after being overweight her whole life. She got an upright bike, hybrid or comfort, I forgot. After a year or so, she needed a harder and narrower saddle. But she had to start somewhere. I think an inexperienced cyclist can't buy one bike that will be the one bike for life.