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Location: Sin City, Nevada
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Bikes: Catrike 700, Greenspeed GTO trike, , Linear LWB recumbent, Haluzak Horizon SWB recumbent, Balance 450 MTB, Cannondale SM800 Beast of the East
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If you actually found a bike that is available for sale immediately count your blessings! Read the many posts by new riders who go out looking for a decent bike and find nothing available. Pay attention to the bike weight. Lighter bikes are easier to pedal than a heavy beast. Front suspension on an entry level bike is there more as a selling point than a useful part. Get one with a regular non-suspended fork if you can. I haven't owned anything with less than 10 speeds in decades. Enough choices make it easier to find a gear that gives you a good cadence rather than spinning like mad or mashing up a hill.