Originally Posted by
sjhoag
Great thread. I am seriously looking into commuting. I have owned a few bikes in the past, but it was nothing serious. Just to have something to ride. I want to get a bike again, but for now, I would like to start with a fairly inexpensive one. I know that you get what you pay for, and intend to upgrade as time passes, but for now I was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction as far as a starter commuter. I live in NC in a city environment. I am 6'0" and 170 lbs. Not really sure what size bike this equates to. I live near a bike shop that deals with Raleighs and Cannondales. I was talking to the salesperson about one of the Raleigh comfort bikes. It was nice and right around a price I could deal with at the moment. But I wanted to get some advice from some experts "outside" the store.
Thank you in advance.
Stephen
Your bike shop should be able to help you get the correct fit. I bought a "comfort bike" 6 weeks ago and I have put over 400 miles on it even though I was gone on vacation for two weeks out of the six. I'm considering buying a road bike so I can go on longer group rides and not slow down the roadies but I don't regret my comfort bike purchase at all.