Originally Posted by
InTheRain
OK.. the OP is interested in fitness/road cycling. He has a bad knee and hip. And you're recommending a hybrid/comfort bike... something similar to the Navigator? You're saying this is his best option? Seriously... what have you recommended for yourself? You have a Navigator yourself... if it gets the job done and it's perfectly fine for metric centuries (with bad knees and hips no less) why isn't it your favorite bike? Why do you ride something else?
Like I said earlier, I'm willing to sell it for $150 with slicks (and the original tires), 7-speed trigger shifting, and planet bike fenders. You can buy it... the OP can buy it... anybody. It's not the worst bike and it's not the best bike. But it is a hybrid/comfort bike.
It's very hard to hold a discussion with you, InTheRain, since you insist on arguing about things I've not posted - bike recommendations, for instance. I had no idea there was so much straw in the Pacific Northwest.