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Post by MugRB on Jul 1, 2009 20:43:28 GMT -5
Found a shop in South Haven that sells some nice looking mountain bikes for a reasonable price of $250.
I like the sturdy large diameter tubing. The disc brakes I bet are better than wheel rim brakes. Shocks on the front fork and rear wheel. Index shifting is much better than the basic push/pull levers.
They also sell used bikes, but rarely keep them in stock as used bikes sell. I get back to work again, I'm seriously considering on buying a mountain bike. Whether new or used depends on what's available. I like the onces they sell though. Based on the ones I seen, from the cheap generic Huffy (approx. $80-$100) to very expensive name brands ($500-$-thousands). The ones they have and the price of $250 is manageable.
I like my road bike - or commonly known as the Chicago Schwinn bike for riding on the road. But I have many other places I like to go that the road bike just isn't feasible or practical.
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Post by frosty on Jul 1, 2009 22:17:40 GMT -5
I have a mountain bike, mug. I ride it on the road, no problem.. Why not check some yard sales? That is where I got mine, and all it needed was cables, and I paid $10.00 for it.. Darn nice bike, and me and my neighbor ride from spring to fall together... Well, she rides her bike, and I ride mine... I would suggest, checking yard sales, you just never know what you may find.... I would never pay $250.00 for one, and I have seen them over $1000.00 for a mountain bike... TOO rich for my blood! Mine is a nice looking bike, not beat up or anything... Just needed some cables, and that only cost me about $10.00, because we replaced all of them, and put new brakes on... Got to be SAFE out on those paved roads! Also, mine has 18 speeds, which is GREAT for getting away from dogs chasing me but I sure wouldn't want to wipe out at that speed... ;D
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Post by valuema on Jul 1, 2009 23:44:12 GMT -5
Aren't road bikes with the skinny tires?
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Post by ney on Jul 2, 2009 15:32:13 GMT -5
I used to have a racer type bike 6 or 7 years ago. I dont have a bike now not had one for 5 or 6 years now.
Darren
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Post by frosty on Jul 2, 2009 15:37:30 GMT -5
Hi valuema, you got me.... I have seen both skinny tires and wide ones, mine has the wide ones... Better to carry my booty around on ;D
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Post by MugRB on Jul 2, 2009 20:46:19 GMT -5
Aren't road bikes with the skinny tires? Bicycles with narrow tires are typically meant for hard surfaces as they provide less rolling resistance than wide or balloon tires. However, narrow tires do not offer a smoother ride like the balloon tires do. As to finding used bicycles in thrift stores and yard/garage sales, most sell quickly. Besides, a bicycle needs to fit the rider like a pair of jeans. I just so happen to get a nice road bike from my half brother that fits me well. The distance from the handle bars to seat is just right. Plus a nice long seat post as well. But that bike was meant for hard road surfaces, not rough trails or dirt roads. Would be nice to have a used mountain style bicycle, but it must fit me comfortably. If I cannot find one that fits me used, it will be new. The measurement they use is from handlebar to seat post and seat post to the crank. Me being 6 foot 3 inches, it's gotta have some room.
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Post by valuema on Jul 2, 2009 21:56:43 GMT -5
OK, Thanx
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Post by MugRB on Jul 4, 2009 19:55:08 GMT -5
Bicycle cables ain't cheap. I had to replace two shift cables and on rear brake cable. That came out to a little over $40.00. The Sheath for the cables cost $10/foot. The aluminum cables themselves were too bad at $2/foot. Then the foam hand grips were another $9.99. Or I could have bought the ergo hand grips for $14.98.
Bought the Huffy mountain bike at a yard sale yesterday for $2.00. The guy said it's only good for parts. The chain was something else. It was seriously rusted in a tangled mess. But with allot of PB Blaster, oil and allot of elbow grease, I manage to bring that back to life.
Now it's a good riding bike with some TLC.
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Post by MugRB on Jul 4, 2009 20:05:18 GMT -5
Just bought another sensor kit for my Planet Bike Protege 8.0 cycle computer. I have the original on the road bike, and soon one on the mountain bike. My cycle computer has two memories so that it can be used on two different bikes.
I have another one - Vetta C-15 cycle computer I'll put on my father's Dynamax bike.
The Protege 8.0 and the Vetta C-15 show speed, average speed and maximum speed - plus a comparator. The comparator shows whether your going equal, faster or slower than the average speed. It also shows the amount of time you've rode, trip distance and total distance (odometer). The Protege 8.0 has trip distance, bike odometer and total accumulated miles from both bikes. Plus the Protege 8.0 and Vetta C-15 have a clock too.
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Post by MugRB on Jul 5, 2009 22:01:48 GMT -5
Good exercise, I'm shooting for at least an hour of riding per weekend (when back to work) or per day for now.
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