Jason
Need the help of people who actually know something about mountain bikes. I am participating in an adventure race in October (dont care about winning just want to finish)and need to get a mountain bike. This is an easy entry level sprint style race with the bike portion being roughly 6 miles and the trails being in a state park and listed as easy to moderate. After the adventure race I probably wonât ride the mountain bike again as I prefer road bikes. Anyway I donât want to spend two hundred dollars on a bike just for this race can I simply buy one of the Mongoose bikes from Wal-Mart that sell for 100.00? Or would it break the first little bump it hit?
Yeah I have been to seven stores in Houston and none of them are willing to rent any of their bikes
Answer
6 miles is really short.....I would just go to a bike store an see if they would let you rent a used bike like a hard rock for a few bucks, i don't think buying one is the best idea.....
ok so here what you can do...its not the most honest but it will work....Just get one these bike they will hold up great....and just return it the next day or two after the race...6 miles will is nothing its probably worst treated by kids in the store
top choose
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Triace-26-Mountain-Bike/14089733
2:http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Men-s-Mongoose-DH-Team-Dual-Suspension-Mountain-Bike/5585806
3:http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Men-s-Mongoose-Blackcomb-All-Terrain-Bike/8399258
all three will easily hold up. all have freehubs not freewheel and strong double wall rims
6 miles is really short.....I would just go to a bike store an see if they would let you rent a used bike like a hard rock for a few bucks, i don't think buying one is the best idea.....
ok so here what you can do...its not the most honest but it will work....Just get one these bike they will hold up great....and just return it the next day or two after the race...6 miles will is nothing its probably worst treated by kids in the store
top choose
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Triace-26-Mountain-Bike/14089733
2:http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Men-s-Mongoose-DH-Team-Dual-Suspension-Mountain-Bike/5585806
3:http://www.walmart.com/ip/26-Men-s-Mongoose-Blackcomb-All-Terrain-Bike/8399258
all three will easily hold up. all have freehubs not freewheel and strong double wall rims
What kind of bike would be good for me?
Max Morgan
Hi, I would like a bmx bike, to do street riding and just casual biking. I'm about 6'0 foot and around 200 pounds. I need a bike that would be best for me in size and in price. an u help me? Thank u fr ur time.
Answer
BMX is for kids. I would say you want a mountain bike or a 'hybrid'. Street/hybrid/mountain bikes are sized by the seatpost, from the center of the crank to the top of the seatpost. For a 6' person, you want around 20 in. or 50 cm. Plus you want to be able to stand astride the bike with 3" clearance between your crotch and the bar.
Good brands are Cannondale, Trek, Marin, Gary Fisher, etc. Schwinn makes good bicycle-shop bikes and also cheap department-store bikes. The typical hybrid today has 18 or 21 or 24 gears, which are more than you will ever use.
I would say if you are doing just street riding, or even the occasional gravel path, you don't need suspension. Front suspension robs you of momentum when you start out or accelerate (it flexes and absorbs some energy). Rear suspension is only for serious mountain biking.
Also for street riding, the narrower the wheels/tires the better, within limits. Big fat knobby tires are for off-road. Narrower tires means less rolling resistance.
Look on Craigslist. There are lots of lightly-used bikes for about half price.
BMX is for kids. I would say you want a mountain bike or a 'hybrid'. Street/hybrid/mountain bikes are sized by the seatpost, from the center of the crank to the top of the seatpost. For a 6' person, you want around 20 in. or 50 cm. Plus you want to be able to stand astride the bike with 3" clearance between your crotch and the bar.
Good brands are Cannondale, Trek, Marin, Gary Fisher, etc. Schwinn makes good bicycle-shop bikes and also cheap department-store bikes. The typical hybrid today has 18 or 21 or 24 gears, which are more than you will ever use.
I would say if you are doing just street riding, or even the occasional gravel path, you don't need suspension. Front suspension robs you of momentum when you start out or accelerate (it flexes and absorbs some energy). Rear suspension is only for serious mountain biking.
Also for street riding, the narrower the wheels/tires the better, within limits. Big fat knobby tires are for off-road. Narrower tires means less rolling resistance.
Look on Craigslist. There are lots of lightly-used bikes for about half price.
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