kaitlyn_ni
My bike was recently stolen and I'm in need of a new bike. My previous bike was a cheap beach cruiser from Walmart, but this time I'd like to get a nicer bike, preferably a road bike. I've been browsing for road bikes on the internet and I think I've found one that I like, however I'm not sure about what size I need to get. I am a 21 yr old woman and I am around 5 ft 10 or 11 inches. The link for the bike I'm interested is listed below, please help!
Thank you :)
http://www.amazon.com/GMC-Denali-Road-Bike/dp/B000FDDWB6/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header
Also, I'm at student at UCSB who needs a bike just to ride to and from campus and the surrounding Goleta/Santa Barbara area, I'm not looking to spend a fortune on a bike, but I'm not doing a beach cruiser again.
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That is not a road bike. It's a "bicycle shaped object". http://www.google.com/search?q=bicycle+shaped+object&oq=bicycle+shaped+object&sugexp=chrome,mod=0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 You simply won't find a road bike with good quality in that low of a price range - PERIOD!
Several weeks ago I was COASTING downhill on a 2012 Giant Escape City hybrid http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/escape.city/8910/48611/ and passed a kid PEDALING one of those GMC bikes. His response? "What the F---?!"
REAL road bikes are measured in 2 cm increments from REAL bicycle shops. Ones on Internet sites you have to assemble & tune-up yourself. Can you do this? Brakes need to be lined up & adjusted. Derailleurs have to be adjusted. Or worse - wheels need to be trued up. There's not a bicycle in this world that comes ready-to-ride out of the box.
Those GMC Denali bikes may last a year. You want to waste money or spend money on a bike that will last for YEARS? If it's the latter of the two - see links below...and your authorized, independent, knowledgeable, friendly, local bicycle shop.
http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/road/endurance/capri-1-0-13/
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/avail.5/11526/55908/
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/sport/1_series/1_1_h2_compact/#
http://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/road/fastback-2-womens
These are but 4 examples of "good" road bikes. You could take anywhere from a 53.5 cm frame size up to a 56 cm frame size. It's NOT universal from one company to the next. TRY B4 you BUY! Take 'em out for a test ride before you buy one. If you can't extensively test ride it - DON'T buy it!
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/technology/compact.road.design/57/
That is not a road bike. It's a "bicycle shaped object". http://www.google.com/search?q=bicycle+shaped+object&oq=bicycle+shaped+object&sugexp=chrome,mod=0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 You simply won't find a road bike with good quality in that low of a price range - PERIOD!
Several weeks ago I was COASTING downhill on a 2012 Giant Escape City hybrid http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/escape.city/8910/48611/ and passed a kid PEDALING one of those GMC bikes. His response? "What the F---?!"
REAL road bikes are measured in 2 cm increments from REAL bicycle shops. Ones on Internet sites you have to assemble & tune-up yourself. Can you do this? Brakes need to be lined up & adjusted. Derailleurs have to be adjusted. Or worse - wheels need to be trued up. There's not a bicycle in this world that comes ready-to-ride out of the box.
Those GMC Denali bikes may last a year. You want to waste money or spend money on a bike that will last for YEARS? If it's the latter of the two - see links below...and your authorized, independent, knowledgeable, friendly, local bicycle shop.
http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/road/endurance/capri-1-0-13/
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/avail.5/11526/55908/
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/road/sport/1_series/1_1_h2_compact/#
http://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/road/fastback-2-womens
These are but 4 examples of "good" road bikes. You could take anywhere from a 53.5 cm frame size up to a 56 cm frame size. It's NOT universal from one company to the next. TRY B4 you BUY! Take 'em out for a test ride before you buy one. If you can't extensively test ride it - DON'T buy it!
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/technology/compact.road.design/57/
Someone who knows about mountain bike sizes, is this good?
PuterWitch
Im about 6'1 and am lookin for a good mountain bike. anyone have any recommendations within a 200 budget? Would this one be ok do you think? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Huffy-Men-s-DS-3-Mountain-Bike/23906571#ProductDetail
thanks
Answer
That's about the cheapest piece of crap you could possibly buy.
1) Wally World sells "bicycle shaped objects", not REAL bicycles.
2) That bike uses the LOWEST and CHEAPEST components possibly found.
3) The bike will be too small for you.
4) $200 will NOT buy a good MTB or any other type of bicycle.
5) Where will you be riding? If not off-road at least 80% of the time - you don't NEED a mountain bike. You NEED a hybrid or possibly a dual sport bike.
Start thinking $450 to $500 for a good bike. Or look for a quality used bike before buying anything from a discount store. On a cheap full squish bike like that, you will not ride down the road, you will B-O-U-N-C-E down the road.
REAL bicycles from REAL bike shops come in various frame sizes to fit people of all sizes from short to tall. That so-called bike would be the right size for a growing kid - about 5' 7" or maybe 5' 8". GTABS - Go To A Bicycle Shop.
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten" - Benjamin Franklin
This is a REAL entry level mountain bike...
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/revel.1/11523/55890/
That's about the cheapest piece of crap you could possibly buy.
1) Wally World sells "bicycle shaped objects", not REAL bicycles.
2) That bike uses the LOWEST and CHEAPEST components possibly found.
3) The bike will be too small for you.
4) $200 will NOT buy a good MTB or any other type of bicycle.
5) Where will you be riding? If not off-road at least 80% of the time - you don't NEED a mountain bike. You NEED a hybrid or possibly a dual sport bike.
Start thinking $450 to $500 for a good bike. Or look for a quality used bike before buying anything from a discount store. On a cheap full squish bike like that, you will not ride down the road, you will B-O-U-N-C-E down the road.
REAL bicycles from REAL bike shops come in various frame sizes to fit people of all sizes from short to tall. That so-called bike would be the right size for a growing kid - about 5' 7" or maybe 5' 8". GTABS - Go To A Bicycle Shop.
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten" - Benjamin Franklin
This is a REAL entry level mountain bike...
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/revel.1/11523/55890/
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