26" GT Aggressor Mountain Bike?

Wes

I found one of these on Craigslist for $150. Its six years old and rarely used. Im not too up to speed on mountain biking, other than I'm not suppose to get a bike at a department store (seems to be the consensus I'm getting).

How are these bikes?
Is this a decent price for this particular model?

Thanks,

PS, I ride mainly on pavements, pulling my kids in a bike trailer.

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The #1 problem I see is - people always buying ATB or off-road bikes when they never go off-road. Get the point? Yeah...if you install some different tires on it, it would ride a lot better on pavement.
http://www.amazon.com/Kenda-Kross-Plus-Wire-1-95/dp/B001C6DE5O/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1364237973&sr=1-1&keywords=kenda+kross
http://www.amazon.com/Kenda-K-Sheild-Bicycle-Blackwall-1-95-Inch/dp/B002DWZE6S/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1364238039&sr=1-1&keywords=kenda+841

But you'll still have those suspension parts chewing up your energy. With every stroke of the pedals, part of your energy is soaked up by suspension parts & not transmitted to the rear wheel.

Best Road Biking Gear ?

meeeee!

My dad is an avid biker.
However, he is sacrificial and never buys anything for himself, only for his family, so he has done without the legitimate biking gear for years.

This Christmas, I want to hook him up with some legitimate gear!

It's cooler where I live, so I know he definitely needs some biking pants, a jacket, and like, biking glasses (he always rides with sunglasses, but I want him to have the legitimate gear) (:

Any other suggestions, please suggest away!

I need help!
Thanks so much!
(if you provide links, it would be greatly appreciated!)

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You sound like my kids. I'm congenitally cheap. I do get legitimate gear, but I lean towards the sale bins and closeouts, while my kids get me the good stuff that I would never buy for myself. Yes, its always appreciated.

Some thoughts: Shoes are good, but you can't buy them online, since sizes and fit are all over the place even among different models from the same brand.

Gloves are always good. If you're dad's putting in any kind of miles, he's wearing out gloves constantly. Tights, jerseys, underarmour (I like that better than bike specific base layers)

Here's my favorite place for a variety of jerseys. They have other stuff as well. If you get lucky and find what you need in their closeout section, you can be stylish AND frugal.

http://www.primalwear.com/

The other place I get most of my bike stuff:

http://www.performancebike.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategories_10052_10551_-1?

Then of course there's your friendly LBS (local bike shop).

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Which is safer for a little kid to learn on: Dirt bike or ATV?

Lil Jordan

My son is 2 and and am getting him into motocross. The dirtbike I have in mind is the pw50: http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/40/home.aspx and I haven't decided on the quad yet. I just want to know which one is better and safer for him to learn on?

For anyone who will bash me and not answer the question, don't waste your time. For those who think these vehicles are dangerous, you are misinformed. They are safe when used properly and when the children are closely supervised and wearing the proper safety equip. For almost every story of serious injury/death, I can easily point out what was done wrong. For those who say they go 70 mph, no. Who in their right mind would produce a vehicle for kids that goes that fast? These dirt bikes/quads go up to 35 and the speed can be limited down to 5, plus they have a kill switch to shut off the engine if they get to far or are doing something they are not supposed to do. They also have a wrist strap to shut of the engine if they fall off for some reason. For those who say he is too young to operate a vehicle like this, then check these out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-7Z3_WTIF0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cmDMPUyaus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx0xbV_ixEk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COjlC8TQxmc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmmSBwohW9M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9QF6M3Xq2M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4P47cO3s14
Yeah, small children can't possibly operate a quad/dirtbike... And there's PLENTY more where that came from! Just do a simple search on youtube.

I plan to teach him everything there is about riding and he can ride along with me. He won't be in any races until a few years from now. If you don't have an answer to the above question, then go away. Thanks in advance my peoples.
Willow, motocross is not nearly as dangerous as a gun. That is the dumbest comparison I've ever seen. I am not "using" him. He loves his power wheels quad so I'm getting him a real vehicle.

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It depends on the sport you intend to get him into- learning on a quad makes mastering a two wheeler a bit harder, plus you CAN get training wheels for people who are a bit nervous about balance.

In saying that my 2 year old niece has had a quad since she was 18 months and is having no trouble mastering the little electric motorbike her father got her for mastering balance. It really depends on the child.

And I don't know why people freak when you get small kids petrol powered vehicles- the statistics for BICYCLE deaths are far greater, plus my brother got a SPEEDING ticket on his pushbike at the age of twelve, something that would NOT have happened if he'd been on a petrol powered speed limited dirtbike- he had managed to get the pushbike up to 60km an hour.

If you get all the proper safety equipment, and teach them from an early age a dirtbike is no more dangerous than the kid walking down the side of a busy road holding it's parents hand.

I'd get both, and see what the child prefers if you can afford it. My husband and I have been discussing which quad to get our son- he already has a dirtbike (hey, when you are offered a $2000 bike for $250, you don't leave it sitting on the side of the road!).
Alex will NOT be allowed to ride either until his head circumference is big enough for a proper helmet- my hubby might be an adrenaline junky but he's also the most pedantic guy I have EVER met on the subject of motorsport safety!

Dirt bike and quad bike help?

Q. Dirt bike and quad bike help?
Dirt bike and quad bike help?
can i get a kids size quad or dirt bike without the thing u pull to get it started? cuz with my quad bike at the moment u pull this string/wire thing to get it started but i want a different way to start it- is there a differrent way
and what is the easiest way?

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Electric start.

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