Recommend a road bike

redghost wrote:

Tbh, this OP feels almost like a troll. He seems cocky AF like he already knows everything, and is highly dismissive of almost all suggestions, and clearly wrong about most of them: e.g. dismissing frame sizes cluelessly, being clueless about alloy and bike comfort, etc.

I don't think he really gives a sh1t about what anyone is telling him.

That's what I was saying!

67ir6 wrote:

What kind of terrain will you ride on? Flat, hilly? What kind of training will you do? If it's flatter land and you just want casual riding then a Dutch style bicycle is the way to go. These are very heavy bicycles but very stable, sit you upright, are easy to pedal and gives a nice balanced, highly enjoy workout.

I genuinely do not understand this sort of though...unless bikes like this are signifcantly cheaper. If cost is massively on their side, and all you're going to do is soft pedal around on flat paths, then I would agree entirely.

Outside of that, if you plan to do anything other than sub 10mph beach cruises you should definitely be looking at a road bike, a mountain bike, or perhaps a gravel bike depending on your riding choice. A road bike literally does everything better than a cruiser bike would. It's a more stable, safe, better handling position, brakes better, handles better, is faster, has more positions for comfort, etc.

Same thing for a hybrid, it's just not a good choice. You can't really take it on any genuine offroad stuff, and it's significantly worse on any paved stuff.

if you spend a lot on a road bike but aren't a serious cyclist then you're a sucker. All you need is a frame that fits and a comfortable saddle and bars. Everything else just needs to be in good condition.

The vast majority of how fast you can go is in the adjustments you make as you adapt to riding it.

Bikesdirectcom clickbait. 2/10 based on a second page of responses.

If you're merely looking to cross train, I'd cop a used road bike, or maybe even a used hybrid. Fit is pretty critical, so you may first want to check with local bike shops to see what they've got.

Do you know if you like bicycling? Have you done a lot of riding?

It'd probably be a ridiculous investment to drop up to $2,000 on a bike if a) you're only interested in cross training occasionally, and b) if you're not even sure that you're going to enjoy it.

Again, proper fit is critical.

Thinking of Crosstraining wrote:

67ir6 wrote:

What kind of terrain will you ride on? Flat, hilly? What kind of training will you do? If it's flatter land and you just want casual riding then a Dutch style bicycle is the way to go. These are very heavy bicycles but very stable, sit you upright, are easy to pedal and gives a nice balanced, highly enjoy workout.

Road riding rolling to hilly. I’ve got a garage full of beach cruisers and commuters. I’m looking for something that I can ride with a gang of cyclists and not look too cheap. I realize that’s a fool’s game unless I’m prepared to throw down 10 grand...

If you are picking a bike based on what people you ride with will think, then you are an idiot.

I bought from the Motobecane Vent Noir from bikesdirect.com and love it. It is a great road bike. You have to do your research, but the savings for what you get is massive. Not sure any I ride with even knows or cares it was a "cheap" bike.

I also have a 1985 Schwinn Super Le Tour I bought new. Upgraded wheels, new saddle and pedals are the only things not stock. It is still a great bike. I like to break it out every so often for nostalgia sake. And again I am not sure people I ride even know how old it is or care. I have thought of turning it into a fixie, but probably wouldn't do that unless components start to fail. I also thought of getting new bars since I like the widers ones that are out now.