| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
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I want to buy a good bike in $350-$400 range. I want one with down
tube index shifting and hidden brake cables. I plan on riding over
one hundred miles a week and want a bike which will last. Can any-
body give me a few suggestions?
thanks
Bill W.
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| 1232.1 | HOW SERIOUS ARE YOU? | WMOIS::C_GIROUARD | Fri Jun 30 1989 08:32 | 14 | |
You may have difficulty finding everything you want in the $350.00
to $400.00 range. The best thing to do is to go to a good/reputable
dealer and look/test drive.
Riding over 100 miles a week sounds like you're going to be serious.
My suggestion would be that you may want to think about spending
a little more and get something that will gaurantee reliability
and durability. If you go with too cheap a machine you'll be in
the shop too much and you'll be constantly P-O'd.
You're also going to find that bicycles are going to be fairly
close in components and quality within these ranges.
Chip
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| 1232.2 | spend more; it only hurts for a little while | USCTR1::PJOHNSON | Fri Jun 30 1989 09:34 | 19 | |
I agree with .1. I recently bought a bike for my wife and, in my
opinion, decent bikes start at about $500. Some of the "sport" bikes
we looked at in that range were the Cannondale (w/Shimano 105), Club
Fuji (Shimano Sport LX), Centurion LeMans (Shimano Sport LX), Bianchi
Sport SX (Shimano Sport LX), Miele Lupa (Shimano Sport LX I think).
We went with the Club Fuji from Frank's Spoke & Wheel (aka Bicycle Barn)
in Westboro for $480. The things I liked about it were alloy,
heat-treated rims, Frank switched to round chain rings instead of
Bio-Pace, seamless cro-moly tubing, and a gel saddle (better for
women). Anyway, my point is that $500 dollars seems to be a threshold.
Good luck shopping and be sure to RIDE some of the bikes. Oh yes,
get a Fit Kit.
Regards,
Phil
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| 1232.3 | A Basic Racing Bike | LEROUF::WILSON | John, Valbonne, France 828-5631, VBE | Fri Jul 07 1989 09:19 | 21 |
People often ask the question "What sort of bike should I get as a
first training bike". I would say that for a durable, enjoyable light
bike, the following are the minimum:
o Reynolds 531 or equivalent frame and forks.
o Shimano 105 groupset or equivalent. One-piece crankarm.
o Alloy wire-on rims (such as Mavic)
o Light wire-on tyres such as Michelin Hi-Lite
o Alloy bars and stem (Cinelli)
o Microadjusting seatpost such as Laprade
o Turbo saddle (or according to personal choice)
o Any more, anybody?
This should weigh 10-11 kg (22-24 lb), depending on frame size.
I don't know what that costs in the US. It would be about 3500-4000 francs
here in France ($540 - $600).
Regards
John
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