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Old May 1st 08, 08:50 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
mkr5000
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You know those bikes well and now that you mentioned it, I did notice
a bit more slumped over on the Cannondale.

I didn't notice that until you mentioned it.

Ok -- so I'll stick with a "hybrid"... I guess you call them.

At least I'm getting some help pushed in the right direction.....loved
the Trek "precision" but the "feel" of the Cannondale.

I may look at some higher priced bikes as well.....those 2 were around
5 bills.
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Old May 1st 08, 09:01 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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On May 1, 2:50 pm, mkr5000 wrote:
You know those bikes well and now that you mentioned it, I did notice
a bit more slumped over on the Cannondale.

I didn't notice that until you mentioned it.

Ok -- so I'll stick with a "hybrid"... I guess you call them.

At least I'm getting some help pushed in the right direction.....loved
the Trek "precision" but the "feel" of the Cannondale.

I may look at some higher priced bikes as well.....those 2 were around
5 bills.


If you're buying new, $500 USD is a really good starting point. It
gets you a very nice hybrid or "town' bike that can take a rack, bags,
and all the things that make a bike a thing that gets used. The
controls are right there, and very handy, and you're upright enough to
feel safe as you're getting back into cycling. It's what you more or
less see most of Europe on, but with internally geared hubs. They tend
to have high bars as they ride a lot of short trips in street clothes,
but the further you ride, the lower you'll probably want your bars.

Now, if you decide that you want to ride good long distances,
traditional touring, randonneuring, or road bikes are a better choice
than a city/trekking/hybrid--but the latter's a great place to start,
very affordable, and never a bad bike to have in the stable.
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Old May 1st 08, 09:42 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Pat[_9_]
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Now, if you decide that you want to ride good long distances,
traditional touring, randonneuring, or road bikes are a better choice
than a city/trekking/hybrid--but the latter's a great place to start,
very affordable, and never a bad bike to have in the stable.


and he does mean "stable". Sooner or later, you'll have a stable. I like to
think of my bikes as arrows in my quiver---each one with a different use or
purpose, each one with a different ride.



Pat in TX


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Old May 2nd 08, 05:53 AM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Tom Sherman[_2_]
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landotter wrote:
[...]
Now, if you decide that you want to ride good long distances,
traditional touring, randonneuring, or road bikes are a better choice[...]


How could you forget the recumbent trike?

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Old May 2nd 08, 03:27 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
landotter
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On May 1, 11:53 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote:
landotter wrote:
[...]
Now, if you decide that you want to ride good long distances,
traditional touring, randonneuring, or road bikes are a better choice[...]


How could you forget the recumbent trike?

Usually I imagine Katherine Hepburn in a wheelchair offering me a jar
of avocado dip. You?
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Old May 2nd 08, 04:13 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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On May 1, 9:50 am, mkr5000 wrote:

Tire size and the ability to give me a comfortable ride on the streets
of Indianapolis.


You've got several dealers that carry Bianchi in Indianaoplis. Check
them out. Bianchi has a really solid lineup of good urban-use road
bikes. Bikes models like Castro Valley and the Milano series (to name
two) are great starting points. The bikes have good geometry and
intelligent design.
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Old May 2nd 08, 04:20 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
landotter
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On May 2, 10:13 am, Will wrote:
On May 1, 9:50 am, mkr5000 wrote:

Tire size and the ability to give me a comfortable ride on the streets
of Indianapolis.


You've got several dealers that carry Bianchi in Indianaoplis. Check
them out. Bianchi has a really solid lineup of good urban-use road
bikes. Bikes models like Castro Valley and the Milano series (to name
two) are great starting points. The bikes have good geometry and
intelligent design.


Don't forget Breezer:
http://www.breezerbikes.com/bike_det...ike=villag er

And Jamis:
http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/bikes/...commuter2.html

It's easy to miss the bikes that are going to be nice to live with
among all the crap at the LBS's. Fenders and bags aren't sexy--but
they're a lot sexier than disc brakes and doinger forks when you
happen upon a yard sale on a March day.
 




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