mr_t
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- Crumpsall, manchester
Hi all,
Very new to this forum and have been having a good read through! From what I have en so far I have made all the mistakes people here are saying not to do - mainly buying a cheap bike from a catalogue company that I hadn't seen before that was a dual suspension MTB.
I have recently got into keeping fit and have worked hard at it in the gym and have come on a long way withitand pleased with the results. However, now the initial interest has come through I was getting bored with being indoors all of the time and so have taken to going out running and also using the bike more.
So far I have been doing runs of about 10 to 20 miles and have really enjoyed being out on the bike. However, I tried out my Dad's hybrid bike over the weekend and realised how much effort I was having to put into using my bike as compared to using something decent!
I am now seriously considering using the bike for commuting to and from work (will be a massive saving with fuel costs) and also for any other journeys that are up to about 20 miles or so. I would also like to get in some longer runs at the weekend as I get the fitness and endurance levels up. I realise that the bike I have is not going to be great for achieving this and still maintain the enjoyment of cycling.
My question is though what would be the best sort of bike to go for and what sort of rpice range am I looking at? I have had a look around Halfords (again from reading on here I realise this is not the best place to go t but that was before coming here!) but really don't want to get stung with something that isn't going to do the job or is going to cost me a fortune when I don't need to spend it!
I am envisaging that the bike will be mainly used on roads but also on some paths / canal paths etc. Any advice is very gratefully received!
Thanks for any help!
Carl
Very new to this forum and have been having a good read through! From what I have en so far I have made all the mistakes people here are saying not to do - mainly buying a cheap bike from a catalogue company that I hadn't seen before that was a dual suspension MTB.
I have recently got into keeping fit and have worked hard at it in the gym and have come on a long way withitand pleased with the results. However, now the initial interest has come through I was getting bored with being indoors all of the time and so have taken to going out running and also using the bike more.
So far I have been doing runs of about 10 to 20 miles and have really enjoyed being out on the bike. However, I tried out my Dad's hybrid bike over the weekend and realised how much effort I was having to put into using my bike as compared to using something decent!
I am now seriously considering using the bike for commuting to and from work (will be a massive saving with fuel costs) and also for any other journeys that are up to about 20 miles or so. I would also like to get in some longer runs at the weekend as I get the fitness and endurance levels up. I realise that the bike I have is not going to be great for achieving this and still maintain the enjoyment of cycling.
My question is though what would be the best sort of bike to go for and what sort of rpice range am I looking at? I have had a look around Halfords (again from reading on here I realise this is not the best place to go t but that was before coming here!) but really don't want to get stung with something that isn't going to do the job or is going to cost me a fortune when I don't need to spend it!
I am envisaging that the bike will be mainly used on roads but also on some paths / canal paths etc. Any advice is very gratefully received!
Thanks for any help!
Carl