dcgirl
06-17-2012, 01:32 PM
This is my first post -- and one that I'm sure is asked alot on here -- but I'm unique, darnit ;) I am looking to buy my first road bike and would love some insight.
I have a dutch style bike that I commute to work on (7 miles total) and an old hybrid on it's last leg. I would like to get a road bike that I can take out on the DC area trails for 40-ish mile weekend rides, do charity rides on (maybe someday a century), and possibly use for light "credit-card touring". I don't care to be supper fast -- I'm not looking to be competitive -- just have fun and workout.
I love the look of the steel bikes and would like to go in that direction if it makes sense. I've been doing a lot of looking on the interwebs and hope to get out to bike shops this coming weekend to test a few out. I'd like to buy used if possible, but I'm not sure I know enough to do so well. Any thoughts and advice -- either in general or specific bike recommendations -- would be most certainly appreciated. Thanks!
I have a dutch style bike that I commute to work on (7 miles total) and an old hybrid on it's last leg. I would like to get a road bike that I can take out on the DC area trails for 40-ish mile weekend rides, do charity rides on (maybe someday a century), and possibly use for light "credit-card touring". I don't care to be supper fast -- I'm not looking to be competitive -- just have fun and workout.
I love the look of the steel bikes and would like to go in that direction if it makes sense. I've been doing a lot of looking on the interwebs and hope to get out to bike shops this coming weekend to test a few out. I'd like to buy used if possible, but I'm not sure I know enough to do so well. Any thoughts and advice -- either in general or specific bike recommendations -- would be most certainly appreciated. Thanks!