Comparable to Specialized Crossroads Sport?

Tmac

Hi:

I'm old and fat and trying to get back into casual
bicycling. An accident I had a few years ago on my 18-year-
old Wal-Mart Huffy mountain bike, which was really too tall
for me, has spooked me a little. I broke my wrist and
sprained my ankle just - get this - dismounting on uneven
ground. <hanging head in shame>

I am looking hard at the Specialized Crossroads Sport - from
everything I've heard and read, it would be about my speed,
and in a price range I could handle.

Are there comparable models in other brands I should check
out as well? For example, does Trek have something along
those lines I should be checking out?

Thanks,

Tracey

David Kerber

In article <npmjc09s7jpe55oo5c38a9ckq2f8svssmv@4ax.com>,
tmac <tracey at dontspamme mccartney dot net> says...
> Hi:
>
> I'm old and fat and trying to get back into casual
> bicycling. An accident I had a few years ago on my 18-year-
> old Wal-Mart Huffy mountain bike, which was really too
> tall for me, has spooked me a little. I broke my wrist and
> sprained my ankle just - get this - dismounting on uneven
> ground. <hanging head in shame>
>
> I am looking hard at the Specialized Crossroads Sport -
> from everything I've heard and read, it would be about my
> speed, and in a price range I could handle.
>
> Are there comparable models in other brands I should check
> out as well? For example, does Trek have something along
> those lines I should be checking out?

Yes, their Navigator series is very comparable to
Specialized's Crossroads series. Check out the Navigator
50 and 100. Or if you might want to go off road just a
bit, the Trek 3500 and 3700 are entry-level non-suspended
and hardtail (respectively) mountain bikes in the same
price range.

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Badger_south

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:22:45 -0500, tmac <tracey at dontspamme mccartney
dot net> wrote:

>Hi:
>
>I'm old and fat and trying to get back into casual
>bicycling. An accident I had a few years ago on my 18-year-
>old Wal-Mart Huffy mountain bike, which was really too tall
>for me, has spooked me a little. I broke my wrist and
>sprained my ankle just - get this - dismounting on uneven
>ground. <hanging head in shame>
>
>I am looking hard at the Specialized Crossroads Sport -
>from everything I've heard and read, it would be about my
>speed, and in a price range I could handle.
>
>Are there comparable models in other brands I should check
>out as well? For example, does Trek have something along
>those lines I should be checking out?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tracey

I highly recommend (am also old and fat, but not as much as
a year ago.
<g>): o a non-suspended bike with straight bars o Trek
7500FX at around 600bucks.

Of course it depends on where you're riding. But you do
NOT need suspension forks. They're a load of BS for
anyone not doing hard core off road riding, IMO, and
dramatically increase the weight of the bike. Also, don't
fall for the crap about getting a MTB if you're riding on
the road, or hardpack. Go for a roadbike, non-suspended,
and 700x35 tires.

If you're not sure that you'll keep up the riding, best idea
is to get a used bike - there's a pretty large probability
that the bike will live in the garage for life after the
first two weeks. <g>

If you don't mind my asking, why the Specialized
Crossroads Sport?

HTH,

-B

Larry Farrell

Badger_South wrote: [snip]
>
> I highly recommend (am also old and fat, but not as much
> as a year ago.
> <g>):
[snip]

This is almost too easy, but then I have never been known
for passing up shooting a fish in a barrell.

Just exactly how did you manage to get less old in the
past year?

--
Larry D. Farrell, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology Idaho
State University

David Kerber

In article
<e72f54b739f3d996b5a6ab762e1eebce@news.teranews.com>,
farrlarr@isu.edu says...
>
>
> Badger_South wrote: [snip]
> >
> > I highly recommend (am also old and fat, but not as much
> > as a year ago.
> > <g>):
> [snip]
>
> This is almost too easy, but then I have never been known
> for passing up shooting a fish in a barrell.
>
> Just exactly how did you manage to get less old in the
> past year?
>
>
> --
> Larry D. Farrell, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology Idaho
> State University

If you could get him to answer that, you'd really boost your
academic credentials, wouldn't you <G,D&R>!

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Tmac

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:27:48 -0400, Badger_South <Badger@South.net>
wrote:

>If you don't mind my asking, why the Specialized
>Crossroads Sport?

I saw some Specialized bikes in a shop when I was visiting
my parents last weekend, and my brother-in-law, who is a
fitness nut and short-distance triathlete, said they have
a good rep.

Based on what I saw on the Specialized web site, the
Crossroads line seems to be most appropriate for me, and
the Sport has a much nicer saddle than the bottom-of-the-
line model.

Because I'm old and fat, I'm all about the comfort.

As it happens, I test-rode one of these babies during my
lunch hour, and it's very nice. I like the position of the
handlebars - I feel very much in control, which has not
always been the case with me and bikes.

Tracey

Rick Onanian

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:15:38 GMT, Larry Farrell <farrlarr@isu.edu>
wrote:
>Badger_South wrote:
>> I highly recommend (am also old and fat, but not as much
>> as a year ago.
>
>Just exactly how did you manage to get less old in the
>past year?

By riding a bike. The years are still behind him, but his
body is less old [as in worn-out] and less fat.
--
Rick Onanian