Hi. I'm Ken from Las Vegas and i've been looking to get back into cycling -haven't had a bike since my 10- speed Takara with nifty lug(!)frame was stolen in college in 1980. Needless to say i'm in a time warp with all of hte new technology out there.
I've had my sights set on a Giant Cypress DX or a Trek 7300, both hybrid bikes at about $400, but a sharp salesman talked me out of it today at the local Trek Dealer. I'm 6'2" and I tried a 22.5" and a 25" (a little to big when at a standstill-scary) frame and while i'm sitting up real high and comfortable, i didn'tfeel like i had much power and my knees were almost hitting the handlebars when I turned -I'm like what the f*ck is up with this? I felt like i was sitting on top of a horse yet the handle bars are right under me?
Matt (salesman) then had me try a Trek 4500 22.5 mountain bike which had a much longer top bar and I felt more like in a racing position and I was able to stretch my long-assed arms out and my knees were nowhere near the handlebars. I really like the bike and it's $100 discounted since it's a 2004. The only thing is it has those fat, mountain bike tires which are noisy and slow.
Any suggestions for a guy who'll just be cruising around the park on pavement and maybe commute to work? The racing bikes are to expensive and I don't really like those super skinny wheel- I heard that they are fragile and i'm not exactly Lance Armstrong at 205 lbs!
The hybrids are nice but they make you sit in too upright up a position.
Does Giant make a comparable bike to the Trek 4500? Thanks for the help!
I've had my sights set on a Giant Cypress DX or a Trek 7300, both hybrid bikes at about $400, but a sharp salesman talked me out of it today at the local Trek Dealer. I'm 6'2" and I tried a 22.5" and a 25" (a little to big when at a standstill-scary) frame and while i'm sitting up real high and comfortable, i didn'tfeel like i had much power and my knees were almost hitting the handlebars when I turned -I'm like what the f*ck is up with this? I felt like i was sitting on top of a horse yet the handle bars are right under me?
Matt (salesman) then had me try a Trek 4500 22.5 mountain bike which had a much longer top bar and I felt more like in a racing position and I was able to stretch my long-assed arms out and my knees were nowhere near the handlebars. I really like the bike and it's $100 discounted since it's a 2004. The only thing is it has those fat, mountain bike tires which are noisy and slow.
Any suggestions for a guy who'll just be cruising around the park on pavement and maybe commute to work? The racing bikes are to expensive and I don't really like those super skinny wheel- I heard that they are fragile and i'm not exactly Lance Armstrong at 205 lbs!
The hybrids are nice but they make you sit in too upright up a position.
Does Giant make a comparable bike to the Trek 4500? Thanks for the help!
