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I'm 34 year old male weighing in at about 250 lbs and am fairly athletic. At least I was athletic at
200 lbs (played college baseball), but not sure now. All of my riding will be on pavement mostly
occuring at a high school track and surrounding roads. I will be riding pretty much for fitness only
and not taking in the sights. I'm not so much concerned about the miles that I ride, but more with
time in the beginning. Hopefully, I'll ride 45 minutes to an hour about 4 times a week and possibly
more on weekends. I'm confused about what type of bike to purchase. The bike stores that I have
visited this week have a few 2002 models marked down, and I just want to make sure that they aren't
pushing one on me just to get rid of them. I'll gladly take a good deal, but want to make sure that
I get the correct bike. Both shops recommended a hybrid type with one recommending something like a
Trek Navigator 300 and another shop recommending the Giant Cypress DS. I would want some smooth
tires on either one of these. I've read where some people suggest getting a touring bike because it
has decently wide tires and are good for fitness training. However, since I'm overwieght, I'm not
sure that I could ride in the bent over position comfortably. I want to ride at a descent speed for
a descent amount of time to improve fitness level and lose some weight. Any recommendations
appreciated and I'd like to hear from some over overweight folks as well to their experiences with
bike types.
200 lbs (played college baseball), but not sure now. All of my riding will be on pavement mostly
occuring at a high school track and surrounding roads. I will be riding pretty much for fitness only
and not taking in the sights. I'm not so much concerned about the miles that I ride, but more with
time in the beginning. Hopefully, I'll ride 45 minutes to an hour about 4 times a week and possibly
more on weekends. I'm confused about what type of bike to purchase. The bike stores that I have
visited this week have a few 2002 models marked down, and I just want to make sure that they aren't
pushing one on me just to get rid of them. I'll gladly take a good deal, but want to make sure that
I get the correct bike. Both shops recommended a hybrid type with one recommending something like a
Trek Navigator 300 and another shop recommending the Giant Cypress DS. I would want some smooth
tires on either one of these. I've read where some people suggest getting a touring bike because it
has decently wide tires and are good for fitness training. However, since I'm overwieght, I'm not
sure that I could ride in the bent over position comfortably. I want to ride at a descent speed for
a descent amount of time to improve fitness level and lose some weight. Any recommendations
appreciated and I'd like to hear from some over overweight folks as well to their experiences with
bike types.