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James Lynx
Guest
I need to get a bike. Here is the story. I'm 36 years old
and haven't ridden bike on a regular basis since 1984. I
used to ride a Team Mongoose BMX. Good bike.I started
driving so no need to ride. Wish I never stopped. I was lean
and fit while ridding the bike. Even a few years after I
stopped I still was lean but over the years the more
inactive I got the more weight I put on. I want to start
riding again but don't know which kinda bike to buy.
I love BMX, they look great but I'm too tall for those now
I won't spend a lot of money because I'm just
cruising on the streets. I hear people say don't buy these
bikes sold at Costco and the like because they are not high
quality but I tell you those Costco bikes are probably
higher quality than the BMX I used to ride and that was a
good bike too. I just want to ride on the street. Nothing
serious nothing intense just exercise.
What do I look for in a bike? Suspension frame? Hard tail
frame? What height? When they list the wheel height in terms
of 21 or 26 inch or whatever how is that in relation to the
frame and what height of the bike and relation to my height
of six feet tall? Is it the frame or the wheel height that's
the most importance?
Please advise and thanks in advance.
Thanks,
James
and haven't ridden bike on a regular basis since 1984. I
used to ride a Team Mongoose BMX. Good bike.I started
driving so no need to ride. Wish I never stopped. I was lean
and fit while ridding the bike. Even a few years after I
stopped I still was lean but over the years the more
inactive I got the more weight I put on. I want to start
riding again but don't know which kinda bike to buy.
I love BMX, they look great but I'm too tall for those now
I won't spend a lot of money because I'm just
cruising on the streets. I hear people say don't buy these
bikes sold at Costco and the like because they are not high
quality but I tell you those Costco bikes are probably
higher quality than the BMX I used to ride and that was a
good bike too. I just want to ride on the street. Nothing
serious nothing intense just exercise.
What do I look for in a bike? Suspension frame? Hard tail
frame? What height? When they list the wheel height in terms
of 21 or 26 inch or whatever how is that in relation to the
frame and what height of the bike and relation to my height
of six feet tall? Is it the frame or the wheel height that's
the most importance?
Please advise and thanks in advance.
Thanks,
James