Hello everyone.
I'm getting more and more into cycling, but my knowledge is fairly limited, so I really get overwhelmed whenever I want to start gearing myself up for this.
Here is the situation, I want a new bike, but I don't know which one :
1 - I use my bike everyday for my commute rainy or sunny days. This kind of equals to 60-90 mins everyday. Only on paved streets, but I still have quite an insane bridge to climb up, so I do want my modifying speeds.
2 - I loveeeee biking. So I do decide to go out at nights or during the weekend for long 2-3-4 hours rides. Once again, mainly staying on the streets/cycling roads, but it does happen that the path becomes rocky or muddy. Hence, I'd prefer to stay away from a racing/pure road bike.
3 - As much as I can, I do most of my shopping (groceries and general small buying needs) with my bike. Furthermore, I do plan on starting to go camping with it as well. Therefore, I do need something that can hold on quite a bit of cargo. I'd say around 10-20 pounds minimum, with space to put a panier or bike bags on the back and maybe in the front as well.
After all that, I'm wondering if you guys had any suggestions on what to buy or look for?
I'm still new, so I don't want a pro bike, but I'd prefer to stay away from anything cheap considering how much I will use it. I'd figure that between 1000$-2000$ would be a nice budget?
Thank you all in advance
I'm getting more and more into cycling, but my knowledge is fairly limited, so I really get overwhelmed whenever I want to start gearing myself up for this.
Here is the situation, I want a new bike, but I don't know which one :
1 - I use my bike everyday for my commute rainy or sunny days. This kind of equals to 60-90 mins everyday. Only on paved streets, but I still have quite an insane bridge to climb up, so I do want my modifying speeds.
2 - I loveeeee biking. So I do decide to go out at nights or during the weekend for long 2-3-4 hours rides. Once again, mainly staying on the streets/cycling roads, but it does happen that the path becomes rocky or muddy. Hence, I'd prefer to stay away from a racing/pure road bike.
3 - As much as I can, I do most of my shopping (groceries and general small buying needs) with my bike. Furthermore, I do plan on starting to go camping with it as well. Therefore, I do need something that can hold on quite a bit of cargo. I'd say around 10-20 pounds minimum, with space to put a panier or bike bags on the back and maybe in the front as well.
After all that, I'm wondering if you guys had any suggestions on what to buy or look for?
I'm still new, so I don't want a pro bike, but I'd prefer to stay away from anything cheap considering how much I will use it. I'd figure that between 1000$-2000$ would be a nice budget?
Thank you all in advance