Ok, long story short, my wife recently left me after 2 years to pursue a career in partying with friends, got an email saying she was filing for divorce and I had to move out of the house we were renting. So now I live with a family member till I can get my own place but I now have MANY miles of beautiful roads to get out and exercise on. I will be going to the gym soon but I also want to finally get my own bike and get out and take advantage of the area god has allowed me to be in.
Few stats about me:
27 years old
6'6" almost 6'7"
355lbs
Looking to lose the extra weight and biking seems like a casual way for me to get out and enjoy the area I'm living in now as well as get some light cardio before I hit the gym at night for full work out.
I will be 99% on pavement and already know I will be spending a good ammount of money for a bike. I have called a few places and the one place where I actually got a response other than "come in and we will talk" pushed me towards the bike I will be listing below. I think just due to the great customer service I experience over the phone I will be sticking to this shop which is local to where I'm living.
Bike suggested and some reasonings which I jotted down to get more feedback on:
KHS Urban -Xcel
23" frame with road tires
Disc brakes- not a huge deal here, but I know the importance of stopping power and that the more load you carry the more power you need..lol
32 wide tire with K-shield anti-puncture- he explained this a bit to me and said this was a good stock choice in tire due to width and overall strength.
Double wall rim- yet another feature which he liked that came stock was this rim choice due to its strength and stability of the double wall feature
He also pointed out that the tires would be set around 90psi which I understand due to my weight and said the suspension fork on this model was great for me to help reduce overall uncomfort while riding.
The overall package is $650 which is pretty far out of my budget right now, but I am going into this knowing i need to spend the money and if I do spend the money I will definitely keep my commitment to staying on it and getting off the pounds.
Now my questions are:
A) does the bike above seem reasonable?
B) The bike comes in a XL frame size, is this big enough for my height and weight?
C) Any other suggestions on what to maybe look at before commiting to going with what the bike shop recomends.
Thank you in advance
Few stats about me:
27 years old
6'6" almost 6'7"
355lbs
Looking to lose the extra weight and biking seems like a casual way for me to get out and enjoy the area I'm living in now as well as get some light cardio before I hit the gym at night for full work out.
I will be 99% on pavement and already know I will be spending a good ammount of money for a bike. I have called a few places and the one place where I actually got a response other than "come in and we will talk" pushed me towards the bike I will be listing below. I think just due to the great customer service I experience over the phone I will be sticking to this shop which is local to where I'm living.
Bike suggested and some reasonings which I jotted down to get more feedback on:
KHS Urban -Xcel
23" frame with road tires
Disc brakes- not a huge deal here, but I know the importance of stopping power and that the more load you carry the more power you need..lol
32 wide tire with K-shield anti-puncture- he explained this a bit to me and said this was a good stock choice in tire due to width and overall strength.
Double wall rim- yet another feature which he liked that came stock was this rim choice due to its strength and stability of the double wall feature
He also pointed out that the tires would be set around 90psi which I understand due to my weight and said the suspension fork on this model was great for me to help reduce overall uncomfort while riding.
The overall package is $650 which is pretty far out of my budget right now, but I am going into this knowing i need to spend the money and if I do spend the money I will definitely keep my commitment to staying on it and getting off the pounds.
Now my questions are:
A) does the bike above seem reasonable?
B) The bike comes in a XL frame size, is this big enough for my height and weight?
C) Any other suggestions on what to maybe look at before commiting to going with what the bike shop recomends.
Thank you in advance