Hi all. My name is Lawrence and I am from Hong Kong. A little intro about my self, I recently picked up biking and I’ve been out biking with my friend for around 5-6 times. Each time we travel 50km+ exploring different part of town. My current bike is this old hand me down bike my dad’s friend gave him. It’s a “mountain bike” with city tires on it. The only thing I can say about it is it moves and stops and that’s about it. The shifting on the bike sucks, takes forever to get into gear, it might skip gears at times and I can’t go into all the gears. The bearings are shot and I don’t think the wheels are perfectly straight, it wobbles a bit. I feel that since if I’m going to do quite a bit of biking, I should at least get the right equipment for it. I went to check out a shop, and within my price range they suggested 2 bikes. One is called Java Limited (I cant find any info on the bike what so ever). 20” wheels, road tires, disk brakes, aluminum frame, 16 speed with shimano gears
and the other is a Giant Boulder mountain bike and change out the tires for road tires.
I’ve asked around and I get a mix responds. Some people say the java bike looks like a joke and it’s a weird ass bike. Others say small bikes like that are inefficient and I’ll be better of with a normal bike. Then some tell me that the java seems like a sweet looking bike. This is where I start to get confused on how would the Java be an inefficient bike. That’s one thing I don’t quite get, and if its so frowned upon, why have companies like Dahon start developing small and foldable bikes? My friend has a Dahon and he really likes the bike, he said it’s easy to ride and has potential of going a lot faster.
I have a mixed feeling of small bikes, they look pretty cool in my books and seem like they would ride the same as more traditional bikes, but I like the big bikes as well. I will consider second hand bikes, I just I haven’t looked into it. I’m always up for a good deal if I can find it.
Any advice would be appreciated.
and the other is a Giant Boulder mountain bike and change out the tires for road tires.
I’ve asked around and I get a mix responds. Some people say the java bike looks like a joke and it’s a weird ass bike. Others say small bikes like that are inefficient and I’ll be better of with a normal bike. Then some tell me that the java seems like a sweet looking bike. This is where I start to get confused on how would the Java be an inefficient bike. That’s one thing I don’t quite get, and if its so frowned upon, why have companies like Dahon start developing small and foldable bikes? My friend has a Dahon and he really likes the bike, he said it’s easy to ride and has potential of going a lot faster.
I have a mixed feeling of small bikes, they look pretty cool in my books and seem like they would ride the same as more traditional bikes, but I like the big bikes as well. I will consider second hand bikes, I just I haven’t looked into it. I’m always up for a good deal if I can find it.
Any advice would be appreciated.