I decided I'm going to ride a bike to work everyday (or at least most days). Thankfully most of my 13ish mile commute will be on a bike trail (seen here) and the rest on a bike friendly road. All but a few blocks will hopefully be low traffic.
I went to a bike shop yesterday and got some ideas but I'm still torn on whether to buy a hybrid bike or a road bike. I may have to go off road once in a while and I would like a bike that if I want to I can modify it to go mountain biking occasionally. I wasn't sure if he was trying to sell me on a bike or what would work best for my situation/commute.
Not sure if I should go for a used or new bike, or what I should be looking for. It's a little overwhelming and I want to try to get my conditioning down before it gets cold in the mornings in about a month or so.
What kind of hybrid bikes should I be looking for new and used? I'm hoping to not spend more than $700 - $800 or so, of course less would be better, I plan to upgrade sometime next spring once I have more experience and knowledge.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.
I went to a bike shop yesterday and got some ideas but I'm still torn on whether to buy a hybrid bike or a road bike. I may have to go off road once in a while and I would like a bike that if I want to I can modify it to go mountain biking occasionally. I wasn't sure if he was trying to sell me on a bike or what would work best for my situation/commute.
Not sure if I should go for a used or new bike, or what I should be looking for. It's a little overwhelming and I want to try to get my conditioning down before it gets cold in the mornings in about a month or so.
What kind of hybrid bikes should I be looking for new and used? I'm hoping to not spend more than $700 - $800 or so, of course less would be better, I plan to upgrade sometime next spring once I have more experience and knowledge.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.