older male needs advice on MB

[Krash]

doctor told me to lower my cholestrol and weight need advice on decent mountain bike in the
$300-$400 range all and any advice appreciated

height = 5'6" Weight = 190 Lbs

 

[J'M Sm'Th]

krash wrote:
>
> doctor told me to lower my cholestrol and weight need advice on decent mountain bike in the
> $300-$400 range all and any advice appreciated
>
> height = 5'6" Weight = 190 Lbs

Stay away from Walmart. Go to any decent bike store, ride a bunch of different branded bikes in that
price range, and see which feels the best.

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J'm

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[Raptor]

krash wrote:
> doctor told me to lower my cholestrol and weight need advice on decent mountain bike in the
> $300-$400 range all and any advice appreciated
>
> height = 5'6" Weight = 190 Lbs
>
>

Don't buy a bike, buy a bike shop. Avoid the chain stores, even the chain sporting goods stores. A
bikes-only shop should have bikes in that range, and they'll be good. Brands like Giant, GT,
Specialized, maybe Rocky Mountain, Trek. One or more of those might not get to the budget prices
(that would be you) but several of them should.

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charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine.

 

[Andrew Thorne]

>krash wrote:
>>
>> doctor told me to lower my cholestrol and weight need advice on decent mountain bike in the
>> $300-$400 range all and any advice appreciated
>>
>> height = 5'6" Weight = 190 Lbs
>
>Stay away from Walmart. Go to any decent bike store, ride a bunch of different branded bikes in
>that price range, and see which feels the best.

What he said. To which I'll add: If you live where you can go to a couple different bike shops, do
so. At this price point all good quality, non-walmart bikes are pretty much the same.

What makes the difference is the attention to detail that the shop pays when they assemble them.
Everybody is careful on $2000 bikes. Not every shop is careful with $300 bikes.

Cheers,

-Andrew

 

[Squid-In-Traini]

"krash" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:3f089566_1@newsfeed...
> doctor told me to lower my cholestrol and weight need advice on decent mountain bike in the
> $300-$400 range all and any advice appreciated

Like the others said, get a cheap(er) mountain bike in the $400-$500 range. When you find that you
will be riding on an unfamiliar trail, make sure that you

A. take a friend
B. have a cellphone
C. WEAR YOUR HELMET!
D. having gloves and good shorts helps too.

At 5'6" you probably need a 16" or at most a 17" frame.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

 

[David Kunz]

krash wrote:
> doctor told me to lower my cholestrol and weight need advice on decent mountain bike in the
> $300-$400 range all and any advice appreciated
>
> height = 5'6" Weight = 190 Lbs
>
>

That price range is bare minimum for a descent mtn bike -- you may need to add $100 or so... You're
talking rigid frame (no suspension).

Go to several bike shops.

Talk to the sales people about what you want and how you ride. Compare their answers and see which
ones are trying to work with you vs. trying to sell the stuff on the floor / giving you hype instead
of experienced answers.

Ask about after sales support: free tune-ups for how long, free installation of components that you
buy from them, priority treatment when you bring your bike in, etc.

Ride lots of bikes. See which ones fit you and feel good.

Ride bikes over your price range to see what you're missing and or to get ideas on a couple of
things the you might want to upgrade at the time of the sale.

Choose the bike the fits the best from the dealer that seems the most likely to work with you, give
you honest answers, and give you good after-sales support.

Decide what components you want to upgrade (typically to a seat and a stem that fits you, and maybe
a seatpost suspension), and what other add-ins you want (helmet, water bottles, hydration pak,
small emergency trail tool kit, tire patch kit, pump, presta adapter, lock...). You can usually get
a better deal on these at the time of the sale (ie, you can usually get a good discount to close
the sale).

You might also ask them about any used bikes that they have / know about that might be good for you.

David

 

[Raymo853]

Where do you live? Some of us my have had expereince with the shops in your area.

"krash" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:3f089566_1@newsfeed...
> doctor told me to lower my cholestrol and weight need advice on decent mountain bike in the
> $300-$400 range all and any advice appreciated
>
> height = 5'6" Weight = 190 Lbs

 

[M&M]

Raptor <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> krash wrote:
> > doctor told me to lower my cholestrol and weight need advice on decent mountain bike in the
> > $300-$400 range all and any advice appreciated
> >
> > height = 5'6" Weight = 190 Lbs
> >
> >
>
> Don't buy a bike, buy a bike shop. Avoid the chain stores, even the chain sporting goods stores. A
> bikes-only shop should have bikes in that range, and they'll be good. Brands like Giant, GT,
> Specialized, maybe Rocky Mountain, Trek. One or more of those might not get to the budget prices
> (that would be you) but several of them should.
>
> --

You may want to go for a used mountain bike for now and most good Bike shops carry a very good
selection of quality brands and sizes to suit your needs . Most I have seen are less than
$100.00 and they sometimes come with a warranty at some bike shops . If you decide you like the
sport over time , you can save the balance of the money you don't spend and add to it , say over
a year or two , and get yourself a really great bike . BTW , a lot of bike shops allow you to
lay away a bike and pay it off over time and some even offer bank financing ( I don't reccommend
the later ) .

M&M