Ok, so the wife and I have picked up cycling. I really enjoy it as does she. We took our hooptie Walmart bikes back and are going to buy some decent bikes from a local bike shop. Im torn here... She wants a hybrid, I want a road bike. She wants the hybrid cause of the riding posture. So I said fine, I'll get a damn hybrid too. The primary goal is fitness/exercise.
I go to the bike shop today, and Im looking at the hybrids in Trek, Specialized, and Giant flavors... I tell the dude I want to stay under a $1,000, preferably under $750. He shows me a bunch of bikes, then asks why a hybrid. So I explain the deal... wife wants one because of posture, etc. So he starts pushing me towards Endurance Road Bikes.... which apparently is different than Performance road bikes. The posture on an endurance road bike is very similar to a hybrid. It still has the drop bars, but he said you can use the top portion (and showed me 2 different ways to grip) and not be any lower / more of an angle than a flat bar bike. But you also have the option of using the lower bar to be lower if you desire... I see, I like. Now I just gotta sell the wife on the idea. But I'm torn on 3 things here...
1. I'm 6'4" tall and weigh in at 270. Will I look like a dumb ass on a road bike? Would a hybrid be better? Don't plan on any trail riding...
2. Is a road bike practical for me? We usually ride around the neighborhood a few nights a week (around 7 miles so far, looking for more), then hit a paved bike trail on the weekends.
2. I'm torn between these:
Hybrid:
Trek 7.3FX ($640)
Trek 7.5FX ($919)
Specialized Sirrus Sport ($550)
Specialized Sirrus Elite ($700)
Giant Rapid 3 ($680)
Giant Rapid 2 ($950)
Endurance Road:
Trek 1.2 ($860)
Trek 1.5 ($950)
Specialized Secteur ($940)
Giant Defy 3 ($790)
As you can tell, there are 2 different price points between all of the bikes. Most differences seem to be in the drive train. But since I'm a noob, I wouldn't know the difference between either one.
Also, the local bike shop(s) (I called around) don't have many of these in stock. So I need to narrow down my choices before I have them order a bike for me to test ride... The only one they have in my size that is in stock is the Trek 1.5.
For those that have gone before me... any tips/hints/suggestions/thoughts/concerns?
Thanks guys.
I go to the bike shop today, and Im looking at the hybrids in Trek, Specialized, and Giant flavors... I tell the dude I want to stay under a $1,000, preferably under $750. He shows me a bunch of bikes, then asks why a hybrid. So I explain the deal... wife wants one because of posture, etc. So he starts pushing me towards Endurance Road Bikes.... which apparently is different than Performance road bikes. The posture on an endurance road bike is very similar to a hybrid. It still has the drop bars, but he said you can use the top portion (and showed me 2 different ways to grip) and not be any lower / more of an angle than a flat bar bike. But you also have the option of using the lower bar to be lower if you desire... I see, I like. Now I just gotta sell the wife on the idea. But I'm torn on 3 things here...
1. I'm 6'4" tall and weigh in at 270. Will I look like a dumb ass on a road bike? Would a hybrid be better? Don't plan on any trail riding...
2. Is a road bike practical for me? We usually ride around the neighborhood a few nights a week (around 7 miles so far, looking for more), then hit a paved bike trail on the weekends.
2. I'm torn between these:
Hybrid:
Trek 7.3FX ($640)
Trek 7.5FX ($919)
Specialized Sirrus Sport ($550)
Specialized Sirrus Elite ($700)
Giant Rapid 3 ($680)
Giant Rapid 2 ($950)
Endurance Road:
Trek 1.2 ($860)
Trek 1.5 ($950)
Specialized Secteur ($940)
Giant Defy 3 ($790)
As you can tell, there are 2 different price points between all of the bikes. Most differences seem to be in the drive train. But since I'm a noob, I wouldn't know the difference between either one.
Also, the local bike shop(s) (I called around) don't have many of these in stock. So I need to narrow down my choices before I have them order a bike for me to test ride... The only one they have in my size that is in stock is the Trek 1.5.
For those that have gone before me... any tips/hints/suggestions/thoughts/concerns?
Thanks guys.
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