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Who bikes in here? need advice
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Im getting into the whole biking for saving money and cross training. Im looking to pick this bike up
http://albany.craigslist.org/bik/721304296.html
any advice on it? I got him to lower the price to in my range.
any help will be great
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thats a great pricefor a bike with decent components....but the only thing that im wondering about is if the rear derailieur is ultegra or 105...the ad says "
Shimano Ultegra 105 Rear Derailleur", and they are two very different pieces. the ultegra is a lot lighter and smoother shifting.. id look into that.
but overall thats a good setup, with the exception of the wheels, but if you drop another 350ish you could get a nice set of mavic wheels that would be a lot lighter.
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well it looks like a really good bike, but if by saving money you mean riding it instead of driving a car, this might not be the bike for you, that bike is more of a race/ triathlon bike. Its not really meant for going on city roads and stuff. But it all depends on what you use it for.
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well I plan on riding it to school(a mile),but i am also doing acouple triathlons/speed triathlons over the summer, about one a week
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just walk/ run to school then, or longboard
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I run enough during the day as is
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if its only a mile, 6-7 minute mile, quick n free
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thats a good bike, ide buy it
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sweet bike, sounds like you got a good deal
what length triathlon are you planning on doing?
and yes, that bike might be a little more finicky on city roads and such, but a road bike's a road bike. I personally ride my cyclocross bike to work, i need to slap some slicks on it, but it performs pretty well
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id do it, but only for the triathlons and races. biking to school with that badboy would be too easy, you would probably take detours to stay on the bike longer.
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Do you know what size you need? Thats a 58cm which is pretty big.... you should probably get sized at your local bike shop to see what is the proper size for you... i work at a shop and would help you out but where do you live? How tall are you and what size length pants do you buy? If you tell me those two I can give you a rough idea of what size.. later
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6'1'' 170 but when I run il be at 150-160, i hav fucking long legs i wear a 32x34 but i sag my pants hardcore
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personally im into dh and i would not take the risk of riding my bike to school unless i knew it would be in a vandalism-free environment. make sure it is safely secure and the wheels can not be tampered with, seeing they are quick release, you do not want one of those stolen.
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Yeah man im only 5'10 but i have long ass legs too so i ride a 58cm frame.... so you'd prob be good on that... but once you buy it i'd get fitted at a bike shop so the reach and everything else is correct... pm me if you have any questions... later man
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