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Buying a bike

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  1. Hello everyone!

    I'm looking for some recommendations as to what bike I should buy. I
    want a mountain bike but I'm unfamiliar with the latest technologies and
    reliability of various brands. I haven't ridden a bike in earnest since I
    turned 16 (8yrs) and that was mostly BMX stuff.

    I want to get back into it for transportation purposes around my
    urban/suburban surroundings. I don't need anything too fancy, I don't plan
    to go off road for any length of time. I just want something agile, light,
    comfortable.

    If anyone has suggestions as to makes or models I should look consider, or
    specific technologies (suspension, brakes, hubs etc.) I should consider or
    avoid, I would be very appreciative.

    Thanks,
    Jim

  2. Jim S. said:

    Hello everyone!

    I'm looking for some recommendations as to what bike I should
    buy. I want a mountain bike but I'm unfamiliar with the latest
    technologies and reliability of various brands. I haven't ridden a
    bike in earnest since I turned 16 (8yrs) and that was mostly BMX
    stuff.

    I want to get back into it for transportation purposes around my
    urban/suburban surroundings. I don't need anything too fancy, I don't
    plan to go off road for any length of time. I just want something
    agile, light, comfortable.

    If anyone has suggestions as to makes or models I should look
    consider, or specific technologies (suspension, brakes, hubs etc.) I
    should consider or avoid, I would be very appreciative.

    Thanks,
    Jim

    http://bbauer.gomen.org/newbike/ good place to start

  3. "Jim S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Hello everyone!

    I'm looking for some recommendations as to what bike I should buy. I
    want a mountain bike but I'm unfamiliar with the latest technologies and
    reliability of various brands. I haven't ridden a bike in earnest since I
    turned 16 (8yrs) and that was mostly BMX stuff.

    I want to get back into it for transportation purposes around my
    urban/suburban surroundings. I don't need anything too fancy, I don't plan
    to go off road for any length of time. I just want something agile, light,
    comfortable.

    If anyone has suggestions as to makes or models I should look consider,


    or

    Quoted message said:

    specific technologies (suspension, brakes, hubs etc.) I should consider


    or

    Quoted message said:

    avoid, I would be very appreciative.

    Thanks,
    Jim

    For reviews and such:

    www.mtbr.com

    --

    CP

  4. "Jim S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hello everyone!

    I'm looking for some recommendations as to what bike I should buy. I
    want a mountain bike but I'm unfamiliar with the latest technologies and
    reliability of various brands. I haven't ridden a bike in earnest since I
    turned 16 (8yrs) and that was mostly BMX stuff.

    I want to get back into it for transportation purposes around my
    urban/suburban surroundings. I don't need anything too fancy, I don't plan
    to go off road for any length of time. I just want something agile, light,
    comfortable.

    If anyone has suggestions as to makes or models I should look consider,


    or

    Quoted message said:

    specific technologies (suspension, brakes, hubs etc.) I should consider


    or

    Quoted message said:

    avoid, I would be very appreciative.

    Thanks,
    Jim


    Go by a couple local shops.

  5. Jim S. said:

    Hello everyone!

    I'm looking for some recommendations as to what bike I should
    buy. I want a mountain bike but I'm unfamiliar with the latest
    technologies and reliability of various brands. I haven't ridden a
    bike in earnest since I turned 16 (8yrs) and that was mostly BMX
    stuff.

    I want to get back into it for transportation purposes around my
    urban/suburban surroundings. I don't need anything too fancy, I don't
    plan to go off road for any length of time. I just want something
    agile, light, comfortable.

    If anyone has suggestions as to makes or models I should look
    consider, or specific technologies (suspension, brakes, hubs etc.) I
    should consider or avoid, I would be very appreciative.

    I'd be tempted to say not a mountain bike, or perhaps a hybrid. Big
    mudguards make a big difference when it suddenly pisses it down when you're
    on the bike. You don't really need any suspension on a bike that's going to
    be used only on the road.

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