I am in the market for a bike Have not had one sense school (39 now) I am leaning to a road bike not much chance to go off road Looking to spend $500 to $1000 Also must be able to ship bike I will not buy a bike I have to go to a shop to buy I have nothing against shops I just have a problem with a company telling me how i have to buy there product Also aboout size i need I found some calculators online but i am getting different sizes for different sites I am 5'10" and 34" legs
If you're going to spend that kind of money and you don't already know exactly what bike you want and in exactly what size including things like stem length then you really should visit some local shops. If you don't like the bikes carried by one shop then don't buy from them and check out the bikes at other shops till you find something you like. But especially for your first adult bike purchase you really should test ride various bikes as proper fit and the ride characteristics you prefer are very hard to determine at a distance.
You're not obliged to spend a penny at a shop if you don't like their products, service or pricing but you're doing yourself a disservice to buy your bike sight unseen without a test ride. If you visit a shop that tries the hard sell approach then walk out and try another shop but it's standard practice for folks to test ride a lot of bikes without any commitment to buy and if you find a shop that treats you well and has the bike you like at a price you like then buying it there can have a lot of down the road benefits including ongoing maintenance, fitting and instruction on things like roadside flat changes or other important aspects of bike riding.
Not knowing the rest of your dimensions I'd say a ballpark frame size for you would be 58cm - I'm 5'11" and 34.5" inside leg.
For me the real challenge isn't the seat height but the toptube and stem length. A bigger frame normally gives you both a longer top tube and a slacker seat angle - both of those give you a bit more length up top.
$1000 would get you something like a Cannondale CAAD8 on sale somewhere. Where the heck are you if you need to have the bike shipped?
Dave I have no problem with buying or shopping at a shop What i have a problem with is the company telling me how i have to buy something I am big into archery and there are some companies that say bows and all factory parts must be bought at a shop and the shops can not ship bows or parts to you I bought a bow years a go and the dealer i bought it from went out of business and the next closest dealer was 75 miles So when i need a small bolt i called the manufacture and explained what was going on they told me i had to drive to the nearest dealer and order it then drive back when it comes in to pick it up Its things like that is the reason i will not buy something that can not be purchased online or at least over the phone and shipped to me And i don't want to go to a shop and waste there time if they dont sell anything i would be willing to buy
Dave I have no problem with buying or shopping at a shop What i have a problem with is the company telling me how i have to buy something I am big into archery and there are some companies that say bows and all factory parts must be bought at a shop and the shops can not ship bows or parts to you I bought a bow years a go and the dealer i bought it from went out of business and the next closest dealer was 75 miles So when i need a small bolt i called the manufacture and explained what was going on they told me i had to drive to the nearest dealer and order it then drive back when it comes in to pick it up Its things like that is the reason i will not buy something that can not be purchased online or at least over the phone and shipped to me And i don't want to go to a shop and waste there time if they dont sell anything i would be willing to buy Mike Â
Tough titty. The bicycling world isn't the rough and tumble world of archery. Further, the vast majority of stuff on a bike is from manufacturers different than the maker of the bike frame, and spare parts can in most cases be bought in many places. Shipping doesn't mean a damned thing. It says nothing about what "sales locations" a manufacturer demands. In case you haven't noticed, there is a lot of what we call "internet sales" these days. Even bike shops engage in these "internet sales". BTW, internet sales almost always result in the purchased item being shipped to you. Another really useful thing for you might be a "search engine." Here's the Wikipedia page explaining what a "search engine" is. You would be well served and better off doing a search of the vast internet bicycle world and what bikes are available via the internet tubes. When you find a bike dealer or manufacturer that fits your political requirements, you can come back here and ask, "Does anyone know anything about this bike?" or "Is this bike any good?" or "Can someone guarantee that I won't have to ever buy a single eensy weensy thing for this bike at place specified by the evil, conspiratorial manufacturer?"
Or you could do your own research on frames and components and build a bike that meets your precise specifications, and pay twice as much for it and spend a few weeks learning how to assemble it. Or you could pay a shop to assemble it and spend three times as much. $500-1000 doesn't buy a lot of options.
It's only a bike. Even the pros ride what the sponsors provide and we don't hear any complaining.
By the way, for a road bike you probably need a 56.
