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I'm looking to buy a new bike. I want to get one that's runs well, low
resistance, light weight, sporty, but still suitable for every day use.
What make should I check?

Thanks

You didn't mention what the bike will be used for, the type of riding,
whether speed is important or comfort. Without more info it's tough to
give you advise.

Ken
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I'm looking to buy a new bike. I want to get one that's runs well, low
resistance, light weight, sporty, but still suitable for every day use.
What make should I check?

What do you mean by "low resistance"? "Sporty"?
Budget?
Where you going to ride it?
You say "every day use" -- how many miles a day you going to be riding?

I bet someone will say just go to your LBS and tell them all of this, and
have them help you.

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I'll also add that this question probably comes up about once a week,
so a simple search will probably yield plenty for you to look through.

The biggest question of all, probably, is your budget. New road bikes
start around $500-$600 or so and new mountain bikes and/or hybrids
range from $200-$300.

Ken M said:

Quoted message said:

I'm looking to buy a new bike. I want to get one that's runs well, low
resistance, light weight, sporty, but still suitable for every day use.
What make should I check?

Thanks

You didn't mention what the bike will be used for, the type of riding,
whether speed is important or comfort. Without more info it's tough to
give you advise.

Comfort and speed are equally important.It will be used most often for
short trips, 2-10 miles.

Thanks

Budget is not limited, but it should be value for money.

I'm not looking for a sport bike or a regular bike, but someting in
between.

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Budget is not limited, but it should be value for money.

If your budget isn't limited, how about a Seven Tsunami? The frame would be
$2,695.00; the cost of the bike is would be based on what kinds of
components you put on it.

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Claire Petersky
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I want to get one that's runs well, low resistance, light weight, sporty, but still suitable for every day use. What make should I check?

Well, that's kind of vague, but I think you probably want what's called
a "hybrid." A hybrid has an upright riding position and is sort of
halfway between a road (racing) bike and a mountain bike.

Your best bet is to avoid department stores or sporting goods stores,
and visit a good bike shop. Explain what you're looking for and test
ride some bikes.

Are you looking for something like this?

http://tinyurl.com/a8gkt

Art Harris

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Quoted message said:

Budget is not limited, but it should be value for money.

If your budget isn't limited, how about a Seven Tsunami? The frame would be
$2,695.00; the cost of the bike is would be based on what kinds of
components you put on it.

Ahem... somebody that's looking for something that he cannot define and
thinks 2-10 is his distance probably doesn't need to waste shop time
kicking $5000 tires.

Bianchi has a neat general errand/commuter here:

http://www.bianchiusa.com/607.html

Trek has a couple of similar models in their site's commuter pages.

Will

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Ken M said:

Quoted message said:

I'm looking to buy a new bike. I want to get one that's runs well, low
resistance, light weight, sporty, but still suitable for every day use.
What make should I check?

Thanks

You didn't mention what the bike will be used for, the type of riding,
whether speed is important or comfort. Without more info it's tough to
give you advise.

Comfort and speed are equally important.It will be used most often for
short trips, 2-10 miles.

Thanks

Well if you want comfort you might have to loose a little on speed. If
you prefer a more upright riding position then you might do well to look
at a comfort or hybrid model, names like TREK, CANNONDALE, RALEIGH are
good name brands. Just go to a local bike shop and tell them what kind
of riding you are planning to do and they will help you make a good choice.

Ken
--
Quit? You know, once I was thinking of quitting when I was diagnosed
with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time. But with
the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike
and won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a
good reason to quit. So what are you dying of that's keeping you from
the finals? - Lance Armstrong in "Dodgeball - A true underdog story"

Homepage: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/

Ken M said:

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You didn't mention what the bike will be used for, the type of riding,
whether speed is important or comfort. Without more info it's tough to
give you advise.

Ken why do you think speed and comfort are competing? I ride a racing
bike with the bar tops ~3" below the seat and am very comnfortable. I
find the upright position of a mountain bike to be uncomfortable. I
think comfort varies by individual and there is not one right solution.

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Quoted message said:

Budget is not limited, but it should be value for money.

If your budget isn't limited, how about a Seven Tsunami? The frame would
be
$2,695.00; the cost of the bike is would be based on what kinds of
components you put on it.

Ahem... somebody that's looking for something that he cannot define and
thinks 2-10 is his distance probably doesn't need to waste shop time
kicking $5000 tires.

He's the one who says he doesn't have a budget. So, if you don't have an
upper limit on what you're prepared to spend, why not get something that's
among the best?

And he still hasn't defined "sporty" for us.

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Claire Petersky
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Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
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gds said:

Ken M said:

You didn't mention what the bike will be used for, the type of riding,
whether speed is important or comfort. Without more info it's tough to
give you advise.

Ken why do you think speed and comfort are competing? I ride a racing
bike with the bar tops ~3" below the seat and am very comnfortable. I
find the upright position of a mountain bike to be uncomfortable. I
think comfort varies by individual and there is not one right solution.

Maybe for the op they are not, but I think for most beginners they
maybe, personally I know for me they are, which is why I have decided to
give in and just buy a recumbent bike. Just my opinion though.

Ken
--
Quit? You know, once I was thinking of quitting when I was diagnosed
with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time. But with
the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike
and won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a
good reason to quit. So what are you dying of that's keeping you from
the finals? - Lance Armstrong in "Dodgeball - A true underdog story"

Homepage: http://kcm-home.tripod.com/

Claire Petersky said:

He's the one who says he doesn't have a budget. So, if you don't have an
upper limit on what you're prepared to spend, why not get something that's
among the best?

Why assume the rich f*uck status if you don't need to?

Will