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darcandkharg31 posted...

what are you gonna do?

There is a bike trail near my house that goes right past my work. It is under 5 miles away. Only bout 5-10 by car depending on traffic, figure by bike it couldn't be more than 20-25 minutes. Might be nice to save on gas. The biggest problem is I live in wisconsin and summer is half over, winter is a crap shoot on whether it is just cold as balls or if we have 10 feet of snow. Not sure if now is a good time to buy or not.

Then again wisconsin is in the top 10 best biking states and we have trails all over. I'm told if you want to do it you can basically bike anywhere you want in the state, so a longer trip every once in a while would be fun to try. My dad and brother were also thinking about getting into biking and doing an 80 mile ride to green bay.

Far-Queue posted...

If you're not sure if you like riding, get a cheap one and see if it's something you're going to enjoy and stick with. Upgrade later if it suits you.

I've had bikes before, riding is ok, good for getting to a to b, but I have never tried riding just to ride. So that would be new. But I do at least plan on using it for short trips.

ferko420 posted...

To find a trek dealer and ride before you buy, decent entry lvl is around 700, most shops won't even fix a walmart scrapper, and they like to break

My last bike was a walmart bike, it broke a few years ago and they wanted to charge the price of the bike to fix it, but at the same time, I have never ridden a 700 dollar bike so I am not sure if it is worth the price increase.
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