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Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 12:16:00 No.271071 View View Reply Original Report

I'm thinking of getting a Huffy $90 hybrid bike from Walmart this weekend. It'll be used to go to work every day because fuck these gas prices

Will I get fucked from buying a cheap bike? I might do some weekend long rides on it.

If not, whats a good 200ish bike for basic commuting and long relaxing rides?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 12:26:00 No.271072 Report

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Get a good condition used steel-framed rigid mountain bike with Shimano components.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 12:43:00 No.271078 Report

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craigslist

go

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 12:50:00 No.271080 Report

Quoted By: >>271086 >>271111 >>271176

>>271071
You may as well take $90 in cash and light it on fire. If you're spending less than $750 for a new bike, all you're going to get is shit. If you're on a budget, find a decent used bike instead.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 13:14:00 No.271086 Report

Quoted By: >>271088 >>271143

>>271080
What is a good brand then?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 13:31:00 No.271087 Report

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posting this until i achieve memedon

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 14:03:00 No.271088 Report

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>>271086
If you can buy it at Wal-Mart, it's probably not good. I'd look up Pacific and all of its sub-brands, and then not buy any of those.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 14:23:00 No.271092 Report

Quoted By: >>271143

> If you're spending less than $750 for a new bike, all you're going to get is shit.

Wow, even bicycle riders are elitists on 4chan.

Don't listen to this faggot OP, if you're just riding to work go ahead and get a cheap one.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 14:57:00 No.271096 Report

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go to a bike shop, talk to a salesperson, find out what you need to get and what fits you. then go online and find it for 50% less either used or on sale. kind of a dick move but those lbs markup shit like you wouldnt believe. the benefit of getting a new bike at a shop is that its guaranteed and they usually do small tasks for free if you bought the bike at the shop

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 15:32:00 No.271099 Report

Quoted By: >>271353

That isn't elitist, riding a used bike is what most people on here do, and 750 is a generously low figure before anyone should consider a new bike.

I went

1- shitty kids 'bmx' (new)
2- shitty walmart 'mountain bike' (new)
3- $100 rigid steel mountain bike rigid fork (used)
4- $100 avanti sprint road bike (used)
5- $700 F Moser road bike full campy, campy deep dish zonda rims (used)

FUTURE-
6- $2000 carbon road bike (new)
7- $1000 SS mountain bike (used)

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 15:46:00 No.271101 Report

Quoted By: >>271143

Back when I had to ride a bike to work, I had a sixty dollar Wal-Mart bike that did the job for two years. Saying that you absolutely need a $750 bike is like saying that only an asshole buys a used old clunker for his first car. You don't need a great, or even a good bike, you need two wheels and a seat.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 16:25:00 No.271102 Report

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get a road bike duder

Anonymous

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Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 17:37:00 No.271111 Report

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>>271080
Sorry, but this. $90 is the price of a decent helmet and lock.

Do it right, go to a bike shop.

Guy with 9 bikes

Guy with 9 bikes Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:40:00 No.271116 Report

Quoted By: >>271353

Walmartbike is better than no bike, but...
$90 is better applied toward decent used bike from craigslist.
$90 is gonna be kinda tough, if time is an issue. Generally going to have min of $125 - $150 to get fully set up. You have to have a lock too and probably a light. Even at $150 expect just a transportaion bike: you can't often find a real mountain bike of a go-fast road bike at this price. "Decent" bike means a brand of bike that was sold when new at a bicycle shop, with aliminum alloy rims (not steel). Don't buy a bike with suspension at the low end suspension is a gimick that is just junk.

OP, what is your local Craigslist?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 20:09:00 No.271120 Report

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It's quite simple: NO !

worst thing you can see around is not male riding "female" bike, it's male not riding female bike while it rot back at home

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 00:18:00 No.271143 Report

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>>271086
A name brand. Something people have heard of.

>>271101
>>271092
No, you're the faggot for recommending someone buy a shitty Chinese bike from Hell-mart. It'll probably weigh a ton, have components made poorly from potmetal, shitty steel rims that won't stay in true, and start falling apart in a couple months of regular use. He's better off buy a used bike from a decent manufacturer on Craigslist or somewhere similar.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 00:21:00 No.271144 Report

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OP, where do you live so we can troll craigslist for you?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 02:00:00 No.271159 Report

Quoted By: >>271169 >>271175

>>271071
Do it. It works.
http://www.humbletown.org/budgetbike/index.htm

$750+ for a bike? Does it come with an iPad holder? hurr.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 02:46:00 No.271169 Report

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>>271159
Poorfag detected

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 03:04:00 No.271171 Report

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If you want to keep it very cheap and are very much willing to learn and perform maintenance + repairs regularly, go for the Walmart bike.

Otherwise, get to keeping an eye on Craigslist.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 03:30:00 No.271175 Report

Quoted By: >>271177 >>271359

>>271159
5,938km
15 broken spokes (all in the rear wheel)
13 punctures (all in the rear tyre)
4 worn-out tyres
3 one-way commutes
2 worn-out chains
2 sets worn-out brake pads
1 worn-out freewheel

I go through 1 chain, 1 set of brake pads and 1 tire in 3,700mi on my $1,000 bike. And I never have to walk home. It's nice to be able to afford a quality bike.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 03:33:00 No.271176 Report

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>>271080
Actually you get reduced value beyond $750 for a new bike. A $2000 carbon fiber road bike is going to last just as long as $500 road bike if the person using it does not take care of it.

The sweet spot for normal on-road use is $500. $500 gets you a bike with decent components. Do the work your self and upgrade the parts as they break.

OP take your $90, add $110 to that and go on craigslist and get a used 10 speed($125), a new bike helmet($50), and make a chain lock out of the biggest chain you can get at lowes/home depot($25)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 03:35:00 No.271177 Report

Quoted By: >>271179

>>271175
You can ride with a broken spoke. However once you get back you will need to true the wheel before riding again. The guy should have also bought better tubes and tires when he had the chance.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 03:41:00 No.271178 Report

Quoted By: >>271181 >>271222

>>271071
If you're going to buy a cheap department store bicycle my advice would be to go for the simplest one possible because there will be less to go wrong. Anything with suspension is a big no no, if there are cheap single speeds go for that as you won't have any shitty derailleurs to fuck up on you. I have read a couple of reviews done by serious cyclists on $100 "fixies" (really a single speed with a flipflop hub) and they have been surprisingly positive. My only advice would be is once you have bought the bicycle, go over everything. Check the wheels are spinning true, check that all the bolts on it are tight. Check the headset to see if it is too loose or too tight. You will know if it is too tight because the handlebars will not rotate smoothly. Check the brakes are adjusted correctly. All this stuff is common sense and you should be able to fix any problems without needing to go to a bike shop.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 03:42:00 No.271179 Report

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>>271177
riding with a broken spoke can cause a flat spot on your rim, which effectively destroys it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 03:59:00 No.271181 Report

Quoted By: >>271188 >>271222

>>271178
>I have read a couple of reviews done by serious cyclists on $100 "fixies" (really a single speed with a flipflop hub) and they have been surprisingly positive.

You have to actively try to mess up a mechanically simple $100 bike. Why hipsters spend $1000+ on fixie is beyond me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 04:26:00 No.271188 Report

Quoted By: >>271215

>>271181
>Why hipsters spend $1000+ on fixie is beyond me.

Because they can and because umad.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 06:56:00 No.271209 Report

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OP where are you? I have an old Rockhopper I converted to a single speed fuck around bike you can have if we are anywhere close.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 06:58:00 No.271210 Report

Quoted By: >>271212 >>271353 >>271358

OP where are you? I have a old Specialized Rockhopper that I used to tool around town years back. It's single speed as it was cobbled together out of parts but it works and is solid. You can have it if we magically happen to be in the same place.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 06:59:00 No.271212 Report

Quoted By: >>271358

>>271210

Shit....post didn't show up for several refreshes so I thought it was gone....now I look like one of those tards who comment on articles 3 times in a row....fuck me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 07:33:00 No.271215 Report

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>>271188
I too can afford a $1000+ bike. However I want my bike to be able to climb hills without me blowing out my knees.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 08:06:00 No.271222 Report

Quoted By: >>271242

>>271178

BSNYC's review of that one fixie gave the the impression that it was an unsafe pile of shit that required a lot of work to be made even rideable.

>>271181

Not everyone wants to ride a clattering shitheap like you do.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 30 Apr 2011 10:18:00 No.271242 Report

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>>271222
>All $100 bikes are clattering shit heaps

no, just. no

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 02:51:00 No.271353 Report

Quoted By: >>271392

I'm surprised this stayed up haha..

>>271099
I don't know anything about bikes except how stay balanced haha, really I don't think I'll be getting in to gears. Just biking
>>271116
http://stgeorge.craigslist.org/

halp haha
>>271210
Southern Utah, I'm 100% I'm the only anon from down here though

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 03:26:00 No.271358 Report

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>>271212
>>271210
>>now I look like tard
read faq
learn to delete post

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Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 03:34:00 No.271359 Report

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>>271175

>mfw I ride a walmart bike that cost me 150 dollars and I've never had to walk home. Feels good, man.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 07:49:00 No.271392 Report

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>>271353
Crazy, I went to high school there. Such a shit hole town.

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 09:57:00 No.271421 Report

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>really I don't think I'll be getting in to gears
>mfw

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