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jrjo
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Joined: 15 May 2002
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Location: Lake Wobegon, MN
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 Posted: 04/19/04 - 18:13 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | jrjo wrote: | | Chain and wheel size don't even make a difference. It's all pedalling, same motion/energy as an upright. |
This is the part I don't get. Chain, fine but I thought wheel size made a big difference, thus those mountain bikes and hybrids pedal a LOT more per distance than I do....no? |
Really it comes down to the gears and your cassette. With a smaller wheel, a bent rider will use a bigger gear to get out the same ground distance per stroke as you do. On my bent, I pedal at the same RPMs as any other bike, but in the end my wheels are doing more RPMs is all...same strokes per min, but bigger sized gears for smaller wheels. In the end it's six of one and half dozen of the other. Your legs won't know the difference.
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 18:31 Post subject:
Check out specialized. That's what I got and paid around $550. For the price range though, they're pretty much all the same...
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ShannonG
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 18:31 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | ShannonG wrote: |  Uh, I was hoping not to spend 8zillion$$$$ though.
My budget? Say $500. Like I said, I'm not looking for a competition bike, just something for playing around on on the weekends. |
This is said bike, I think I paid $550 in 2002 for it
It really is great for the level I'm at (I've only put ~2000 miles on it, no where near Hyper or PH's level) my only complaints really boil down to I know nothing about bike maintenance and/or the components aren't fabulous (Shimano Sora maybe?  I really know nothing) But I like it. But going back to waht PH said, ultimately all the major manufacturers make a 'low end' entry level road bike around the $500 (USD that is) level, I would just go and try out all of them and see which one they can get to you fit best on. Trek may work for me and Cannondale may work for you. Good luck! |
Cheryl this is the bike I'm looking at!!! How bizarre is that.
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