Adam Maas wrote: > How hilly is it locally? If it's not very, I'd get a singlespeed like > the Kona Paddy Wagon or Giant Bowery. You get more bike for the buck > because you're not buying a fancy drivetrain. And they're also built to > take more abuse than the lower-end geared roadies. > Immediately around the house it's not too bad. A single speed would be fine. In fact, considering the clunkiness of the old Sun Tour hardware on the current bike, it may become a fixed-gear sooner rather than later. > That said, the Trek Pilot 1.0 isn't bad. The only real weaknesses are > the wheels and shifters. The wheels at that price point tend to be light > instead of robust (at higher pricepoints they're light & robust) and the > drivetrain is going to wear reasonably quickly if you're big or putting > down a lot of miles. > > -Adam > > > Well, I'm not exactly small. Dropping the 30lbs I'd like to lose by the end of the summer puts me at just under 200lbs. So I'm gonna beat the crap out of my cheapie first. Thanks for the advice. I'll keep it in mind.
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