It seems like a very good way to spend the money. It won't cost much extra to put slicks on, and keep the knobbies for when you decide to venture into the wilds.
It's important, however, to make sure it fits you reasonably well. An ill-fitting bike will be a deterrent, but your bike shop may be able to help. Otherwise there's plenty of info online. Once you've become used to cycling and the bug has taken hold you can think about the type of bike you'd like long-term, and you haven't spent too much on something that might be just temporary. The thing about gears is, use them to maintain your cadence - spin speed. Learning to use the gears properly makes a big difference to your riding. B > On 17 Sep 2014, at 18:21, "Darren Addy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Only asking this here because I know that there are some serious > bicylists present. I hope you can lower your esoterics enough to > provide a reasonable opinion on this question: > > [...] > I don't plan on racing this thing, so I don't need the lightest frame > in the world. Heck, I really need how to learn those 15 gears just to > climb hills. I'm a bike newbie really. However, it looks like this > thing has a really durable frame (saw one that the owner said had > taken him thousands of miles: 4th photo on this page - > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?page_id=174667 ). I like that > it has center pull brakes and has just come out of the shop. It has 2 > separate lever shifters for each set of gears. > > So, basically, I guess I'm asking if this is a dumb way to spend $100 > on a bike or not. What say you? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
