D'z Nutz
06-12-2014, 12:00 AM
Okay so I've come to the conclusion that I need a new bike.
Back in 2009 I bought a mountain bike with the hopes it would urge me to get in shape and it's done that and then some. The last few years I've been biking to work with the occasional weekend trek during the spring/summer/early fall months (and during the winter, I'm on the stationary bike or treadmill). Just in the last few weeks did I realize my mountain bike was slow and sluggish when I'm seeing people blow by me almost effortlessly while I'm in top gear and grinding away. I thought I could save some weight and get a bit of extra speed by doing some upgrades and stuff like that, but after a bit of reading it just makes sense that I ditch the mountain bike completely and get something new.
I'm pretty sure for my style of riding, a hybrid is more suited for me (but I'm not against getting a road bike if convinced otherwise). I tend to stick to the paths 70% of the time and 30% of the time on the road mostly because Calgarian drivers are so hostile to bikers. With that said, any recommendations on make/models I should look at? I'm planning on heading to Bow Cycle in the next week or two so it'd be nice to go there with a short list of bikes to check out.
Let's say my budget is ~$800 for a new bike. I am definitely not against the idea of going used since I know some good deals can be had. Anyone know of any sales coming up?
Also what might be a fair asking price on a 2009 Kona Blast?
Thanks guys!
Back in 2009 I bought a mountain bike with the hopes it would urge me to get in shape and it's done that and then some. The last few years I've been biking to work with the occasional weekend trek during the spring/summer/early fall months (and during the winter, I'm on the stationary bike or treadmill). Just in the last few weeks did I realize my mountain bike was slow and sluggish when I'm seeing people blow by me almost effortlessly while I'm in top gear and grinding away. I thought I could save some weight and get a bit of extra speed by doing some upgrades and stuff like that, but after a bit of reading it just makes sense that I ditch the mountain bike completely and get something new.
I'm pretty sure for my style of riding, a hybrid is more suited for me (but I'm not against getting a road bike if convinced otherwise). I tend to stick to the paths 70% of the time and 30% of the time on the road mostly because Calgarian drivers are so hostile to bikers. With that said, any recommendations on make/models I should look at? I'm planning on heading to Bow Cycle in the next week or two so it'd be nice to go there with a short list of bikes to check out.
Let's say my budget is ~$800 for a new bike. I am definitely not against the idea of going used since I know some good deals can be had. Anyone know of any sales coming up?
Also what might be a fair asking price on a 2009 Kona Blast?
Thanks guys!