rdawson808
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Hi guys,
I know a number of you guys know a bit about bikes so I thought I'd ask a question. My wife has been expressing some interest in getting a bike. But she does not want anything fancy. Basically just a few gears and no need for suspension.
My question is: what is the difference between the "hybrid" bikes and cruisers aside from design (and perhaps number of gears)? Looking at something around the $300 mark, is there really much difference? There are some hills around here and I would love it if biking managed to sneak in a bit more exercise for the both of us. She's not much of a fan of exercising so I'd hate to buy a bike that is horrible for hills (for example) and have her hate riding it. (I don't want her to hate riding either way, of course.)
I've been looking at a Trek because I'm familiar with them and have always had good luck with them myself. They also seem to have a huge range of bikes that she might like.
Is Raleigh any good any more? Any other suggestions?
thanks,
b
I know a number of you guys know a bit about bikes so I thought I'd ask a question. My wife has been expressing some interest in getting a bike. But she does not want anything fancy. Basically just a few gears and no need for suspension.
My question is: what is the difference between the "hybrid" bikes and cruisers aside from design (and perhaps number of gears)? Looking at something around the $300 mark, is there really much difference? There are some hills around here and I would love it if biking managed to sneak in a bit more exercise for the both of us. She's not much of a fan of exercising so I'd hate to buy a bike that is horrible for hills (for example) and have her hate riding it. (I don't want her to hate riding either way, of course.)
I've been looking at a Trek because I'm familiar with them and have always had good luck with them myself. They also seem to have a huge range of bikes that she might like.
Is Raleigh any good any more? Any other suggestions?
thanks,
b