Aqua bait

[xenon]

I’m a total biking noob.

But - my neighborhood has some pretty good bike paths. And your ebike post got me thinking - there are lots of hills around here too, so it’d be a good workout.

I do an indoor bike regularly, so should be pretty decent biking shape.

What’s a good bike to consider for a beginner?

[Larry]

[Mik]

[Aqua Letifer]

Something fun, honestly. Something you just genuinely really like using. Only my opinion, but the goal is to want to ride.

Bikes are incredibly specialized these days, and the bulk of the industry caters to the kind of riding you're talking about. I'd go to a bike shop and try a hybrid, something slightly more "road-ey," and see where you fall on the wanna-be-comfortable/wanna-be-speedy spectrum. But let fun as you define it be your decider.

EDIT
Might not want to ask me, though. According to Klaus, my advice is shit in this area.

[Mik]

Have fun, but whatever you do, do NOT follow Phibes' example. Beer and bikes are a no no.

[Larry]

[George K]

F'ing Injun.

[Larry]

[Larry]

[Doctor Phibes]

I've got a $500-ish hybrid, and a $2000-ish road bike - both are fairly low level compared to what I could have spent. If I'm cycling to the shops or with my kids, I take the hybrid, but I've also done rides of about 25-miles on it. If I'm going out on a ride to improve my fitness, I take the roadbike. For any decent distance, I hurt a lot less afterwards with the roadbike, but it does need a lot of other stuff - pedals, shoes, stupid clothes and what-have-you.

Just ask yourself, am I an occasionally singing the odd Christmas carol kind of a person, or do I want to join a cult?

[Aqua Letifer]

@doctor-phibes said in Aqua bait:

Just ask yourself, am I an occasionally singing the odd Christmas carol kind of a person, or do I want to join a cult?

Accurate.

[xenon]

Hahah… I think I’ll start one notch above crap. I tend to overdo it on gear.. need to keep myself in check.

[LuFins Dad]

@mik said in Aqua bait:

Have fun, but whatever you do, do NOT follow Phibes' example. Beer and bikes are a no no.

Actually, in our area there are a series of bars and craft breweries along the bike trails. You could bike a mile and stop at Old Ox, bike another mile and stop at Faceplant. bike another mile and stop at Craft of Brewing, and so on. I’ve actually thought of taking up the trail…

[Aqua Letifer]

@lufins-dad said in Aqua bait:

@mik said in Aqua bait:

Have fun, but whatever you do, do NOT follow Phibes' example. Beer and bikes are a no no.

Actually, in our area there are a series of bars and craft breweries along the bike trails. You could bike a mile and stop at Old Ox, bike another mile and stop at Faceplant. bike another mile and stop at Craft of Brewing, and so on. I’ve actually thought of taking up the trail…

Bike beercrawl. You do indeed live in an ideal location.

I'll bring my eBike and we could even pick up a couple of six packs!

[Mik]

Carnak foresees inebriation and suffering.

[LuFins Dad]

I’m trying to talk Luke into just taking a bike to CNU and skip the car thing… Everywhere he needs to be is within 2 miles and the weather is mild…

[Mik]

Do you have a car for him to take? Now is a bad time to pick one up.

[jon-nyc]

@mik said in Aqua bait:

Carnak foresees inebriation and suffering.

Lol