Valuable Bike Infographic

I have mused openly a couple of times about how I need a bike. I found this infographic on Tumblr which I found really helpful:

 

I’ll probably buy in the fall at the Toronto Bicycle Fall Blowout Sale. I guess an entry-level road or hybrid bike would be a good start for me.

Any books or other sources I should research?

Any other recommendations or advice?


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  1. pranada says:
    July 26, 2014 at 08:33

    Ooh, thanks for the heads up about the fall bike sale. My cast should be long since off by then and the strength coming back in my wrist and forearm. If I can get away I’ll check it out.

  2. Emma says:
    July 26, 2014 at 14:39

    I’m tentatively planning to go to the bike sale myself, to get a trainer for the winter, hopefully.

    As far as what kind of bike to buy, that depends what you want to do with it. If you have any desire to do duathlon/triathlon, I’d say you want a road bike, no question. If you are more thinking fitness riding, running errands, and maybe going on trails occasionally, then go for the hybrid. Road bikes really do restrict you to road riding only, and require more babying than a tougher hybrid (i.e. I’ve never gotten a flat tire on my hybrid – took less than a month to get my first flat on the road bike).

    Also bear in mind if you spend any sort of $$$ on said bike you will NOT want to leave it locked up anywhere outside. There’s basically no lock that will keep out a determined thief, so when I ride my bike to work I store it in an unused office. I would never leave either of my bikes outside out of my sight, as both are nice enough to be targeted by thieves.

  3. Henry says:
    August 15, 2014 at 15:36

    If you don’t mind going to Oakville, I have a friend who can get good prices on Giant and Trek, often times better than bike show prices. In fact I’m getting a 2015 cyclocross bike through him. Let me know if you’re interested.

    There are typically 2 things that will happen for someone getting a new hybrid bike:
    1) Ride it for a bit, decides cycling is awesome, gets a road bike
    2) Ride it for a bit, decides cycling sucks, bike sits in the garage

    Make the commitment and just get a road bike!

    I would not recommend getting a tri bike as your first bike though. It’s more difficult to control, especially in traffic, and are less versatile.



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