new bike help, what should i be looking for?
jcam
Posts: 2
hello
Been reading around these forums as ive recently been bitten by the cycling bug and want to get myself a bike, but I'm very new to all this and don't have much idea what I want or what makes a good bike.. availability is also an issue as I live in SE Asia and local bike shops mostly just have very cheap (US$65-75) generic looking Chinese made bikes.
would be mainly be riding on roads of varying quality, and I plan to take it out into the country sometimes where there are lots of unsealed dirt roads and the odd hilly trail.. so I'm thinking a hardtail with the suspension able to be locked out would probably be best? I rented a well used full sus bike last week but from reading here suggests hardtail would be a less effort climbing hills and on roads?
been offered a GT All Terra "Mavik equipped" bike for US$300.. any suggestions about this? I googled and most GT All Terra bikes seemed to be quite old? I don't know how old this one is.
Thanks for any help, I'll try and get some more info on what may be available!
Been reading around these forums as ive recently been bitten by the cycling bug and want to get myself a bike, but I'm very new to all this and don't have much idea what I want or what makes a good bike.. availability is also an issue as I live in SE Asia and local bike shops mostly just have very cheap (US$65-75) generic looking Chinese made bikes.
would be mainly be riding on roads of varying quality, and I plan to take it out into the country sometimes where there are lots of unsealed dirt roads and the odd hilly trail.. so I'm thinking a hardtail with the suspension able to be locked out would probably be best? I rented a well used full sus bike last week but from reading here suggests hardtail would be a less effort climbing hills and on roads?
been offered a GT All Terra "Mavik equipped" bike for US$300.. any suggestions about this? I googled and most GT All Terra bikes seemed to be quite old? I don't know how old this one is.
Thanks for any help, I'll try and get some more info on what may be available!
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