Beginner Road Bike Help?

nabiqail

I'm 15 and about 6'1. I'm looking for a good beginner road bike to travel to and from school daily. Just about 4miles total. I don't really know much about cycling but I would like to get into it.

Please give me some suggestions of some good looking and well-riding bicycles. I'm trying to spend $300 or less. I've already looked at bicycles on craigslist.. and they don't have ****.

Please Help, Thanks.

rickeverett

$300 ? - dont know what you could get for hundred and seventy quid.

Have you tried your local bike shop for any second hand bikes etc. ?

JayKosta

You should be able to find a nice 'vintage' steel or aluminum frame 10-speed or 12-speed for under $300.

You'll probably need a 24 inch (59-60 cm) frame.

The 'modern' wheels are called 700c, and use innertubes that have skinny 'presta' valve.
Older wheels are 27 inch, and use innertubes with valves like on a car.
The 700c wheels are more desireable, and you'll find a bigger selection of tires for them.

Look for 'downtube shifters', chainrings that don't have a 'guard ring', a small 'spoke protector' on the rear wheel.

On a steel frame, lugs on the frame tubing is desireable.

Watch for brands such as Lotus, Miyata, Bridgeport, some Schwinn, Fuji, also search the Sheldon Brown website.

Jay Kosta
Endwell NY USA

Mad_Malx

JayKosta wrote:

Look for 'downtube shifters', .... a small 'spoke protector' on the rear wheel.

I don't know why you would want to have these. First is not a problem, but if brifters are available should be ok.
Why would you need a spoke protector?

Not sure OP will recognise what frame lugs are either.

RideOnTime

$300, $300 why, why, why???

nochekmate

RideOnTime wrote:

$300, $300 why, why, why???

Cos he's a young lad??

bobbydezzler

Ebay.

navrig2

nochekmate wrote:

RideOnTime wrote:

$300, $300 why, why, why???

Cos he's a young lad??

and lives in the USA (and doesn't realise that Bike Radar is UK biased)