Newbie to biking, tri's and this forum --- advice
Been reading some, but just wanted to get an opinion from more experienced people than I. I put this in the "what about this bike" sticky, but then I noticed no one has posted there since early 2012, so I thought I'd make a new thread...not meaning to clutter up the board.
I'm not even a beginner triathlete yet. Just branching from strictly running (5ks and such), and am thinking of dipping my feet into a sprint triathlon. I don't want to invest huge (there's probably a very different meaning to that word between me and some of you), but I was thinking about starting with a Hybrid and fitting it with some thinner tires. My thinking is that if I don't stay doing triathlons that I will keep biking and my kids are just getting to the biking age, so it could double as something I could ride over ground with if need be. If I stay with the tri's and go longer or get more serious about it, then I'll sink money, but just not sure yet.
I was looking at a used Fuji Absolute 2.0 2009...what are you guys' opinions on that plan? (keeping in mind, I'm going from "no ride in 25 years" to this...no laughing, please)