luckyduckjr

Hi All,

I am very new to the world of road biking, and have been trying to compare specs from all manufacturers. It is overwhelming to say the least. What bike manufacturer, how many gears, which shifters and derailers and tires would you all suggest. I am not looking to spend much (can't really afford it) so please keep that in mind. I'm even looking to buy a used bike. But, is tiagara that important? Thanks for your thoughts.

Jon

tagaproject6

What is available in your area? You can narrow it down by visiting your local bike shop and trolling craiglsist. There's also BikeDirect.

Elduderino2412

What's your budget for bike? What are your riding goals? you will also need money for accessories like bibs, jerseys, pump, etc.....
Also search forums, there are tons of posts like this

+1 on craigslist

SCochiller

Sorry, but have picked the wrong sport.

PedalingFool

Look into the Trek 1.1
Got that for my first road bike a little over a month ago and love it.

danmc

True. It's sort of like "rock soup." You start with an inexpensive, basic bike, but once you've added all of the accessories, especially after reading all of the suggestions on this forum, you find yourself broke, divorced, and huffing spray paint from a dumpster outside of Home Depot. Don't huff spray paint from a dumpster outside of Home Depot.

The_Price_I_Pay

I would also recommend Craigslist and BikesDirect. BikesDirect can get you into a starter bike for very little money (comparatively) but you will be looking at probably a triple chainring 24 gear bike. To get into a 20 speed bike (non triple) you are looking at rough twice the $$$ basically somewhere around $700+. Also as everyone has said you will need the following items at a bare minimum:
pedals
shoes
riding shorts or bibs
helmet (for this you can get a helmet at Walmart for as little as $16 but I recommend getting the best you can afford for obvious reasons)
pump
Water bottles (cheap)

You can shop around and surf the net to find the best deals and hit places like REI and your local bike shop and hit their close out rack.

Items you will want and need but later will be:
extra tube and patch kit
Jersey
gloves
socks
Cycling computer
and I'm sure there are other things but right now I just can't think...

One thing to note is that once you have everything listed this sport becomes very inexpensive, unless you are like me and almost everyone else on here that gets the bug and has to get the newer latest greatest thing...

Hope this helps, Good luck

mystang52

As a starting point, I strongly urge you to check out this link; print it and read it a few times. In addition, this will lead you to a few other links.

https://www.bikeradar.com/gear/articl...er-1000-32772/

After reading a few times, you'll then an idea of what you are looking for. Then you can test-drive a few models to get a real-world idea of which one you'd really like. This approach worked perfectly for me; I opted for the Specialized Allez Elite - your likes/dislikes will determine which one you prefer.

Debusama

I’m not quite sure the urgency of the situation justifies all caps and four exclamation points.

teaboy1748

When you say you don't want to spend much, Do you have a number on how much $$ you plan on spending?? some people will consider $1200 to be not alot and other will consider $2500 to be not spending much.

teaboy1748

When you say you don't want to spend much, Do you have a number on how much $$ you plan on spending?? some people will consider $1200 to be not alot and other will consider $2500 to be not spending much. The only way for us to help you is let us know your budget.

luckyduckjr

Thanks so much for all of the info, very helpful

luckyduckjr

true enough, i was looking spend around $700-$850 for the bike alone, i guess plus reasonable pedals.

luckyduckjr

was this reply really necessary. When you put caps, people take notice. I need help. Simple enough no?

Lazyass

Shut up. Thanks in advance.