Originally Posted by
newtotheworld
I'm looking at getting one of these two bikes; trek 1500 slr road bike (red) and men's large stats cycle black label fixie road bike. Which one would you guys consider and why. I'm new to long distance riding, mainly road biking. thanks
Where I live, a fixie makes no sense, so I'd go for the geared bike. Today's 46 mile ride, for example, didn't include any big climbs but it was still 2600 feet of climbing. OTOH, my sister lives in Florida and there's not really any reason for her to have more than one gear.