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bbb2011

Looking for a little help.

I hope this is ok to post here, but I was not sure where else to put it. (Edit: Now I feel embarrassed I just found r/whichbike. I will leave this unless mods prefer to delete it)

For the last 10 years I had undiagnosed Addison's Disease Now it is properly diagnosed and treated I have a new found amazing level of energy. I would like to put some of this energy into riding bikes. I had an old 70's road schwin for awhile a few years ago and enjoyed it albeit slowly and not very often.

I went to my local bike store where I checked out the Trek FX line and Scott brand bikes. I would like something mainly for city road with a straight handle bar. My budget is right around $350 Would you have any suggestions or ideas?

TL;DR: Looking for a straight handle bar city road bike ~350.

Posted Jan 16, 2013, 1:22 AM UTC · edited

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sherman024•

surly makes some solid commuters with decent components in that price range. the problem with buying cheap bikes is you could find a decently made frame but the components are always garbage. check out some surlys.

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littlep2000'07 Giant OCR A1, '99 Trek 6000, '87(?) Centurion Ironman•

What city are you in? Best bet is to find the shop in town that does commuters in the form of rebuilds, they won't exist in smaller towns, but if you can find one they usually specialize in taking older, but nice bikes and cleaning them up.

Craigslist is worth a look, though a little daunting without some knowledge. Again, the best case scenario would be coming across someone who works at a shop and is rebuilding as above.

First of all though, I'd suggest at least visiting a bike shop or two to get a feel for sizing, and what you like, then at least if you do buy used or rebuilt you can know some things to look for and features you might be able to do without.

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bbb2011OP•

I am in La Crosse, WI. I did see this bike would it be appropriate for what I am looking for? http://lacrosse.craigslist.org/bik/3543731767.html

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