Sup /n/iggas,
I need me a bike.
Getting fat. Want to negate that. Walking sucks. Can't run/jog cause my ankles crap out after 2 weeks. Loved riding bike as a kid(30 now) and a really fat friend(like 300+lbs) lost a shit load of weight by riding a bike. I want a new bike but I have some criteria and I know dick about bikes so here goes...
>I'm 6'2'. Long legs. Need something for my height.
>i want some gears.
>its going to be mostly ridden on the road/sidewalks but I don't want to be able to take it off the beaten path. Not mountain biking or anything like that but I want it to handle riding through a field or going off the road shoulder.
>reasonable price. I don't want to spend a mortgage payment on a bike but I know cost and quality usually go hand-in-hand. I'm think 300-400 is my max range.
>heres the kicker- I'd prefer American made. Or at least not Chinese made.
Help me out peoples
>>1097812
>heres the kicker- I'd prefer American made.
>I'm think 300-400 is my max range
Buy a bus ticket to northern NJ and steal Nikkipoor's used Waterford
>>1097812
Giant is taiwanese but still great quality. However, specialized is an American company.
>>1097812
>Go anywhere commuter
>Gears
>$300-$400
>Murica
That's a tall order and it's likely not going to happen. Your options are winning the Craigslist lottery, dropping one of your requirements, building your own bike starting from a relatively low cost made in America frame, or a 90's rigid mtb.
Many big name American manufacturers, have their frames made in Taiwan anyway.
>>1097818
Specialized is an American company but their frames are made in Taiwan
>>1097820
even the s-works?
>>1097819
Ok. Let's drop the 'murica requirement.
90's MTB with slicks not even memeing.
I got one for about 350 in perfect condition and it's great for commuting. I even brought it on a downhill track was scary as shit but it did the job.
please consider a single speed ful sus downhill bike.
they're simply the fastest and comfies bikes around.
>>1097831
MTB a brand? I search and i seem to mostly get websites using MTB as an abbreviation for general mountain bikes.
>>1097953
MTB = mountain bikes
It's a meme on this board, in some parts of the country they are a good deal but in other parts not so much
Basically the meme is based on the premise that a flat bar multi-speed derailleur-equipped bike made of double butted steel with "brand name" components, no suspension, and semi-obsolete but unfussy technology is the best commuting bike
That isn't always true, but it's often true
The thing is 90s at this point is basically the same as "vintage" and in some markets "vintage" commands a premium
There is a BBG thread and in there it is encouraged you post your size and locale and we try to find you shit on craigslist
Some craigslists are a treasure chest of bargains and others are crappy
>>1097826
You commie sonofabitch
>>1097812
Communism already won. Give it up.
>>1097812
>I'd prefer American made. Or at least not Chinese made.
good luck kek
>>1097812
Advanced sports is based in Philly, they own Fuji
>>1097812
>Getting fat
>I need me a bike.
No, you need to eat less.
>>1098374
Both are valid alone
>>1097812
For $300-400 you would likely have to go used. Look at an older road bike with 27 1/4" wheels that can take wider tires before they started slapping short hood brake calipers on all modern road bikes, or a cyclocross, touring, gravel, etc. bike as they also can take wider tires that would allow you to go on light trails. Also wider, supple tires are simply better from all perspectives: in terms of speed, less rider fatigue, comfort, confidence, the ability to not have to swerve like a retard for every minor crack in the road surface. See these posts for explanations of why wider tires are better:
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>>1097814
The waterford is a road bike, chengdu fag. And isn't it creepy you nerds still remember a bike I posted like 1.5 years ago? I can only imagine what would happen if a real women started "tripping" on this /n/ shithole. Anyway it cannot into offroad and off beaten path well. I have another bike that is more for that niche.