theweakerbrother
Grandmaster
I'm fat. It's no surprise and I want to be less fat. I ride my bike a surprising amount for a fat person so I'm okay with spending a few bucks on a bike, but I am so far removed from the culture that I don't know what is considered a good deal.
When I was young, I pretty much only rode single speed BMX type bikes. I went to the Bicycle Garage of Indy South on Southport Rd and tried a few bikes. I'm not crazy about mountain bikes as I don't think I'll be doing any off roading with them. I rode a few single speeds (not fixed gears) and I really liked them... one in specific was a Trek Triton.
I rode it around with the 55CM frame and loved it! I unfortunately didn't look at the tag until after I rode it... 699 bucks. I've spent that much on a bike before when I was much younger and rode BMX bikes on dirt tracks and used it on my paper routes. The single speed had a pretty BMX-ish set up for a road bike and allowed me to look much like a respectful bike rider than a grown up repeat-DUI offender who stole a kid's bike while he had it parked outside of game stop.
It is a bit hard for me to swallow to spend that much on a bike as an adult. I wish I could ride it to work but I have extremely strict dress requirements... tie and suit every day but Saturday's and sometimes on Friday.
Anyway, I'm looking for bikes that have a similar set up as the Trek Triton but preferably much cheaper.
I currently have a really vintage 3 speed Hercules and an El Cheapo Wal-Mart beach cruiser that I plan on selling to help fund some of this but I will need the el cheapo until I replace it with something else because I ride it a lot and use it to get around.
Any recommendations of models and/or stores to go bike shopping?
When I was young, I pretty much only rode single speed BMX type bikes. I went to the Bicycle Garage of Indy South on Southport Rd and tried a few bikes. I'm not crazy about mountain bikes as I don't think I'll be doing any off roading with them. I rode a few single speeds (not fixed gears) and I really liked them... one in specific was a Trek Triton.
I rode it around with the 55CM frame and loved it! I unfortunately didn't look at the tag until after I rode it... 699 bucks. I've spent that much on a bike before when I was much younger and rode BMX bikes on dirt tracks and used it on my paper routes. The single speed had a pretty BMX-ish set up for a road bike and allowed me to look much like a respectful bike rider than a grown up repeat-DUI offender who stole a kid's bike while he had it parked outside of game stop.
It is a bit hard for me to swallow to spend that much on a bike as an adult. I wish I could ride it to work but I have extremely strict dress requirements... tie and suit every day but Saturday's and sometimes on Friday.
Anyway, I'm looking for bikes that have a similar set up as the Trek Triton but preferably much cheaper.
I currently have a really vintage 3 speed Hercules and an El Cheapo Wal-Mart beach cruiser that I plan on selling to help fund some of this but I will need the el cheapo until I replace it with something else because I ride it a lot and use it to get around.
Any recommendations of models and/or stores to go bike shopping?
