newbie: flat bar vs mountain bike
Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:25 pm
Hi there,
I've just moved to Alice Springs and have quickly realised that biking is really the way to go out here! I would be primarily commuting to work each day (2kms each way) and also around town but my aim is to also get fit and make use of the graded bike track out to simpson's gap which is 17km each way!
My only experience with riding was in high school on a mountain bike which i thought might be a good idea out here given that the track to my work has a few sandy river bed crossings and is a typical bush track but my housemate has a flatbar roadbike (apollo fiamme) which she swears by.
I do of course have a budget and I think i may horrify some of you as it is quite restricted...to about $300 - $350. When i went into one of the bike shops in town and asked to see their 'cheap bikes' they lead me to a $750 bike! I have done a little browsing on the web and so far the apollo activa mountain bike has taken my fancy but I would really appreciate any advice or suggestions!
Cheers,
Pete
I've just moved to Alice Springs and have quickly realised that biking is really the way to go out here! I would be primarily commuting to work each day (2kms each way) and also around town but my aim is to also get fit and make use of the graded bike track out to simpson's gap which is 17km each way!
My only experience with riding was in high school on a mountain bike which i thought might be a good idea out here given that the track to my work has a few sandy river bed crossings and is a typical bush track but my housemate has a flatbar roadbike (apollo fiamme) which she swears by.
I do of course have a budget and I think i may horrify some of you as it is quite restricted...to about $300 - $350. When i went into one of the bike shops in town and asked to see their 'cheap bikes' they lead me to a $750 bike! I have done a little browsing on the web and so far the apollo activa mountain bike has taken my fancy but I would really appreciate any advice or suggestions!
Cheers,
Pete