[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Great idea for a thred,ive been intrested in bike rideng for a while but am haveing a prob with part of an injury that effects my tail bone and sciatica and am at lost what to do about it.When I ride i get numbdown the left side of my butt that goes down my left leg the longer I ride so when I get off the bike all I can do is stand for a while till I get the feeling back in my leg,the longer I ride the worst it gets.I had a mountain bike but never could get comfy on it,infact I have had a fue diffrent bikes but with pretty much the same configuration,at the moment im looking for a regular fat tired street bike that has some stretch room for me to be comfy ( chubby body hear) plus with a back injury I find being bent over on a multi speed bike very uncomfy after a while.Then I also have a slight vertago issue that comes and goes,since I started takeing motion sickness pills its a lot better.At the moment $$ is an issue so spending a lot on a bike is a consern,in thinking of checking freecycle to see if I can find a bike or maybe haunt garage sales or pawn shops...any sugestions of what I should/can do.

If a recumbent bike, like Shad suggested, is out of your price range, look into a Schwinn. I used to have one because I hate all the gear work on tenspeeds, competitive, etc bikes. They are old school with the bigger tires and seat and no gears if you wish. I had one while in Daytona. The shop fit the frame to me too and it wasn't too expensive. I don't remember what it cost, exactly, but I was working in a fast food joint, so it couldn't have been THAT bad.

Here are a couple of links for you:


http://milo.com/mens-schwinn-legacy-...bike-blue-26-1

http://www.trails.com/list_36342_bes...ess-bikes.html