Cycling - a chat about all things bike.

[Diavolo]

Originally Posted by Incubus

Have a great day yourself Dapper.

Here's what I mean by a fixie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-gear_bicycle

It was my thought too that for general fitness and tooling around town that gears and proper brakes would be more useful for Medusa.

Yes. A fixie would not be a good place for her to start. Really, whatever makes her happy to get out there is her best choice. While I was playing around with the pink bike, if that bike makes her happy and makes her want to ride, she should get one. I'm pretty sure it has coaster brakes.

I started on a hybrid and moved up to a road bike. I'm still a Clydesdale, just a faster one that I used to be. And stronger. I originally bought my bike to tool down to the gym and back in the morning. I never rode that bike to the gym once. I rode it through the hills on longer rides than most people take hybrids and realized I'd been bitten by the bug. I sold it and got my road bike. Currently I'm riding a Specialized Roubaix Comp that I got on craigslist. Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise I'll get my S-Works Roubaix next year. It's been a goal for two years now. Unrealized, but a goal.


Because this boy loves toys.