With the price of gas, I want to start using a bicycle instead of a car for things close to home. However, I don't want to spend a lot of money. After doing some research, I thought some of the following bicycles are in my budget and might be good for doing things within a few miles of home instead of my car:
1)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5585805
2)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4990074
3)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8399249
4)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4231518
5)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3610588
I want a bike for general use around town, but am having trouble deciding between the 5 bikes. Three of them are comfort type bikes and the other two are full-suspension mountain bikes. For just riding around town, which one is probably the best? Are there other bikes I should consider also?
Note: I haven't ridden a bike since I was a teenager, so I'm new to this.
What's so wrong with Walmart bikes?
Why should I have to pay a ton of money on a bike from a bike shop when I can get a similar quality bike from Walmart much cheaper?
What does LBS stand for? I haven't heard that term before.
1)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5585805
2)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4990074
3)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8399249
4)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4231518
5)http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3610588
I want a bike for general use around town, but am having trouble deciding between the 5 bikes. Three of them are comfort type bikes and the other two are full-suspension mountain bikes. For just riding around town, which one is probably the best? Are there other bikes I should consider also?
Note: I haven't ridden a bike since I was a teenager, so I'm new to this.
What's so wrong with Walmart bikes?
Why should I have to pay a ton of money on a bike from a bike shop when I can get a similar quality bike from Walmart much cheaper?
What does LBS stand for? I haven't heard that term before.