Mountain bike, or road bike?

[Golden_Muscle]

Im going to start biking for cardio because it is less boring than staring at a dumb tv in a boring room.

I will be mostly on a smooth road trail, and wont really be off road at all. I dont think speed bikes are very comfortable for your crotch, and I want to be comfortable.

I dont want to race or anything dumb like that, I just want something to bike around with for cardio and be comfortable. At one point, I may choose to go off road. What should I get?

I also want a bike that will work my legs more.

 

[HardBody]

i just bought a bie as well, i love it, works up a nice sweat, but i am not really sure how to go about buying a bike, i just picked a cheap one, u wanna ride together? lol

 

[Golden_Muscle]

Looks like im going to get a mountain bike. I hope im making a good choice. Probably doesnt really matter though.

 

[Tribe6]

mountain bike for sure....you can go on road or off, just matters what kind of mood you're in. Plus you can shift the gears still to make it harder.

 

[syko]

and it gives you more of a variety of locations to go rather than a roadbike whereas ur constricted to only smooth paved paths and all

 

[Golden_Muscle]

I just bought an awsome mountain bike, and damn expensive! LOL! $700 bucks! lol.... thats ok though, its only pretty much one weeks worth of pay...

The thing is, a trainer I know has huge ass legs, and he rides a road speed bike.

Whatever, I like mountain bikes.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

My bike. Probably at least as good as yours (except that the gear shift likes to jump on me occasionally). $69 @ Wal-Mart. That's about 3-4 hours pay when I'm mowing.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...1904&type=5&dept=4171&path=0:4171:61903:61904


BTW, if anybody knows how to fix that gear jumping (i.e. it shifts without warning) I'd be much obliged. Otherwise, I'm probably going to upgrade to a Mongoose bike in a coupla months. (still roughly 1/7 the cost of yours, GM)

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...pt=4171&path=0:4171:61903:61904&xsell=2233451

 

[Golden_Muscle]

My bike. Probably at least as good as yours (except that the gear shift likes to jump on me occasionally). $69 @ Wal-Mart. That's about 3-4 hours pay when I'm mowing.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...1904&type=5&dept=4171&path=0:4171:61903:61904


BTW, if anybody knows how to fix that gear jumping (i.e. it shifts without warning) I'd be much obliged. Otherwise, I'm probably going to upgrade to a Mongoose bike in a coupla months. (still roughly 1/7 the cost of yours, GM)

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...pt=4171&path=0:4171:61903:61904&xsell=2233451

I dont care about the cost. I actually went to wal mart first and didnt like their bikes.

 

[HardBody]

Hey buddy, mine was the same price at wally world too, awesome, 700 bucks no freaking way

 

[Frosty]

Just don't bike too much...that seat is not good for your manhood.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

Just don't bike too much...that seat is not good for your manhood.

Yup. My dad used to ride several miles 5x/week, but quit when the doc told him that's why he had an enlarged prostate. Fatass hasn't exercised at all since.

 

[iamcdn]

1st of all get a mtn bike cause you have more options that way.
2nd spend a couple hundred and get a bike that is worth while, anything less will plague you with troubles, with bikes i find you really do get what you pay for.
3rd the bike i was looking at is prolly around 3900 usd, but that is for very technical rides out here in the west coast mountains.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

1st of all get a mtn bike cause you have more options that way.
2nd spend a couple hundred and get a bike that is worth while, anything less will plague you with troubles, with bikes i find you really do get what you pay for.
3rd the bike i was looking at is prolly around 3900 usd, but that is for very technical rides out here in the west coast mountains.

That's WAY too damn much for a bike, IMO.