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Originally Posted by lopealle
as far as the bike on bikesdirect.com what bike do you guys recommend? wow and they have free shipping if i read it correct. and i have new budget of $450 ( i found $50 at walmart.) i spoke to a guy at a bike shop yesterday over the phone and he said theat my size is between 52-54. so if we were to go by that what would you guys reccommend?
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BD seems like a good idea until you factor in assembly ($100+) and a year's worth of service ($100+) which should be free when you buy your bike from a shop. Your $500 bike is really a $700 bike and if you spent a little more cash you could have gotten something that actually looks cool (like a CAAD, entry-level Trek, etc.) I'm not trying to get you to spend more money, just realize that you're going to be spending more than what is listed on the webpage.
I still say you're better off trying to find something used off craigslist. If you know what you're looking for, you can get something that's far better quality than a new bike off of BD.