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Old 08-27-2010, 11:56 PM
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What type of bike to buy is dependent upon what type of riding u r going to do. If one goes off the road biking, then a trail bike is best. If one rides only the roads than a touring bike would fit the bill. If one goes touring then a touring bike is the way to go. The only type of bike I would not recommend is the hybrid bikes. Figure out what u will do with the bike and get the one manufactured for that purpose.

Gud Luk

We went on a bike tour in Italy a couple years ago. In our group of 30 (45 - 65 YO's) there were 28 Hybrids and 2 road bikes.


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