Bicycles-recommendations?
Thinking of getting new bicycles. We are older now & certainly don't need a gagillion speeds. Any recommendations would be appreciated. THX
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..While I won't disagree that you'll probably end up with a better bike from a bike shop, I wouldn't discount totally the ones you can get for much less $$ at 'big box' stores.
You can count me as one that has bought all our bikes from Walmart or Target or other 'big box' stores, and never have gone wrong yet. You just gotta do your research, check them out real good, and know what you're getting. Me and DW still have the Schwinn bikes we bought from Walmart over 10 years ago, and they both still ride great. They go with us on every camping trip, always have as long as we've had them.
Have bought numerous bikes for the kids as well this way. With kid's bikes, you absolutely HAVE to get them cheap, 'cause they seem to outgrow and require a new one every few years, haha.
Yes, first thing we had to do was replace the seats on our (adult) bikes for more comfortable seats. That was done for less than $20 each bike, though. Even with that and other various things I've upgraded, fixed over the years on these bikes, we are STILL waaaay ahead $$ wise from what we would have spent for a bike from a bike shop.
You may also find that specialty bike shops are getting harder and harder to find. I've seen several of 'em pop up, and go out of business around here over the years. Its very hard for them to compete long term, with the big box stores and online retailers, I think.
You can count me as one that has bought all our bikes from Walmart or Target or other 'big box' stores, and never have gone wrong yet. You just gotta do your research, check them out real good, and know what you're getting. Me and DW still have the Schwinn bikes we bought from Walmart over 10 years ago, and they both still ride great. They go with us on every camping trip, always have as long as we've had them.
Have bought numerous bikes for the kids as well this way. With kid's bikes, you absolutely HAVE to get them cheap, 'cause they seem to outgrow and require a new one every few years, haha.
Yes, first thing we had to do was replace the seats on our (adult) bikes for more comfortable seats. That was done for less than $20 each bike, though. Even with that and other various things I've upgraded, fixed over the years on these bikes, we are STILL waaaay ahead $$ wise from what we would have spent for a bike from a bike shop.
You may also find that specialty bike shops are getting harder and harder to find. I've seen several of 'em pop up, and go out of business around here over the years. Its very hard for them to compete long term, with the big box stores and online retailers, I think.
