Buying my first bike in 15+ years. Last one I had was when I was 9. Have zero experience with bikes and need some advice.
A friend is selling his Rockrider pictured below. I’m wondering if it’s a good first bike for me? My typical commute is gonna be on city streets, and I plan to ride around an hour everyday. I’ll be starting out slow but hope to build up enough stamina and pace so that I can switch to commuting on a bike instead of a motorcycle or a car.
I’m wondering if this is a ‘good’ brand of bike? The only brands I was familiar with before this were the likes of Canondale or Giant, but most of those are way out of my budget; hadn’t even heard of Rockrider and can’t find much info on this particular model online.
This is a pre-owned bike but all the new bikes available where I live are either no-name Chinese knock-offs or cost 3x what I make per month. The seller is a trustworthy guy I know and says this bike was ‘Made in Austria’ and is asking around $240 USD for it. For reference, the new bikes available to me cost around $160 USD.
A bit about me: I’m 6ft. (183 cm), 105kg (230 lbs), and looking to get more active/lose weight. Cycling was recommended to me as a more low-impact alternative to running, which because of my bulk triggers a lot of joint pain and makes my plantar fasciitis act up.
All and any advice is much appreciated. Ride safe!
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by wunnein
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Decathlon are cheap bikes, cheap to buy, cheap produced, cheaply put together. They are good if u don’t really care about your bike and just need one occasionally or if you just have a very thight budget.
And why do you want a Mountainbike if, what it seems like, all you want to do is commuting on city roads? I feel like other forms of bike could suit you better