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Jimi
Max price at around $600 please. Height 5'11" ish, 170 lbs skinny if those make any significant difference. Thanks :D
Answer
I am not up on free riding, so I may not be right on the mark. I am not to sure based on your question that you would ride on the street more than free riding. Which leads me to Specialized Crosstail consider the comments below on the type of riding, does this match what you are looking for in a bike?
This bike can do it all.
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
âââââ 5.0
PROS
Durable
Multi-purpose
CONS
BEST USES
Off-road
Pavement
"I bought this bike after a trip to my local bike shop. I told them I was looking for something good for all around but nothing race oriented that would be good to get back into biking and get me out for some exercise.
So far this bike has made me want to get out and bike more. I've done anywhere from 5 to 45 miles per outing and have been on pavement, dirt and gravel, cinder paths and all out mud and muck. I'm just starting out but can easily spin the bike 15-18mph up moderate hills and it felt solid on a 38+ mph descent down the back half of a rather steep hill climb.
The last ride that sold me was a 40 mile trip around a lake in the thousand islands that was 30 miles on-road and then 10 miles of absolutely, what was I thinking off-roading. This thing pulled me through some good 8-10" of standing water and was still decent enough at pulling me up over some decent sized rock inclines with wet and muddy tires (semi-slick) tires.
The stock seat was good for me until about 20 miles round trips and then I swapped out for something a bit more comfortable.
As my legs feel stronger and my distances increase I am wondering if I could also use a road bike but I wouldn't get rid of this one either way."
Read more: http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/men-specialized-crosstrail-reviews#ixzz1KVEtfGZP
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I am not up on free riding, so I may not be right on the mark. I am not to sure based on your question that you would ride on the street more than free riding. Which leads me to Specialized Crosstail consider the comments below on the type of riding, does this match what you are looking for in a bike?
This bike can do it all.
[4 of 4 customers found this review helpful]
âââââ 5.0
PROS
Durable
Multi-purpose
CONS
BEST USES
Off-road
Pavement
"I bought this bike after a trip to my local bike shop. I told them I was looking for something good for all around but nothing race oriented that would be good to get back into biking and get me out for some exercise.
So far this bike has made me want to get out and bike more. I've done anywhere from 5 to 45 miles per outing and have been on pavement, dirt and gravel, cinder paths and all out mud and muck. I'm just starting out but can easily spin the bike 15-18mph up moderate hills and it felt solid on a 38+ mph descent down the back half of a rather steep hill climb.
The last ride that sold me was a 40 mile trip around a lake in the thousand islands that was 30 miles on-road and then 10 miles of absolutely, what was I thinking off-roading. This thing pulled me through some good 8-10" of standing water and was still decent enough at pulling me up over some decent sized rock inclines with wet and muddy tires (semi-slick) tires.
The stock seat was good for me until about 20 miles round trips and then I swapped out for something a bit more comfortable.
As my legs feel stronger and my distances increase I am wondering if I could also use a road bike but I wouldn't get rid of this one either way."
Read more: http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/men-specialized-crosstrail-reviews#ixzz1KVEtfGZP
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How big of an effect does wheel diameter have on bicycle performance?
John P
Answer
Surprisingly not as much as a lot of people would have you believe.Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
The big advantages are; A smaller wheel can be made much lighter and therefore will accelerate quicker. A smaller wheel will be much more resilient to sideways forces.
The disadvantages are that they need to be geared much higher and spin faster (higher frictional losses) for any given speed.
There are few really low rolling resistance tyres available for small wheels. The best that I 'm aware of is Greenspeed's Scorcher here is a review
http://www.bentrideronline.com/reviews/scorchers/scorchers.htm
My conclusion is that on a shorter or winding courses the smaller wheels will be much better. As the riding surface becomes rougher, or softer the advantage shifts towards larger wheels. For sustained higher speeds (ie road cycling) the larger wheels win, but not by a huge margin.
Here is an article that covers the subject well. (and a reliable institution.)
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/opinions/wheelsize.html
I'll throw in this review of a small wheeled road bike for good measure
http://www.alexmoulton.co.uk/reviews/cycling_plus_bs.html
Surprisingly not as much as a lot of people would have you believe.Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
The big advantages are; A smaller wheel can be made much lighter and therefore will accelerate quicker. A smaller wheel will be much more resilient to sideways forces.
The disadvantages are that they need to be geared much higher and spin faster (higher frictional losses) for any given speed.
There are few really low rolling resistance tyres available for small wheels. The best that I 'm aware of is Greenspeed's Scorcher here is a review
http://www.bentrideronline.com/reviews/scorchers/scorchers.htm
My conclusion is that on a shorter or winding courses the smaller wheels will be much better. As the riding surface becomes rougher, or softer the advantage shifts towards larger wheels. For sustained higher speeds (ie road cycling) the larger wheels win, but not by a huge margin.
Here is an article that covers the subject well. (and a reliable institution.)
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/opinions/wheelsize.html
I'll throw in this review of a small wheeled road bike for good measure
http://www.alexmoulton.co.uk/reviews/cycling_plus_bs.html
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