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What is the best bike?
Im starting in college in the fall and i just need to have a (unmoterd) bike to ride around on. Plus,I think im going to start riding the katie trail (trail in Missouri).
Thanks for the helpful info. I actually havent gone on the St.Louis trail but it sounds great. if im ever in the area ill cheack it out!
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- RaleighBobLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hello fellow Missourian. Stick with the major brand names & look for a good "fit" - what feels right to you. Bikes with a cassette rear hub are better than those with a freewheel. Bikes with double walled rims are better than single walled rims. Look for both. A good comfort bike would give you the 26" tires, wider than 700C tires & more forgiving on gravel & rock paths. Two links below. The Venture 4.0 has the better hub & rims.
Have you ridden the St. Louis Riverfront Trail?
Source(s): http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/comfort/venture-3/ http://www.raleighusa.com/bikes/comfort/venture-4/ http://www.stlbiking.com/Trail-STLriverFront.htm - Anonymous1 decade ago
I would get a comfort bike, a mountain bike is over kill on bike paths and a pain to ride on the road. I have a Forge Saranac that is perfect for that type of riding. It's called a comfort mountain bike but is just a comfort bike. It's liter then a mountain bike at 26 lbs but it came with comfort tires that handle pavement and gravel trails equally well. It's about the same thing as the Trek Navigator 2.0.
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/bike_path/com...
The Saranac only comes in one size but if you are 5''5" - 5' 8" it's a great bike for the money.
