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This was the bike I was thinking of getting. It's a little heavier than a roadie. Somewhere between a roadie and an exercise bike. The materials its made of seem similar to more expensive bikes in the series. This is called absolute 2.3, while an absolute 1.3 costs $1000. The only difference is the gears that are used. The trails I'm planning on riding on are all going to be paved. The trail is actually quite interesting. It's a fork with. 2 trails, each 10 miles long. So I'll be riding about 40 miles exploring both trails. There are several other paved trails about 9 miles long one way, though those are shared with pedestrians and I don't know if I can zip past at 30 miles per hour. I've looked at several used bikes, but they are quite old and not much cheaper. I was interested in a French built Peugeot from the mid 1980s for $150, but I'm a little scared of it breaking and it doesn't fit me. But I heard bikes last a long time. A used Giant Eagle also popped up for $300.
Definitely not buying from Walmart and target or Dicks (I also can't believe they sell $300 bikes). But $1000 is quite steep for a bike. I can buy an entire working car for that price. Honestly, my initial budget was around $250 (my last bike was from 15 years ago and a Walmart fake mongoose mountain bike I bought for $80). But I heard bike shops will often fix/repair bikes for free if you buy it there. If I see a deal around my college town for a used roadie, I might try to grab it. Good thing I don't have to worry about the bike being stolen since I don't plan on leaving it out in public (it'll go from apartment to car to trail back to apartment).
Out of curiosity, what bike do you own?
