linucsWhat did you buy that improved your life?
- A new apartment with all new home appliances. Big quality of life change right there.
- New hybrid bike, with proper bottle and lock holders. Takes me to work very quickly.
- A big set of iFixit tools to fix electronics and toys for my family. (The manta kit, and the pro tech kit.)
- Other proper tools for fixing bikes and such smaller adjustment work.
- A proper power drill.
mad_asshatterCan you expound a hybrid bike? Make, model, price point? Wifey and I are very keen, but we’re lost amongst all the options, costs…
I understand it all depends on what “we’re” looking for, but I’m interested in what others do, to see what matches.
Evkob (they/them)If I were you, I’d check around your area for a bike co-op. They often have great deals on used bikes they tuned up, so you’d save money and end up with something as good (or even better!) than entry-level hybrid models. Plus co-ops tend to be staffed by the hugest bike nerds who are sincerely eager to help new cyclists.
If you’d rather buy new, I’d recommend an entry-level (starting at around 600$) hybrid from any of the big bike brands (this advice is a bit location-specific, I’m talking about North America here). I ride a Trek FX1, but all the big bike brands have similarly-featured models.
Whatever you do, please stay away from cheap, big box store bikes. These are usually assembled by people who are not trained bike mechanics and shoddily assembled bikes can easily be dangerous. They also often have non-standard parts, making repairs and maintenance frustrating.
Thank you.
It’s a Nishiki Pro Air from 2015, they are handmade here in Sweden. (Probably in other places as well.)
It cost me around 16,000 SEK at the time, but they seem to be around 13,000 today.
Pro Air
Målet med Pro Air har varit att skapa en Race-hybrid väl lämpad för träning. Den är sportvarianten av vår omtyckta Pro SLD. Med landsvägsutväxling, kolfibergaffel och lätta smala racerdäck är den ett kompetent träningsredskap. Att den har rakt styre och skivbromsar från Shimano gör den dessutom till en fullgod pendlarcykel. Kör runt Vättern ena dagen och till jobbet nästa. Givetvis är både ram och gaffel förberedda för skärmar, pakethållare och stöd. Byggd i Göteborg.
Excellent.
cheers,
My pleasure. I hope you find something that works well for you!