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Cheap Road bike?

  • Hi, I need a road bike for an 18 mile race two weeks away. Other than that I will use it on a bike path and the road about 2 miles at a time. I really want a cheap bike, no more than $300. But now that I’m researching, the one bike I thought I would get, the GMC Denali Women's Road Bike, people say it’s not a good bike. I cannot spend a lot of money. What will work? I really don’t like that straight bar from the handle to the seat. Can I get away with a more angled bar? As a kid, I remembered borrowing a “boys” bike and finding that bar annoying. Also, this is a triathlon I doing. I will swim ½ mile first. I don’t care about time or winning, as long as I’m within what they allow. I just want to cross the finish line. I noticed that they sell triathlon suits good for all three parts of the race. Do people really leave a wet suit on for biking or do some people change into dry clothes? Is a wet bathing suit really uncomfortable will biking, running? Thank you.

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    The Denali you mentioned is not a very good bike, I've seen them at Wally Mart ... BUT if you will hardly ride it then sure it's fine to get, it will work and for the ocassional 15 minute ride it's more than fine. Really cheap road bikes are very hard to find. Many bikes are sold with a sloping top tubes now. The top tube slopes down towards the seat. That could be an option in many brands of bikes. Isn't there anyway you could borrow a bike for this one time event? 18 miles isn't very long and to buy a bike that you really won't use seems a waste. Some bike shops will rent a bike for the day check it out. It just depends where you live. Same thing for the Tri suit. Buy it for a couple hours use? No way. Use a swim suit and you can throw on shorts over it if your modest for the ride/run. Make sure the shorts are NOT cotton, but made of anything that dries fast. What have you been riding to train for this? You have done a little training??? Maybe? From what you say this is a one time short Tri you want to do . Very cool, but borrow or rent if you can. Don't buy stuff you'll never use just to look cool. Be happy you want to do this and if you make the cut off Congrates to you. Good Luck

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$300? WHEW! EBAY's the BEST though a used bike is within that budget----There are bike shops that accept $300 as DOWNPAYMENT---though you'd better check the specs! A cheap road bike may have real low-end gears ( so going rough will do you serious damage). Go for the $500 price tag---it may have better drivetrain and especially female-specific rigs are quite a catch. ( majority are for dudes)---anyway---sell your parfum to get the extra bucks!

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In regards to the tri suit...I recently used one for my first tri...stayed in the shorts after the swim. Just put another shirt over the top. I honestly don't remember being wet and uncomfortable. I swear the bottoms dried way before I was done the bike. And actually, the padding in the pants made the bike more comfortable.

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