What is a good bike for a daily rider under $500?

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Street Bikes? What is a good model?

What would be a good street bike for an active bike rider to use on weekends to go on paved trails etc. for $500 or under?

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$500 is a awkward price for road bikes. Maybe a schwinn. Most decent new road bikes start around $7...

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For a casual rider, does price matter when buying a new bike? Is a $500 bike half as good as a $1000 one?

There is a wide array of prices at my local bike shop. While I realize that the $80 Walmart bikes are low quality and not worth the cost, I've found decent looking bikes for about $500 at my local shop. Is there a noticeable increase in quality from...

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Bikes improve rapidly for your money at first, ie. $80 doesn't buy much bike $ 500 will buy you a very...

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Should I buy an urban cruiser bike, and is a single-speed version going to make me happy?

About to buy a city bike. Are urban cruisers as good as I've heard? Is a single-speed bike comfortable for commuting? Best brands of same in Canada? Last year I tried to go cheap for a commuter bike and got a spectacular lemon from Canadian Tire. Having...

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You say you've chosen a bike shop, and that's your absolute best first step. Go in and tell them what...

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What are some good summer-long bike rental places in SF/the Bay Area?

I'm interning in SF this summer and will be biking to work. Most of the top results for bike rental (Blazing Saddles, Bike & Roll) look to be focused on daily rentals.     I know Stanford's Bike shop http://campusbikeshop.com/ has pretty reasonable...

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I haven't found anywhere with rates as good as the Stanford Bike Shop. Last summer I got a $2500-$3...

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I am 18, 6' and about 170lbs. I'm wondering if a 600cc bike, cbr or gsx-r, would be a good starting bike

I have no experience at all with motorcycles. I am a beginner in the purest form. I've sat on different bikes to get the feel of them but it's the power that i need to know about. To be clear, i'm not one of those idiots who just wants to go fast. It...

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From your post it seems as though you're thinking and going about this the right way - not taking short...

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Which sport bike should I get? and why?

of the following. gsxr600 cbr600 r6 zxr600 The years would range from about 98-01. I'm wondering because I"m getting one of these bikes within the next 6 months. I already have a license. I'm 6'2'' 180-185. I'm will to spend about 3000, but am hoping...

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What is the best bike to do a road/trail coast to coast, for around £500?

I am doing cycling coast to coast for charity in august, (St. Bee's to Robin Hood's Bay, UK) takes roughly 4 days, so it needs to be light, fast comfortable. I am wondering which bike would be best to do it on, for around £500? Needs to be as good...

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Suggestions? "Touring Road Bike" Yes...they can & will handle light trails quite effectively...

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How can i convince my mom to let me get a street bike?

i was raised by my mom to ride anything and everything. I started out riding a goped at 4 years old then at 6 I was racing my yz80 and traveling around all of california racing by the time i was 13. I am a very good/ safe rider. like i said i was raised...

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It's not you dropping the bike, it's the other POS that may hit you. Your mom; never and that's good...

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What size Ninja for a new rider?

I've been researching, and it seems Ninjas are some of the best values out there...lots of 250Rs in my price range $3,000~...I just know they're not very quick being just 250...I know a lot of people will say to start with that, and I understand the...

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ninjas come in 250 500 600 636 1000 1200 1400 ccs. if youre serious about wanting a 500cc look for a...

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Should I upgrade my bike's wheels?

I am a recreational bike rider and would like advice on whether it would be useful for me to upgrade the wheels on my bike. I ride a Marin Flat Bar Road Bike that I've had for a couple of years now. I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile to upgrade...

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I'm going to go a radically different direction than this, and say that you could get an entirely better...

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