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    Recommend me a cheap bike

    Thanks everyone, the Big Bear bike came last night. I got it assembled and did my first mini trip out to the store with it. Still a bit nervous about riding on the roads out here (got to remember to stay on the left side of the road!), but so far it all seems good. Thanks for the help!
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    Recommend me a cheap bike

    I'm sure the whisper bike is great, but the nearest shop to me wants to sell it for 1700, I was willing to stretch the original budget some, but not by a factor of almost 3.
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    Recommend me a cheap bike

    Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I'm feeling pretty confident now about the Big Bear bike. It is a big more than I wanted to spend, but I think it will be a good bike for the price, hopefully I'll fall in love with it the first time I ride it and never worry about the money again (I think...
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    Recommend me a cheap bike

    I'm a little confused the Sirocco 2 is rated for people up to 110 kgs or about 240lbs while the big bear is rated for riders up to 15 stones, or 210lbs. Something seems wrong. The Siroccos seem nice, but I can't really tell what the difference is between the standard model, the big bear, and...
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    Recommend me a cheap bike

    I just moved out to the country side from London and I want to buy a cheap (~600 - 700) bike so I don't have to rely on the buses out here. I've owned an electric bike before, a cheap iZip, which I absolutely loved, but only used it for driving a mile all on paved roads. I've been all over...