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Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:39 am to PenguinNinja
Most of the brands contract the manufacturing of all but their top of the line models to a handful of companies in Taiwan. I think quality-wise you’d be fine going with any top brand.
Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:42 am to PenguinNinja
Any of the major bike brands (Cannondale, Specialized, Trek) make high quality, comparable products, especially in the mid and low end of their lines. You wont be dissapointed in Cannondale products.
Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:44 am to LarryCLE
I've had a Cannondale mountain bike for about 3-4 years now. Great for what you're wanting to use it for. I use it to ride for exercise around my neighborhood, and take my kids to the park nearby to ride with them for fun. I'd have to look up which model mine is, but it is a 24 speed on 26 inch tires. I'm too short for a 29er and I don't take it on trails, so the 26 is perfect. The tires are also not true knobby tires, which will be nice on the road.
Posted on 1/22/18 at 8:52 am to PenguinNinja
You really can't go wrong with any of the big name bike brands like Trek, Specialized, Cannondale, Giant, etc. Very little difference in quality. It all just depends on how much you are willing to spend.
Posted on 1/22/18 at 9:08 am to PenguinNinja
An Urban bike is a bike. Between quality brands you're not really going to find much difference. Cannondale, Specialized, Felt, Marin (which is my "commuter bike"), Giant. Most importantly, spend enough to get disc brakes. When its wet out you'll stop. That's not a guarantee with a standard cantilever brake in wet conditions.
One thing I wanted for my Urban/Commuter bike was a front shock. If you think you'll need to dodge traffic by transitioning between sidewalks and road by getting over curbs, crossing railroad tracks, cutting through the park, etc. You might want a small front shock, like 60MM of travel that will lock out.
This is what I ride to work on occasion. Mostly neighborhood side streets and not much traffic, but I do jump a lot of curbs too. Marin DS4
Now if you ever get a trail bike, that's when we need to talk.
One thing I wanted for my Urban/Commuter bike was a front shock. If you think you'll need to dodge traffic by transitioning between sidewalks and road by getting over curbs, crossing railroad tracks, cutting through the park, etc. You might want a small front shock, like 60MM of travel that will lock out.
This is what I ride to work on occasion. Mostly neighborhood side streets and not much traffic, but I do jump a lot of curbs too. Marin DS4
Now if you ever get a trail bike, that's when we need to talk.
Posted on 1/22/18 at 9:20 am to PCRammer
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Most importantly, spend enough to get disc brakes. When its wet out you'll stop. That's not a guarantee with a standard cantilever brake in wet conditions.
Didn't think about that, but when I bought mine, that was the biggest difference I noticed. I could by flying downhill and slam both brakes and stop very quickly. Caught me off guard the first time I used them like that. Almost stopped too quickly. But now that I'm used to it, it is awesome.
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You might want a small front shock, like 60MM of travel that will lock out.
That as well. Mine has one and most of the time on the roads I have it locked on a certain setting. If I leave it open, it will dip a good bit, which has been nice the couple of times I took it on a trail. But a little bit of travel while just riding around is good.
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