What is the best bike for me to purchase?

Question

I am 5 ft tall. I want a bike so I can work out & go to work.

I work 2.7 miles away and with gas prices so high I want to cut down on gas expenses and ride a bike to work. I can also get a work out if I do this. I have looked everywhere and I am confused on what different bikes are out there. I am pretty short and I have not ridden a bike since elementary school. Any advice on what bike to get? Brand? Where? I live in Huntington Beach California.

Answer 1

http://bikemart.com/itemdetails.cfm?id=4... Or you may have to get a childs bike. Ask the dealer about size. You have to get a size 15 or lower. Test ride a bunch of bikes. I test drove at least 5 before I decided on mine.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I got an almost new Trek mountain bike really cheap off of criagslist.  I've also seen specialized and other brands.  You have to be patient.  I watched craigslist for almost 2 months but it was worth it.  The problem was I was working swing shift when most people were at home and by the time I got there te bikes were gone. If your buying a bike to save money on gas buying economically is important too.  Be aware of how many months of the year you will use it.  BTW you can get studded tires for the winter.  

Answer 4

Depends, you don't want a mountain bike or a downhill or anything like that. You need either an actual road bike or a commuter bike. Road bikes are better for a heavier work out and are much faster then commuter bikes. Commuters are more for just cruising around. So you'd want a Road Bike. Next you have to worry about prices and how serious you are going to be about biking. Good new  road bikes can be anywhere from 400 to 15,000 dollars. The best brands are specialized, cannondale, cervelo and giant. Giant and Cannondale are much cheaper then the other 2 brands but there are many more brands. When your looking at bikes the deraileurs and the weight of the bike are the most important things. The best deraileurs are called LX, XT or XTR.