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I bought an entry level Specialized with an aluminum frame in 2013, it hasn't let me down yet.

 

[Vyse1800]

Your wife will be begging for the D every night, and you can probably start banging the hot chick at the office. All the bitches will be wanting the D.

That's money well spent.

 

[Pejo]

What kind of monster uses lbs and centimetres in the same sentence?

 

[008]

3 km? come on dude. If you're going to buy a bike, i'd worry more it wouldn't mess up my clothes

 

[Elektro Demon]

Those small 50cc scooters are perfectly suited for your needs and small trips.
Better then a bicycle, imo. Just get a 4 stroke one, they last forever.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Riding a bike is great excercise. I dont walk to work or need a bike but I do ride often. I ride with my kids a lot.

Plus it has benefits like losing weight. Your wife will be begging for the D every night, and you can probably start banging the hot chick at the office. All the bitches will be wanting the D.

This post has started normal, but escalated pretty quickly.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

3 km is more like a 35 minute walk. A bike would be 10-15 minutes?

Just walk it.

25 years ago, I tried the bike thing to work for a summer job. Just a touch longer than your 3 km distance. Ya, biking is faster but doing it in the morning or coming home from work was tiring, my route had some inclines and in the summer heat was death. I also worked at a plant so end of day I was dirty and tired already. My route was more busy and pain so you don't have that hassle. It was either riding along a busy street or riding on the sidewalk going around people.

Walking is easier.

I was lucky though, sometimes my dad let me use his car.

 

[V4skunk]

Just go to Walmart and pick up anything that doesn't break when you sit on it. It's just 3 KM.

Walmart bikes are the cheapest shit you can get. Plenty of Youtube videos of pro MTB and BMX riders buying their bikes...Lets just say they fall to pieces, snap and bend after 5 minutes.

3 km is more like a 35 minute walk. A bike would be 10-15 minutes?

Just walk it.

25 years ago, I tried the bike thing to work for a summer job. Just a touch longer than your 3 km distance. Ya, biking is faster but doing it in the morning or coming home from work was tiring, my route had some inclines and in the summer heat was death. I also worked at a plant so end of day I was dirty and tired already. My route was more busy and pain so you don't have that hassle. It was either riding along a busy street or riding on the sidewalk going around people.

Walking is easier.

I was lucky though, sometimes my dad let me use his car.

If it takes you 35 minutes to walk 3km......I don't what to say......A normal person can walk that distance in 10 minutes.....


EDIT: At the minimum you want a bike with sealed bearings and a frame that is 6061 Aluminium or 4130 crmo. $500 minimum.

 

[Anki]

I mean you said it yourself that you are overweight so take this as a sign, keep the money and just walk. You will save money and will loose weight so your wife will like even more and give you sexy time.

 

[rofif]

Ok over... I've ordered unibike shadow mtb hardtail bike. It has lockout fork so I can make it stiff if I want (yeah).
I ordered 21" version so hope it's not too big. I am 187cm tall.
I can ride a bike to work and other places if I like it. Walking is still always possible. Maybe it's overkill but hey.

It's that bike. Beware of polish website (it's a polish bike)

Unibike 2024 | Najlepsze rowery | Shadow 29

Producent rowerów oraz hurtownia części rowerowych

www.unibike.pl

 

[xrnzaaas]

Ok over... I've ordered unibike shadow mtb hardtail bike. It has lockout fork so I can make it stiff if I want (yeah).
I ordered 21" version so hope it's not too big. I am 187cm tall.
I can ride a bike to work and other places if I like it. Walking is still always possible. Maybe it's overkill but hey.

It's that bike. Beware of polish website (it's a polish bike)

Unibike 2024 | Najlepsze rowery | Shadow 29

Producent rowerów oraz hurtownia części rowerowych

www.unibike.pl

Cool concept. The bike looks like an MTB, but the tire pattern clearly suggests it's made for asphalt. My two last bikes had a more offroady pattern and it's not a comfortable way to travel at higher speeds.

 

[Mistershine.]

What kind of monster uses lbs and centimetres in the same sentence?

Being British I use CM for small stuff, then Feet, then Meters, then Miles. I'll also use kilos and pounds/stone at the same time.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Walmart bikes are the cheapest shit you can get. Plenty of Youtube videos of pro MTB and BMX riders buying their bikes...Lets just say they fall to pieces, snap and bend after 5 minutes.



If it takes you 35 minutes to walk 3km......I don't what to say......A normal person can walk that distance in 10 minutes.....


EDIT: At the minimum you want a bike with sealed bearings and a frame that is 6061 Aluminium or 4130 crmo. $500 minimum.

A human does not walk 18 km in an hour. That's equivalent to 11 miles.

On average, someone walks 3 miles or 5 km/hr.

walking speed human per hour km - Google Search