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Hey guys,
Me: 30yrs old, 6'2", 250, fairly athletic
I used to ride mountain bikes mainly on trails in the woods close to my house that my friends and I would often make, but that was many many years ago. I'm looking for a kind of do everything bike. It's about 5 miles one way to my local commuter train station, so purpose #1 that I'm looking for would be that 10 mile on-road round-trip. Purpose #2 would be some off road trail riding, nothing too heavy at first, but I think riding on dirt with trees around sounds like a lot of fun. At my weight, I'm definitely not looking to get too far off the ground, but I'm not opposed to occasionally leaving the ground. Purpose #3, which is kind of distant but something I might like to do if possible, would be some recreational charity rides. I have a friend who has done the Pan-Mass challenge for the past couple years and he has mentioned o me on a couple of occasions that I should do it. So, thats in the back of my head. Like I said, I'm a fairly athletic guy. So, I tend to progress at physical activities pretty quickly. I imagine that as with most things in my life, I will be fairly aggressive when it comes to my trail riding for fun, and once I'm comfortable I might start doing some occasional downhill trips.
SO, can all of this fit into 1 bike?
Now for the kicker, I would love to fit all this into a price range of under 300, but with a kid on the way I'm fairly certain the absolute most my wife will let me spend at this point would be in the 500 range. Once, you're done laughing uproariously at my last statements, I would really appreciate your thoughts, tips suggestions etc.
Thanks
Me: 30yrs old, 6'2", 250, fairly athletic
I used to ride mountain bikes mainly on trails in the woods close to my house that my friends and I would often make, but that was many many years ago. I'm looking for a kind of do everything bike. It's about 5 miles one way to my local commuter train station, so purpose #1 that I'm looking for would be that 10 mile on-road round-trip. Purpose #2 would be some off road trail riding, nothing too heavy at first, but I think riding on dirt with trees around sounds like a lot of fun. At my weight, I'm definitely not looking to get too far off the ground, but I'm not opposed to occasionally leaving the ground. Purpose #3, which is kind of distant but something I might like to do if possible, would be some recreational charity rides. I have a friend who has done the Pan-Mass challenge for the past couple years and he has mentioned o me on a couple of occasions that I should do it. So, thats in the back of my head. Like I said, I'm a fairly athletic guy. So, I tend to progress at physical activities pretty quickly. I imagine that as with most things in my life, I will be fairly aggressive when it comes to my trail riding for fun, and once I'm comfortable I might start doing some occasional downhill trips.
SO, can all of this fit into 1 bike?
Now for the kicker, I would love to fit all this into a price range of under 300, but with a kid on the way I'm fairly certain the absolute most my wife will let me spend at this point would be in the 500 range. Once, you're done laughing uproariously at my last statements, I would really appreciate your thoughts, tips suggestions etc.
Thanks