Not suspension exactly, but the way the seat goes in and the way it's constructed the seat is cushioned. I had one for a while. I took my oldest daughter riding in it all the time. When she was really small I just strapped her car seat into it. It has lap and shoulder harnesses like a seat in a car.

 

Well, someone already got the k2 bike.. so I am back to searching. I guess I will go hit up the bike shops today after work if anyone wants to join me.

 

I'll go bike shopping with you if you'll come over and help me paint my house afterwards...

 

damn... what a trade. Trust me you don't want me painting your house.

 

I ended up buying a new bike this morning. Well, used, but new to me. I'll have it in a week or so. Now you gotta go get one yourself...

 

ya got the numbers... Hill is coming over for halo...wanna join ?

 

why not..your work is art!



big ass smiley face with a bullit hole

 

this was a cool topic to read through. i go to vt, and all my friends are lazy as shit so i feel lethargic all the time. i do some hiking around the area every other weekend or so and get canoeing and stuff but biking sounds like it'd be a fun change. haven't done it since middle school lol, but still.

i'm a big guy, 6ft 280, if i was going to spend up to say $400 in a bike what would you recommend cosmos? I'm not interested in building one at all. All i remember from being younger was my dad always swore by shimano shifters, but I had one of those crap out on me so who knows. my dad also had me eyeing trek bikes forever when i couldn't afford them, and from what you've said it doesn't sound like I could afford one still lol. I don't really care a whole lot about brand anyways.

I'm not looking to do anything hardcore... but there are a few biking paths through the national forest here and a few other spots and I see people bike by when I'm camping and it always looks fun.

 

I would recommend going to www.mtbr.com and asking in the Clydesdale section. There are a LOT of very knowledgable people there. The one thing I would warn you about, however, is that most of them on there have large bank accounts, so even when you tell them your budget, you will get a lot of suggestions out of your price range.

You may be best off looking for something used. I just picked up this bike off Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7242413415

That bike sold for over $2000 new. Honestly, I don't know how I got it so cheap. Crossing my fingers that I didn't get screwed...

I'm a bigger guy myself, and if you aren't going to spend a lot of money, I would definitely suggest you get a hardtail bike. Cheap + full suspension usually = crap, unless you get a good deal on something used.

 

Phillip,

If you haven't found anything locally, check out http://ibexbikes.com/Stacks/Series_Alpine.html

I have been reading reviews of them on some of the message boards, and I've heard nothing but good things about them.