New Bike

[dlphnfn]

My back has been bothering me again lately, so I quit running. I've been gaining weight, so I started looking at bikes to workout more... I had a decent bike in college, but got rid of it somewhere along the lines of job, wife, babies, moves, etc...
Here is what I ended up with. Cannondale Quick 5.

I got a decent deal on it too. It lists at 590, and I got it for 520. My wife thought it was a good enough deal, she got one for herself!

What is anyone else riding? It's been a long time since I rode a bike longer than across town.
Erick --

 

[Jo4nny]

That's sharp, I've been meaning to get one for the past year or two but there always seems to be something more urgent draining my spending money.

I used to have a basic mountain bike (Jeep Grand Cherokee from Sears, whatever that meant) but I rode the hell out of that thing. Took me literally everywhere in high school and college and I was in good shape because of it. Afterwards I was storing it on the balcony of an old ••••ty aparment I used to live in. The balcony was above the garbage bins so I never went out there. When I moved I discovered that a family of pigeons had made it their own personal outhouse. Thing was literally coated in bird •••• and I couldn't wait to get out of that apartment building, so I abandoned it.

Was gonna say I'll get one next spring, but I suppose the deals would be hot now that summer's winding down.

 

[RFcsvt]

I like it! I've been interested in road bikes lately but know very little about them. I'm riding a Diamondback Sorrento from 2006, it's a pretty basic mountain bike but it does the job and is still in great shape. I don't really ride anywhere a mountain bike is necessary so the road bikes interest me.

 

[dlphnfn]

Well, I bought this one just a few weeks ago. I've been riding the trails we have here that are mostly black topped old train tracks, so they're super smooth and flat. I kind of wish I would have bought a real road bike with down bars. Oh well, this one rides really well and is great for what I bought it for.... Which is getting off my ass and doing something!

 

[hylix]

Nice Bike! I just recently picked up a Specialized Myka Disc 26" (mountain bike). I got it for similar reasons, I have a mild back injury, and running aggravates it. I really dig my bike! Haven't taken it on any rough trails yet, but I can't wait!