An attempt to start cycling

An attempt to start cycling!

After several months of saving I was finally able to go out and get a bike. I read up online about how I should go about choosing a bike and found the following advice was pretty much universal:

• Go to a Local Bike Store (LBS)
• Decide what kind of riding you will be doing
• Get the best bike you can afford

I am quite lucky as I live and work quite close to a number of bike stores. My two favorites

• Incycle - San Dimas, Rancho Cucmonga
• Competitive Egde - Upland, Rancho Cucamonga

There are a few others close by that were also helpful in my bike search.

• Cyclery USA - Rancho Cucamonga
• Jenson USA - Chino Hills
• Coates - Pomona

After visiting a few of the stores and talking with the sales people I gave some thought to what kind of riding I would be doing. I live near some nice areas for riding. Originally I had thought about getting a hybrid bike but the more I spoke to the LBS and looked at my local area I started leaning toward a road bike. I figured I could always buy a mountain bike later one.

I went into Competitve Edge in Rancho Cucamonga and Mark showed me a Giant Rapid 3. It’s an entry level road bike with a flat handle bar. I had compared it with several others and found the components on this bike were a bit better than others in it’s price range. I took it for a spin and found it pretty comfortable and decide to pick it up.