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@Jewsef
Ok Folks,
I've been riding bikes for around a year or so. I'm still pretty clueless :(
Two rides are:
Carrea TDF (bought from a mate which may be too small for myself)
Challenge fixie http://argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3323461.htm#pdpFullProductInformation (which I recently purchased better fit, thou 44/16 gearing is a bitch)
Now here in lies the problem :( I am clearly lacking the knowledge on what makes a good bike?
Now my basic understanding of the food chain are:
Frame
Wheels
after this I am somewhat lost.
I realise I am being a nub and annoying :( But alas the world of bikes is rather huge and I've heard that even top price components can even be shit too.
I'm moving to the states in the summer and want to spend around $1k on two bikes. A fixie for fun and getting me around town, when I need to going to the pub, visit my mates, go for a fun ride etc
A geared bike for commuting and long distance riding anything over 15miles.
I really want to get the best bang for my buck and therefore am considering entering the 2nd hand market especially for the geared bike as I know for $1k I would be struggling to get even a decent geared bike new.
I would consider building the fixie from parts and don't mind using the challenge as a Guinea pig to improve my mech (mainly on how to correctly change stems, forks and cranks). How can I be sure not to buy another Challenge, when entering the 2nd hand market.
Cheers