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Cycling help

  • 19-12-2013 11:19pm
    #1
    paul4green
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭


    So I'm down the best part of four stone from March 2013 and I'm actually becoming quite the fitness fanatic.

    I live in Rathfarnham, study in the CC and would love some tips on the appropriate type of bike to buy for cycling daily.

    I have no clue which type would be best for this journey. I've approx 400-500 to spend on a decent set of wheels.

    Thanks lads


Comments

  • #2
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    Done deal would be ur best bet for something second hand, well done on your fitness success.


  • #3
    spoke2cun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 448 ✭✭spoke2cun


    Very well done. What did you do to lose 4 stone?


  • #4
    paul4green
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭paul4green


    Exercise and Diet.

    Basically 1400 calories a day with at least 40 mins on an exercise bike. Try to minimise carb intake, but don't exclude and aim for 250mins plus exercise in the week!

    Would I be aiming for a Road bike then?


  • #5
    macnab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭macnab


    If I lived and worked in the city I would buy a single speed bike, light and simple. As I live outside the pale and work in the city I ride a road bike, gears come in handy on the hilly sections.
    I tried a hybrid but they are heavy and not as comfortable as a road bike for longer rides (over 20km) maybe OK for City rides though.
    I bought a 2nd hand Carrera TDF for €200 and replaced the wheels with some lighter Shimano ones for €80, which I then furnished with Continental GP4000s tyres.
    I do however have a sub 7kg carbon fibre bike which I ride to work now and then as a little treat.


  • #6
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    paul4green wrote: »
    Exercise and Diet.

    Basically 1400 calories a day with at least 40 mins on an exercise bike. Try to minimise carb intake, but don't exclude and aim for 250mins plus exercise in the week!

    Would I be aiming for a Road bike then?
    If you can, start cycling to work. It is the easiest, cheapest and most time effective way of keeping in good shape. The type of bike would depend where you live and what type of riding you will mainly undertake.


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