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You could say this for literally anything -- just buy a cheap one and it will be fine. Some people are willing to spend a little more money to get more comfort.

You could say this for literally anything -- just buy a cheap one and it will be fine. Some people are willing to spend a little more money to get more comfort. I have two bikes, one is a silly city bike without gear shift, and with dodgy brakes. I have to go up and down the hill, it's really not possible to use it for that comfortably. The other is an excellent (also second hand) bike with 7 gears, panier rack, disc brakes. I love it. Disc brakes, BTW, are so comfortable on your fingers.

AllegedAlec 5y ago
> You could say this for literally anything -- just buy a cheap one and it will be fine. Some people are willing to spend a little more money to get more comfort. Yeah, you can. And for 95% of cases it'll be fine. The article opens with "For non-expert cyclists". Those don't need to worry about the material of the frame, or the kind of brakes. Give them a 3-speed with hand brakes and it'll be fine. What's way more important and much more likely to cause a huge shift in comfort for starting cyclists that this article doesn't talk about is correct size, saddle adjustment etc etc. > Some people are willing to spend a little more money to get more comfort. Totally. This is coming from someone who used to own 4 bikes (once every-day bike, a mountain bike, a street racing bike and a carrier bike for postal work). But you get those for specific reasons after you've learned what you need. That's when you are already an expert. If you're not a biker, the thing to do is get something cheap so you can get used to it and just do it.