I'm looking to buy my first bike soon and am definitely one of those types who will research the crap out something of any significance before diving in. So I feel like a have a pretty good idea via my research but of course experienced opinions are invaluable.
First off, I'm not particularly mechanically-inclined so buying a fixer-upper might not be the best idea, but it would also be the perfect opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of my bike even before I learn to ride it (not to mention picking up some new skills in the process.) It would also be cheaper I imagine, assuming parts would be available (but I'm learning that this isn't always the case!)
So yeah - I know I need to go sit on a bunch of bikes to see how they feel (and first rounds of research have brought me to the Shadow and thus this forum - it's the bike to beat at this point.)
So...thoughts?
First off, I'm not particularly mechanically-inclined so buying a fixer-upper might not be the best idea, but it would also be the perfect opportunity to learn the ins-and-outs of my bike even before I learn to ride it (not to mention picking up some new skills in the process.) It would also be cheaper I imagine, assuming parts would be available (but I'm learning that this isn't always the case!)
So yeah - I know I need to go sit on a bunch of bikes to see how they feel (and first rounds of research have brought me to the Shadow and thus this forum - it's the bike to beat at this point.)
So...thoughts?