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New Bike Day

New Bike Day

Recently I made the decision to get into biking as it is a low impact sport that may be a better fit for me than running half marathon distances.

I’ve really come to learn that the biking community is similar to running the community and I think that’s awesome.

My initial goal is to train for a Triathlon. I haven’t decided on a length yet but for my first a Sprint or Olympic will probably be where I start.

Not knowing anything about cycling, and wanting to reduce the barrier of entry I started researching YouTube and came across the legendary Ozark G1 explorer!

I couldn’t find any used models on marketplace or Craigslist but thought for $288 if I decide that biking isn’t for me I can still gift it to my son.

Well today is new bike day and God blessed me with a steal. My local Walmart had it on clearance 33%. I think it’s a sign that I needed to pull the trigger and take a swing at doing something different.

I’m waiting on my bike pump to be delivered and I’m going to take it for a spin!

u/General-Ring2780 — 11 days ago
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My upgrades so far on the ozark trail g1 flatbar

Apologies for the sub par photo but it was 9:30pm
Gum vans cult grips
Rock bros metal pedals
Slim railed seat
Shimano hollow tech II bb
Samox 40 tooth 24mm crankset
Wake stem 35mm reach
(Future upgrades 10 speed cassette,rear derailer and shifter and chromoly fork) but right now im very happy with the performance for the price.

u/Fit-Currency7229 — 12 days ago

Goodwill Find - 1990 Diamondback Ascent EX

I was really happy to find this 1990 Diamondback Ascent EX in the red colorway. Removed the spoke protector and put new tires and tubes in and adjusted the brakes.

$20 at my local Goodwill!

u/cdmidi — 10 days ago