Knowing what to look for in your new bicycle is of paramount importance. Even for pro bicyclists, deciding on their next bicycle can be a challenge. Because there are so many choices, it is hard to buy a new bike. Imagine the future: how safe, comfy and stylish do you need the bike to be. How far will you ride and where will you be riding? All the existing options make it hard to make a choice; this choice is made more difficult by all the emerging technologies. Take the easy road, and use the tests we suggest to choose your new ride.
We’d be misleading you if we didn’t admit that fashion does impact your decision. We all like one color or style more than another. When choosing your bike you shouldn't ignore them. Using style and fashion preferences as your main criteria is silly, unless you are only getting a bike to look good. You really need to look at safety and comfort issues before any others. But once you have found the safest and most comfortable bicycles, there is no reason you shouldn’t narrow down your choice further by how the bike appeals to you visually.
Are you going to need to accommodate extra accessories? If you will need to transport things with your bike, you’ll need a basket. Will you ever carry a child on your bike? Needing a child seat attachment will alter which bikes you can choose from. If towing something behind the bike, your need will change again. Your new bike needs to support the weight of the trailer if this is your plan.
The number of gears you’ll use will also affect your choice. Traveling through flat areas requires far less gears than riding in a mountainous area. The number of gears doesn’t make one bike better than another. In actuality, you may never use all the gears. Why spend extra money paying for something that you don’t need? Find out where you’ll ride your bike, especially if this is your main vehicle, and make sure you have enough gears to handle the areas through which you will travel. There are a lot of criteria to use when deciding which cycling bicycle is right for you. Are you going to be using your bike every day or will you only be riding every so often? What height makes you feel the most comfortable? Would you find more rather be able to put your feet flat on the ground or would you rather have that few inches between your feet and the ground when you are sitting down? You will want to answer all of these important questions, as you make your bicycle selection.