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There are so many different styles of riding, in fact I know some folk who have a dozen or so bikes, one for every occasion as it were.

For me I just have the one Bike, it's kinda like a tourer, but does for every day use as well.

Getting a lighter Bike is great if you are a roadie, but for touring and regular around town bikes there is little point.

Of course you don't want to be riding a Steel Tank, but a decent Chromoly or Aluminium Bike is a good start.

Carbon Fibre Bikes are best left to the Roadies imho.

For me I ride a Titanium Frame Bike, not just because Ti is light, but it gives a similiar ride to Chromoly, but the Frame does not need painting as Ti is none ferrous.

Also gearing is worth looking into, I ditched Derailure gears years ago, they are so last century, I much prefer internal gear hubs, my Son's bike runs a Sram Spectro P7 great little Hub, for my Bike I use a Rohloff Hub 14 gears covering the same range as a 24 gear MTB.

Another interesting Hub is the Nuvinci, a very clever piece of engneering indeed.

Electric bikes are a great idea, and the technology is improving all the time, with better and lighter batteries, the pedal assist system allows you to get exercise when you want.

I am just waiting for when they make a model that has the motor embedded into the frame, instead of the rear or front wheel, although there are some Electric Scooters that feature this.

The Nuvinci iGH is the perfect gearing system for an Electric bike.

He he cycling to lose weight? i just found it made me hungrier!"!!Hence 1985 a six month 6500 mile cycle camping tour from the uk to Turkey i leave weighing 10 stone 7 lbs and return a little short of 14 stone,1988 cross north America 4500 miles in 3 months leave under 11 stone come back over 13 stone,obviously muscle weighs more than fat and the legs were like tree trunks but there was definetely a belly to carry by the end of each tour.Im just about 6 foot.I was always taught cycling was an efficient means of transport,if you wont to lose weight you really have to bend youre back.

Buy the best frame and wheels possible,add ons can be upgraded over time,a frame cannot.Wheels i use to go through a pair of cheap wheels every 6-12 months at college then i bought a pair costing £100 (in 1984) everyone thought me mad.I still ride on them and thats after many tours and many miles.Have fun.

Quote: Originally posted by jeff juke on 14/10/2012

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Just stay on the pavement as you lot are a menace to us drivers, i hate people on bikes period..

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I appreciate your constructive contribution.

BB

A lot of interesting replies & I appreciate them all. I will be sticking with my current bike as I can't see any exercise benefit from completing any of my routes quicker which is what would happen if I bought a new lighter bike. The replies have confirmed this which is what I was hoping for.

My current bike is a Trek Navigator 200, it has 21 gears & 26x1.95 wheels/tyres.  I've had it years but it spent the first few years of its life in the shed & it wasn't until we lost Winston that I dcided to get it out and cycling a whirl. I can see the tyres are causing some resistance & probably narrower ones will make the job bettter. I'll change them soon and see how it goes.

I use the App, mapmyride which is part of mapmyfitness.co.uk & it's superb. It records distance, speed, terrain & calculates calories burnt during a ride.

Thanks again

BB

Quote: Originally posted by MikeJ on 14/10/2012Stick with your current bike unless it is broken or it is uncomfortable (eg:- wrong size)

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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 15/10/2012

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I am just waiting for when they make a model that has the motor embedded into the frame, instead of the rear or front wheel, although there are some Electric Scooters that feature this.

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Your wait is over:

http://www.vivax-assist.com/en/produkte/vivax-assist.html