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Hello everyone! I will be attending UC Davis in the fall. It's known as a big biking town where one can generally get from point A to B with a bike (also, the campus is fairly large. Look at that!) so biking is recommended. I know we have a few biking enthusiasts here, so I wanted to know if anyone had any suggestions for good bikes, brands, and what to look for. I used to have a mountain bike of sorts, but it fell apart. Otherwise, I never really put much thought into it- so I don't really know where to start. Thanks!
 
omgomgomgoogmgomgogmomgogmogmgo stable is going to be my neighbor YAYAYAYAYA....... welcome to Davis brother..... but its true what kami said.... bike thieves are everywhere..... its like our biggest crime stat in davis..... most collage students have a beater bike for around town and a nicer one for long rides....

if i had to suggest a bike, id say a beach cruiser.... thats my around town bike..... no gears, no brake cables (push back on pedals for brake), big ass tires to go thru anything..... and relaxed seat positions.....
this is my bike... (approx $200)
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this is my nicer, long distance bike.... (approx $1000)
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Look at something that is well built but not too expensive. Try to find something with a few gears to make it easier to get around campus. I would suggest a mt bike as the fatter tires will survive better in the urban setting as you'll end up with far less flats than a street bike setup. Try to find a bike that has no quick releases for seat and wheels, just makes it easier for thieves to make off with parts of your bike. I also would not get anything too expensive as it will just be a bigger target for being stolen. Good luck in the search and UC Davis is a great school, many in my industry went there for their viticulturist school.
 
v.Kamikaze said:
dont get something too expensive... bike thieves are rampant at universities.
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kk, that sounds like good advice.

DirtyDugger said:
omgomgomgoogmgomgogmomgogmogmgo stable is going to be my neighbor YAYAYAYAYA....... welcome to Davis brother..... but its true what kami said.... bike thieves are everywhere..... its like our biggest crime stat in davis..... most collage students have a beater bike for around town and a nicer one for long rides....

if i had to suggest a bike, id say a beach cruiser.... thats my around town bike..... no gears, no brake cables (push back on pedals for brake), big ass tires to go thru anything..... and relaxed seat positions.....
this is my bike... (approx $200)
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this is my nicer, long distance bike.... (approx $1000)
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ahaha, I didn't even notice you were in Davis. Cool.

After using bikes with cable brakes, I can't take the pedal breaks anymore. But I'm seeing a pattern here in terms of suggestions, lol.

Fasttrak said:
Look at something that is well built but not too expensive. Try to find something with a few gears to make it easier to get around campus. I would suggest a mt bike as the fatter tires will survive better in the urban setting as you'll end up with far less flats than a street bike setup. Try to find a bike that has no quick releases for seat and wheels, just makes it easier for thieves to make off with parts of your bike. I also would not get anything too expensive as it will just be a bigger target for being stolen. Good luck in the search and UC Davis is a great school, many in my industry went there for their viticulturist school.
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Thanks for the advice! My old bike was a decent mountain bike, it is definitely what I am accustomed to.

I'm not going to Davis for anything related to agriculture, even though that's what it's known for (I'm a Chemical Physics major), but it had my exact major. Supposed to be a much better environment than Cal and UCLA (why go the stressful schools for undergrad?). I decided that it would be a good fit for my personality... Boring and low stress. I'll save the nervous breakdowns for grad school.


Any brands in particular I should look at? Thanks for the help!
 
buy a mic instead. :)
or just go to the pawn shop.. usually spend like half the money on a bike thats already broken in and has the serial number scraped
 
lol.... pawn shop... in davis??? the city council would never let that happen...... we do have 2 used bike stores thou...... they sell... only.... used.... bikes...... (yeah, davis is special)

does this mean your gonna hang out and drink with me stable?
 
The one thing I'm not looking forward to the way city governments up there (in certain areas) behave. As someone from SoCal, I have certain stereotypes about the people in and between San Fran and Sacramento, let's hope they are wrong :)

but lol, I'm kind of boring. I think drinking with my school load would be unwise ;)
 
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