Confused to buy geared or gearless

[maddy parthiban]

Hi Guys,

               I will ride most of the time in the flat road ( inside bangalore city) .

               I'm confused to buy geared or gearless.

              Please tell me the benefits of geared and geraless.

 

             What special in 6-speed bicycles than single speed ?

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Thanks & Regards
MaDDy ParthibaN

[ramakrishna nalam]

My personal opinion is roads in Bangalore are mostly not very flat !
Add to that flyovers and underpasses.

Having used both, I would recommend a geared one for sure, since that helps when there is even a resonable gradient up.
Plus, you can go faster if you can, and slower more easily if you are tired. Gives you options. :)

I would further suggest to go for a cycle which looks simple, easy to maintain, and take care that the gears are fitted well.
Else, they can be a pain. And of course, you have people here who can help you out (BOTS, Wheel Sports etc.. ), so you shouldnt fear going for a geared one.

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biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
 
are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?
Visit www.bangalorebicyclechampionships.com for more details

[Yogesh N. Rao]

In the last 2 years, the number of bicycle varieties in Bangalore has gone up 10 times. The prices also appear to have come down. You can now buy a very nice Firefox Target for Rs.9k at More Megamart at Marathahalli. This used to cost Rs.12k once up on a time. Of course, you also have very nice geared bikes made by TI and Hero.

[SreeHarsha .H .Srinivas]

For city ride, check "Hercules ACT 110 PLus"
Tried it for the first time last weekend as was pretty impressed.

I guess its worth the amount.

-Harsha

[Arun]

+1 to Harsha's suggestion. I in fact rode for 20+KM on Bangalorish
terrain (invisible gradients and flats) and was thoroughly impressed.
For about 11K it's really worth it.

Regards,
Arun

On Jun 1, 11:21 am, "SreeHarsha .H .Srinivas" <sreeharsh...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> For city ride, check "Hercules ACT 110 PLus"
> Tried it for the first time last weekend as was pretty impressed.
> I guess its worth the amount.
>
> -Harsha
>
> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Yogesh N. Rao <yna...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > In the last 2 years, the number of bicycle varieties in Bangalore has gone
> > up 10 times. The prices also appear to have come down. You can now buy a
> > very nice Firefox Target for Rs.9k at More Megamart at Marathahalli. This
> > used to cost Rs.12k once up on a time. Of course, you also have very nice
> > geared bikes made by TI and Hero.
>

> > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 3:59 PM, ramakrishna nalam <nramakris...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> My personal opinion is roads in Bangalore are mostly not very flat !
> >> Add to that flyovers and underpasses.
>
> >> Having used both, I would recommend a geared one for sure, since that
> >> helps when there is even a resonable gradient up.
> >> Plus, you can go faster if you can, and slower more easily if you are
> >> tired. Gives you options. :)
>
> >> I would further suggest to go for a cycle which looks simple, easy to
> >> maintain, and take care that the gears are fitted well.
> >> Else, they can be a pain. And of course, you have people here who can help
> >> you out (BOTS, Wheel Sports etc.. ), so you shouldnt fear going for a geared
> >> one.
>

> >> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 12:27 PM, maddy parthiban <maddyparth...@gmail.com

> >> > wrote:
>
> >>> Hi Guys,
> >>> I will ride most of the time in the flat road ( inside
> >>> bangalore city) .
> >>> I'm confused to buy geared or gearless.
> >>> Please tell me the benefits of geared and geraless.
>
> >>> What special in 6-speed bicycles than single speed ?
>
> >>> --
> >>> Thanks & Regards
> >>> MaDDy ParthibaN
>
> >>> --
> >>> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >>> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> >>> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

>
> >> --
> >> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> >> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> >> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comfor more details

[TOMCAT]

Its always better to go for a geared one. When I bought mine, I
thought "why geared one for the city rides". Now that I started biking
much beyond the city limits I actually regret of not buying a geared
one. So, GO FOR THE GEAR MAN!

BTW - Can anyone help me with this? - Can I change my Hero Hawk to a
geared one without buying a new bike? Or isnt that possible?

> > >>> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comformore details

>
> > >>  --
> > >> biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > >> are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

> > >> Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comformore details

>
> > >  --
> > > biking conversations on the world famous "Bangalore Bikers Club" :)
>
> > > are you a part of the bicycle racing scene?

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[Balu]

Hi TOMCAT,

It is possible to get your Hero Hawk equipped with gears :)

Regards,
Balu

> > > > Visitwww.bangalorebicyclechampionships.comformoredetails- Hide quoted text -
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> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

[TOMCAT]

Awesome I say!

Thanks Balu! I sure will check with RR cycles this weekend.

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[Opendro]

Let me remind you that Bangalore city is not flat at all. I thought
the same before I bought a single gear cycle. Later tried working
around it by adding some cheap gear and then later bought a proper
geared one :)

It is extremely tough to cycle in slopes without gear. My knees almost
got killed once in outer ring road, Mysore Rd - Banashankari -
Kanakapura junction itself.

# Opendro