Buy 1 get 1 FREE Fluid bikes at Anaconda!
This is my first post, so please excuse any mistakes.
Advertisement was seen through the email Anaconda sent me, being apart of their email listing. Second bike must be of equal or lesser value purchased in the same transaction.
Stock may vary depending on your location if you plan to purchase in-store.
Offer excludes bikes that are already on clearance!
Well at least "Fitness Bike" is an accurate description, you'll be getting very fit lugging that boat anchor around!
a lot of steel in those specs. IMO it's probably only worth the $250 each for it
You're right, that seems a bit heavy. I recently bought a bike for me and of all places form Amart Sports, Fuji Absolute 2.3 - 12.3kg $399.
I want to get my two young kids mountain bikes and this is a great deal. Cheers ph03nixh0 +1
That's including the packaging and what not.
Train Heavy race light! 17 Kgs though, not one for the weight weenies. That is literally more than double the weight of an average road bike! I couldnt see too much sprinting happening on a fluid sprint
Some cycle mythery in practice here?
17.2kg might be heavy by today's standards, but really isn't going to make a lot of difference unless you aim to be jumping on and off your bike and carrying it up steps on your journey.
The weight is in the bike so it shouldn't be very noticeable unless you are comparing an ultra-light bike - a typical aluminium bike with this set up at this price point ($500) is likely to weight 12 - 14kg. But as others have said, this isn't really a $500 bike.
The "comfort saddle" probably adds most of the extra weight.
A couple of years ago, I road tested a commuter bike (SS2200, I think) in the sale at Cell bikes (sale price $400) - that had 105 gearing flat bars and weighed under 9kg. I found that too light for an upright position: the handlebars were too lively and quite difficult to control on bumpy roads.
I currently ride a 13kg bike that has additional mudguards, saddle bag, water bottle, lights, rear rack and a child seat - how much would all that weigh?. If the toddler is with me add another 13kg plus a backpack.
The weight doesn't ruin my enjoyment of riding.
There was an article in Howies catalogue a few years ago, about how a staff member had to use a cheap bike for a few weeks while he waited for some replacement parts for his primary ride. He used to record all his times, and was surprised to find that his much heavier, stand-in bike was only a few minutes slower over his hilly 50km commute.
If the OP is considering commuter bikes that work out at $250-$300, I would think he probably isn't likely to make big trips or off-road often, and certainly not sportive events where weight might make a big difference.
I would suggest he goes into the store and tries out whatever bike he's considering though.
When you put it into perspective, for what the bike is you are probably right. I am living on Salad and coffee, contemplating spending $2K on carbon fibre wheels and evaluating whether i need any padding at all in my saddle or whether I could just get away with carbon so that i could shed some Kgs and not be dropped on bunch rides in the hills. looking at anything north of about 7.5 Kgs seems insane but i guess it is meant for a different purpose.
They range from $99.99 for kids bikes, $299 for folding bikes, $399 for regular adult bikes up to $1499 for their most expensive.
If you look at the componentry on the high end Oxide or Rhythm then you realise how good the Gang for Buck is. Full Shimano Deora. I've had the Rhythm for a year and have been very happy with it although I bought mine when it was 50% off which was more practical than the 2 for 1(unless you want 2). A friend of mine builds bikes for competitive downhill racing and was tempted just so he can rip the parts off. Supposedly Shimano got it right with the Deora hydraulic brakes.
shimano deora, huh?
Imagine the mars Cruiser with e-Tap and some Zipps!
This is my first post, so please excuse any mistakes
Writing this was your only mistake. That L plate near your name tells others to look out for mistakes. :-)
Where can we see the offer to take advantage of it? Do we have to sign up with Anaconda and hope we get the offer in an email?
Click on one of the eligible bikes and the new page says something like, "Add to cart for buy one get one free bikes."
17kg? really?