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Need to get my fat ass moving and have decided to give bike riding a shot.

Dont know shit about bikes though. Looking to stay under $300.

Whats the difference between Mountain,comfort,and speed?

Any ideas would be helpful.
 

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Trek makes a decent bike for the money. Many price points.

Comfort would be big tires and a big ass seat, maybe only 1 gear.

Mountain the most versatile for road and street.

Speed has very thin tires and usually in that uncomfortable position you see in the races. Strictly for the road.
 

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Time,owned a bike store for 20 years. Get a mountain bike but if you are going to ride mostly on streets and not on the dirt, make sure it has smooth ties(street tires). A mountain bike with smooth tires are sometimes called city bikes.
 

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Not sure of the type of person you are, but it seems that most people that swear that they are going to get into shape with a big expenditure dont end up following through with the workout part of it. I needed to change up my cardio and told myself I was gonna swim, so I swam twice, decided I needed googles, bought a sweet pair of $15 ones, and ended up swimming twice more.

I would recommend getting a membership at a gym for a month and see how consistently you ride the workout bikes there. If after a month or two you are still riding the stationary bike 2-3 times per week, go ahead and make the investment in a real one for more money.

Again I dont know your personality but it just seems like everyone that spends a bunch on bikes or workout equipment never uses it, just trying to make sure you dont waste your money.
 

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Get a couple of dumbbells and a doorway chinning bar. Do some crunches while lying on your couch.

An easy 20-minute routine that you can do once or twice a day, every day, is much better than any cardio work that you won't have the courage to do more than once a month.
 
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Time,owned a bike store for 20 years. Get a mountain bike but if you are going to ride mostly on streets and not on the dirt, make sure it has smooth ties(street tires). A mountain bike with smooth tires are sometimes called city bikes.

Perfect advice. A mountain bike with slicks(street tires) is what you're looking for.
 

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