View Full Version : Should I buy a klondike...?
IDSkot
03-31-2009, 01:44 AM
Lately, money's been tight. My school's 6.86 miles from my house (according to Mapquest.) I figure I could get a bike for like $45 bucks.
The pros would be exercise, no gas money necessary, I don't have to give bitch ass niggas rides.
The cons would be the time it takes to ride. I get out of class at 9:30, so the average speed of someone riding a bicycle is between 15 mph and 20 mph, that'd take between 1/2 an hour and 20 minutes. Which means I'd get home at around 10 PM. Another con would be the fact that I'm sweaty. However, I suppose I could shower at school, which would brings up another con: currently I use my car as a locker. However, I only use one book all day, the rest is just composition note books and the like. If I wanted to shower at school, that'd mean I'd have to add a towel + change of clothes which would take up even more room.
Thoughts?
tapout
03-31-2009, 05:23 AM
Get a job?
Bender
03-31-2009, 06:52 AM
Get a job?
this...i doesnt seem that a bike would work for you
pl8er
03-31-2009, 07:29 AM
Lately, money's been tight. My school's 6.86 miles from my house (according to Mapquest.) I figure I could get a bike for like $45 bucks.
The pros would be exercise, no gas money necessary, I don't have to give bitch ass niggas rides.
The cons would be the time it takes to ride. I get out of class at 9:30, so the average speed of someone riding a bicycle is between 15 mph and 20 mph, that'd take between 1/2 an hour and 20 minutes. Which means I'd get home at around 10 PM. Another con would be the fact that I'm sweaty. However, I suppose I could shower at school, which would brings up another con: currently I use my car as a locker. However, I only use one book all day, the rest is just composition note books and the like. If I wanted to shower at school, that'd mean I'd have to add a towel + change of clothes which would take up even more room.
Thoughts?
I do not think a bike would be the best option. Unless it's all downhill coming home 15-20 is not going to be a standard speed your going to keep for 7 miles on a 45 dollar bike. If you had a higher end bike with better parts and a lower frame rate, possibly.
IDSkot
03-31-2009, 10:00 AM
Get a job?
I've been trying, however it's nearly impossible to get a job in Miami right now. Even people who hate their jobs and are barely getting hours aren't bitching about it.
And Pl8r, Florida is flat. Completely flat. No such thing as up or down hill. And I'm not looking for "the best option." I'm looking for the cheapest way, and the best way for the cheapest way.
Sex Cells
03-31-2009, 10:06 AM
Walking is by far the cheapest option. Hell, i run about 5 miles in a circle every day... dont tell me you cant do that to a destination .
IDSkot
03-31-2009, 10:26 AM
Walking is by far the cheapest option. Hell, i run about 5 miles in a circle every day... dont tell me you cant do that to a destination .
It's possible, but not physically reasonable. Run 6-3/4 miles to school, stay in school for 9 hours, then run 6-3/4 miles back...? Not really reasonable. Not ot mention it'd take a long time
Spider Monkey
03-31-2009, 10:28 AM
They don't make helmets for mohawks.
IDSkot
03-31-2009, 11:05 AM
Hawkmets!
I'll make millions!
evildave101
03-31-2009, 06:06 PM
if you do buy a bike, get the best bike you can afford to buy.
IDSkot
03-31-2009, 09:27 PM
if you do buy a bike, get the best bike you can afford to buy.
... no, I'm gunna get the absolute worst one I can afford... :fp:
Johnny Drama
03-31-2009, 09:43 PM
Hell yes you should. If I worked anywhere near 6miles Id do it for sure. I can ride 20 miles in an hour...so it would be less than a 15 minute trip. (I usually slow after 15 miles.
Pop Da Hatch
03-31-2009, 09:44 PM
Drama rides teh byke.
pl8er
03-31-2009, 09:57 PM
Hell yes you should. If I worked anywhere near 6miles Id do it for sure. I can ride 20 miles in an hour...so it would be less than a 15 minute trip. (I usually slow after 15 miles.
What kind of bike though? He has a budget of 45 dollars.
Johnny Drama
03-31-2009, 10:00 PM
I see decent used mountain bikes on craigslist for $50 all the time.
IDSkot
03-31-2009, 10:02 PM
What kind of bike though? He has a budget of 45 dollars.
I looked on Craigslist and I saw some old-ish Road bikes for $50-60 bucks. Not sure if I should get those vs. a mountain bike.
Any thoughts on this?
Johnny Drama
03-31-2009, 10:03 PM
I looked on Craigslist and I saw some old-ish Road bikes for $50-60 bucks. Not sure if I should get those vs. a mountain bike.
Any thoughts on this?
For a daily commute personally Id get a mountain bike. Never know what you have to ride over and most of them will be ~25 lbs which is decent on weight.
IDSkot
03-31-2009, 10:08 PM
For a daily commute personally Id get a mountain bike. Never know what you have to ride over and most of them will be ~25 lbs which is decent on weight.
Yeah. I just realized that road bikes don't have comfortable seats. Well, the two I've ridden didn't.
Pop Da Hatch
03-31-2009, 10:09 PM
you will be hit by a car, never to post again on this great forum. GO
IDSkot
03-31-2009, 10:15 PM
you will be hit by a car, never to post again on this great forum. GO
My Mohawk will distract the driver long enough for me to react and use my Jew-Jitsu prowess to dodge the car.
evildave101
04-01-2009, 11:31 AM
... no, I'm gunna get the absolute worst one I can afford... :fp:
i guess you didnt understand what i ment. go buy a bike at walmart and end up pushing it more than riding it..
Porch Monkey
04-01-2009, 11:39 AM
I dunno man, she may try to steal your womens!
IDSkot
04-01-2009, 11:40 AM
I dunno man, she may try to steal your womens!
ohgnoz :crap:
wasted ink
04-01-2009, 05:40 PM
It was supposed to say buy a kike :fu:
Spider Monkey
04-01-2009, 05:42 PM
orly?
IDSkot
04-01-2009, 05:55 PM
orly?
Isn't it Klondike?
wasted ink
04-01-2009, 05:55 PM
To lel and back.
Spider Monkey
04-01-2009, 05:58 PM
Isn't it Klondike?
Good call.
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