Another dumb question

[Body2Big]

OK I want to get my wife into MTB. BUT not sure if she'll even ride or how often. So do I just rent a bike from the Local shop for a week and see what she does($70)? Should I buy a cheap MTB bike from A department store for now ($200) or do I buy her a low end Bike store MTB say ($400 -$500). Now my wife is short 5' tall and still trying to get her to go with me to the shop and get sized for a bike. Just she works till 5- 6 pm and gets home pretty tired then kids dinner etc.. So for her it would be just a weekend riding when we can get a sitter for the kids ::) Unfortunatly I would rather spend any amount On my own bike but I'm selfish.

Not sure if any of you have similar problems like work kids etc...
;D
Thanks
Shawn ;) ;) ;)

[gnurider1080]

have her demo a bike. many people can get turned off from mountain biking by riding a crappy bike. visit all of the shops around you and have your wife scope out a bike she likes. then ask about a demo program.

[boingboing]

I had my Girlfriend check out a bunch of bikes in several shops to see what fit best and what she liked. Then got a used one that had most of the features she liked on ebay. I figured if the whole riding thing fell through I could just put it right back on ebay and recover what I spent. It worked out for her she got a 2 year old stump jumper for a couple hundred and she likes the sport.

[Body2Big]

thanks for the replies, we ended up getting a basic TREK4300 for 350 at the LBS. I would have done the ebay part but we wanted a bike for this past Sundays vietnam ride. It worked out pretty good she went down a couple times in Vietnam but she is OK.

Thanks
Shawn

[Quo Fan]

After having a few days to heal, how does she feel about mountain biking? Is she still interested in riding? We should get together and do some easier trails.

[Body2Big]

Yes she still wants to ride just have to get a sitter for the time we ride. Did you get my PM?

Shawn

[Quo Fan]

Yes, I got it. Maybe we can look into riding in Rhode Island this weekend, ending with a meal at the chicken farm.

[Body2Big]

It would have to be Sunday? I work Sat. :'( If we make plans I can work on getting a babysitter for the morning. Arcadia is the only decent place I know of to ride in RI. And I don't know the trails all that well. I do have the GPS though. Arcadia is about 40 min. away from me. Douglas State Forest in MA. is only about 15 miles away from me and I don't know any of it.

Shawn

[Quo Fan]

Myself and Tom both work on Saturdays also, so Sunday is the only day we have to ride. I've never been to Arcadia or Douglas. Either is good.