How to Select a Giant Bicycle
As a company that used to merely supply parts to larger retail names such as Schwinn, Giant Bicycles finally decided to put its own name out into the market in 1986. Since then, it's become known for making bikes for everyone from children to Tour de France riders.
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Select the Best Giant Bicycle for You
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Talk to bike-riding friends if you're just coming back to bicycling as an adult. Ask about the names of the categories of bikes so you know what to look for.
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Test-ride your friends' bikes, if possible. Some consumers actually say that buying a bicycle was harder than choosing their cars. With a little research on your part and a good idea of what you want to accomplish with the bike, you'll narrow down your choices significantly.
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Log onto the Giant Bicycles website and browse through their wide selection of bikes.
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Select the category that appeals to you most.
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Browse through the prices online, which Giant helpfully publishes and updates. These are suggested retail prices, but you can expect to pay something close to these at your local bicycle shop.
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Look up your local authorized Giant dealer on their Web site.
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Call ahead to see if this particular dealer carries the model line of Giant bikes you're looking for.
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Select the model that gives you the most comfortable ride at a price that still allows you to budget for a helmet and any other cycling gear you need.
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Tips & Warnings
If you're just getting back on a bike as an adult after many years, it's good to select from a category of bicycle that can work for a variety of situations. Giant Bicycles makes a range of "comfort" bikes, for instance, each of which offers a good smooth ride over streets as well as dirt paths with a comfortable position that's not as "laid back" as that of a beach cruiser.
Giant is one of the few bicycle companies to take a lifespan approach to its customers. They offer "first bikes" designed separately for boys and girls, as well as mountain bike models built for their adolescent years. On the other end of the scale, many of the "lifestyle" series bikes are built with the older adult in mind.
