You want an ebike, trust me. Get the kind that makes you work it will help on those steep hills. you will love it and you will still get a work out
Mountain biking
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I recommend that you rent a few before you make a decision and go ride on terrain that you typically want to ride. Some bike shops will credit you the rental fees you paid to them towards the purchase of a bike. You could rent two different types of bikes for you and your wife to test ride and take turns on them. Repeat as needed with different types of bikes. This essentially makes the renting free while educating yourself about what you like to ride out in the real world.
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Don't buy Walmart bikes or anything like that......nevermind, there is an Ozark Trail bike that is a great staring bike, Just remembered. Seth (berm peak on youtube) has one. He bought the bike, and showed an upgrade path that was very interesting. The other thing you can do is buy 2 GT models at dick's sporting goods and get a reliable bike to start on. I have my wife and son GT's. I am upgrading them with a 1x drivetrain, hydraulic brakes and some lighter parts as time goes on. But the frame will be a great starting point to upgrade as you go.
Here is the Ozark Trail bike.
Ozark Trail 29" Ridge Mountain Bike, Medium Frame, Fits Riders 5'3" - 5'8", Gray, Adult, Unisex - Walmart.com
Not expensive, will get you out there to see if you dig bikes or not. Just be warned, bikes are like any addiction. It can get costly! ha ha.
YT and Canyon are direct to consumer brands that offer high quality bikes and free demo's, and they are in your area:
YT US
us.yt-industries.com
The YT MILL, San Clemente · 211 Calle Pintoresco Suite A, San Clemente, CA 92672
★★★★★ · Bicycle wholesaler
World-Class Road, Gravel, & Mountain Bikes | CANYON US
Shop the full range of carbon and aluminum road bikes, mountain bikes, triathlon bikes, e-bikes & more. Buy manufacturer-direct and have shipped to your home.
www.canyon.com
Canyon Bicycles USA · 5600 Avenida Encinas STE 180, Carlsbad, CA 92008
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If you buy a bike from Walmart or any big box store, take the bike to a bike shop to have it inspected; I've known a few people that got incorrectly assembled bikes that let to part failures that could have been dangerous.
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To heap even more options onto your dilemma see gravel bikes. They are kinda a middle point between mountain and road bikes.
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Yes. 100 percent. I worked at one said big box store in Canada here as a bike technician, the ones who did the job before me did it poorly. I had to fix about 20 to 30 bikes because of incorrectly installed parts. They had a decently equipped pro shop, but the employees were not decently equipped.YT and Canyon are direct to consumer brands that offer high quality bikes and free demo's, and they are in your area:
YT US
The YT MILL, San Clemente · 211 Calle Pintoresco Suite A, San Clemente, CA 92672
★★★★★ · Bicycle wholesalermaps.app.goo.gl
World-Class Road, Gravel, & Mountain Bikes | CANYON US
Shop the full range of carbon and aluminum road bikes, mountain bikes, triathlon bikes, e-bikes & more. Buy manufacturer-direct and have shipped to your home.Canyon Bicycles USA · 5600 Avenida Encinas STE 180, Carlsbad, CA 92008
★★★★★ · Bicycle Shop
If you buy a bike from Walmart or any big box store, take the bike to a bike shop to have it inspected; I've known a few people that got incorrectly assembled bikes that let to part failures that could have been dangerous.
Riding the ancient rice terraced hills in Guangxi Province, PRC
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It's a Taiwanese brand...Kinesis. Purchased the frame and built it up from there...some secondhand stuff but groupset and wheels new.
