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Retails for $499.99... 50% off sale.... Flash Sale until 10PM(PT)! Online Only!.... You can buy online and then pick up at your local store or have it shipped.
Tackle all rides with the Nishiki® Men's Manitoba Road Bike. Designed with a lightweight aluminum frame, this flat bar road bike gives a smooth and comfortable ride over rough surfaces. The Shimano components make shifting and pedaling more efficient whether you're climbing uphill or gliding down the street.
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If I may judge you a little bit based on your post (the fact that you brought a bike from 2017 and haven't ridden it, and is asking about it here on SD), I would say that it is absolutely not worth the extra money for you to upgrade.
It is so light. I was surprised how light it fell when I took it off their rack. A bike with Shimano EZ fire trigger, Shimano Acera front derailer & rear derailer for under $250? Solid deal. Other big name bike companies with Shimano Acera components cost way more. Felt comfortable on the seat and with the handles. Tires look nice and are going to be much faster than my mountain bike. I also took a look at the Nishiki Anasazi with the shock fork and thicker aggressive tire tread that leans more to trails but I prefer the Manitoba because it felt much lighter and will be faster with the smoother tire.
It has a 4.4 out of 5 star rating (88 reviews) on Dicks Sporting Goods Store website.
*I purchased the grey color and will pick it up later at my local store.
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But if you do end up with a more mountain-style bike, you can put smoother tires on it and that makes a huge difference if you'll be riding on the road. Don't buy a mountain bike and then ride around on pavement with the knobby tires, more effort, more noise. If for whatever reason you love one of the GT bikes on sale but know that you'll be riding roads, just plan on a tire change.
You can make either type of bike work if you're just a casual rider. There are certainly lots of "mountain" bikes being ridden around cities. But if you know for sure that you'll always be riding in certain environments, might as well purchase appropriately. I'm starting to look for another bike to buy now that I do so much pavement riding.
Anyways, these are showing $350 for me now for people who are still debating. Not the $250 that was posted.
edit: I ordered 17", fingers crossed
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It's a city bike/urban bike that will give you a smooth ride due to it's bigger/wider tires at 700-38C vs road bike tires at 23-28C width.
Also check out this one from Bikesdirect.com at $349.99 free shipping/no tax and with better components than the Nishiki: http://www.bikesdirect
This looks to be the same frame as the BD bike (most frames are actually made by Kinesis of Taiwan and badged to mfg name and are excellent quality). This Trek has hydro brakes vs mechanical but no big deal as they will still stop in the same distance (same disc pad size) but the hydro's give better modulation..I can make a case for either. When changing a disc pad, mechanical is easier though. Btw, if you buy online and have the bike shipped to you, the only thing that needs to be done is install the handle bar, seat and seat post, and pedals. If not comfortable doing it yourself, most bike shops will adjust/assemble fo $40. or less..easy peasy. I've yet to ever need the rear or front der's to be adjusted, never had to adjust brakes or shifters out of the box. Get out and ride!
This looks to be the same frame as the BD bike (most frames are actually made by Kinesis of Taiwan and badged to mfg name and are excellent quality). This Trek has hydro brakes vs mechanical but no big deal as they will still stop in the same distance (same disc pad size) but the hydro's give better modulation..I can make a case for either. When changing a disc pad, mechanical is easier though. Btw, if you buy online and have the bike shipped to you, the only thing that needs to be done is install the handle bar, seat and seat post, and pedals. If not comfortable doing it yourself, most bike shops will adjust/assemble fo $40. or less..easy peasy. I've yet to ever need the rear or front der's to be adjusted, never had to adjust brakes or shifters out of the box. Get out and ride!
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