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Been riding a cheap bike for years, finally had the front tire bend/warp while shitfaced. Looking to get a new bike, just wanted to ask some basic shit since I find Google and Youtube are increasingly useless:
>gears
What are they really for? My now defunct bike had a left toggle going from 1 to 3, while the right side had a toggle from 1 to 7. Fiddling around with either made the pedals easier or harder to use, impacting how much power I put into each rotation and making the ride slower or quicker depending on terrain. Just haven't put it all together.
>bike
Any reccs for a cheap bike that'll do on gravel/dirt as much as the city? I'm not even close to being a "serious" bike guy, just like to do 4-6 mile round trips after work to decompress. Seems like the cheapest stuff at my nearby bike shop is 700, so I'm setting the budget at 800 (optimistically).
>winter tires
I've dreamt of being able to skid through light winter weather on a bike and not having to see a single person on our local trail system. The local bike shop guy tells me this can be done with certain tires, but he hasn't tried them so details were few.
>fitness
Being fat, I'm curious if anyone has a decent routine they'd share for starters. Last summer I felt proud I could roll around in the heat for an 8 mile trip, some elevation changes here and there; currently building up that stamina at a snails pace, but I can do a 4 mile round trip without taking breaks.
>seats
I don't get sore much after a long ride, but my balls/prostate definitely feel uncomfortable/numb at times. Anything to mitigate this?