Valentine's Day Gifting Guide: Types Of Cycles You Can Gift Your Partner

Riding a bike is a wonderful workout that keeps you active and a great way to help shape a healthy lifestyle, both physically and mentally.

If you are a cycling newcomer, buying a cycle would not be as easy as you would think. Below is a quick list of various bicycle types. We are covering them in details below. If you are looking to gift a bicycle, this guide lists best cycles under every category.

Cycle for Beginners

Hercules Roadeo A375:

This is an entry level mountain bike by Hercules. Hercules is known for their MTBs and has a wide range of options in this particular category. Roadeo is very popular cycle and one of the highest selling bikes in India. The bicycle looks are no fuss with black and yellow colour being a winning combination

Technical specifications of the bike:

· This cycle is equipped with 21 gears with comfortable thumb shifters.

· Both front and rear tyres have disc brakes.

· 25-inch tyres

· The frame is made out of aluminium alloy

Hybrid bike

Firefox Road Runner Pro D

The Firefox Road Runner Pro D is an ideal bicycle for adults looking at a hybrid bicycle for city and long-distance rides with an occasional ride on bumpy roads/ mud paths.

Features

· Superior Rage of Hybrid cycle designed for performance

· The 40 mm front suspension made sure the bumps on the road didn’t cause any vibrations

· Cycles frame comes in 4 different sizes and is thoughtfully engineered for superior quality

· Front handle bars come with extra cushioning making the ride joyful

· Fast & Comfortable ride on urban roads makes it an ideal fitness or leisure bike.

Women’s Special

Mach City iBike W

One of the few really good beginner bicycles available in India for Women. The quality of the build is really good. This bicycle is light weight easy to handle. This is a fixie (Non geared) bicycle. One can use this cycle to commute short distances.

Features

· As said above, this cycle does not come with any gears. It is good in a way. This makes the bike a bit lighter

· The frame of the bicycle is made out of lightweight steel

· There are no shock absorbers (Rigid suspension)

· Stand nylon 26-inch tyres

Mountain bike

Btwin RockRider 520 MTB

Mountain bikes are great for exercising in the morning/evening. The ride quality is great. Even if you are cycling after a while, you will find this bicycle easy to use. You can even take it for a quick off-road ride too. Btwin is a brand of bicycle owned by the sports store chain Decathlon. The brand is known for selling high-quality sports equipment at a very reasonable price. The same can be said about its bicycles as well.

Features:

· This MTB uses a specially designed Btwin Evo alloy frame.

· The bicycle comes equipped with a dual Hayes MX5 disk brakes for efficient braking.

· The cycle uses an adjustable Suntour XCT fork. This helps you ride easily over minor potholes or an off-road trail.

· Gears: The cycle comes with SRAM X3 8-speed rear derailleur. Microshift MS22 front derailleur. SRAM X4 shifters with speed indicators.

· The MTB uses a doubled walled rims with Aero Trail Evo wheels mounted with all-terrain tyres by Btwin (27.5′ x 2′)

Performance Bike

Maximus 29 D

Firefox's strength has always been their hardtail MTB range. Known for being performance focused and value for money, the MTBs from Firefox are always considered a great choice for a trail riding. Maximus is a steel MTB that offers the functionality of casual city cycling. With EF500 8 speed

shifters, this is built for next level off-road riding for those who fearless trail riding! Go on an uncaged on your next adventure with Maximus!

Features

· Alloy hardtail MTB frame

· SUNTOUR XCT suspension, Hydraulic lockout 100mm travel

· Shimano ACERA 24 speed shifters

· TEKTRO mechanical disc brakes

· Alloy double wall rims & Kenda tyres.

Electric bikes

HERO LECTRO C6 700C SS

Lectro is a brand under the Hero Cycles banner which specializes in Electric Pedal Assisted Bicycles. The lector C6 can make a good buy if your partner is considering to buying an e-bike.

Features

· The Hero Lectro C6 Electric Bicycle runs on a rear hub BLDC 36V 250W rear hub motor.

· This motor is powered by a 36 Volt, 5.8 AH Lithium-Ion battery.

· The throttle on the right grip is asy to use and adds the fun factor on this E-Bicycle.

· The 3-Level Pedal Assist termed Low, Medium and High gives three different levels of power assist from the battery for each pedal.

· In 1 full charge this battery is capable of giving 30 kms in Pedal Assist mode and 22-25 kms in Throttle mode.