If you’ve been living in a car-centric world like most of the US, this picture guide to bikes for car owners can help you understand the different styles. Bikes are just as varied – and maybe more so – than cars. That can make selecting a bike a bit confusing, especially for first time buyers. Most of us have ridden a bike as a kid, but if there has been a gap of a decade or more since you have thrown your leg over a bike, then you are probably in the “first time buyer” camp. When you are a kid you probably just begged your parents for whatever the other kids had. As an adult your decision making process is probably a bit different.
Or maybe not…
At any rate it can be helpful to think of the different bikes in a context of something you already know – different cars. So, here’s your picture guide for bikes. A side-by-side cheat sheet.
Photo Credits
- Bugatti Veyron: By M 93, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18977524
- Pinarello Dogma F8: By Glory Cycles from Greenville, SC , USA – Pinarello Dogma F8 with Shimano Dura Ace Di2 and Enve 6.7 Wheelset, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35770697
- NASCAR: By Brian Neudorff – Flickr: 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20447454
- Specialized Time Trial Bike: By Sander.v.Ginkel – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33669142
- Supercharged AMC Javelin: By CZmarlin – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4734163
- Fixie: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8barbikes/17879972211
- VW Golf GTI By Thomas doerfer – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11485173
- Cannondale CAAD 10: By Tonidigital – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19150934
- 2014 Honda Accord: By EurovisionNim – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46186672
- Urban Commuter Bike: Public Domain. https://pixabay.com/en/bike-city-bicycle-transport-town-755308/
- Mazda MPV: By Mytho88 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3248663
- Xtracycle EdgeRunner: From manufacturer. http://www.xtracycle.com/edgerunner-27d-2016/
- Ford F150: By Bull-Doser – Own work., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41140621
- Bakfiets style cargo bike: CC BY 2.5, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11449277
- Winnebago: By Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia – Minnie Winnie, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25652128
- Fully Loaded Touring Bike: By Keithonearth – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12780229
- Ford Model T: By LibertyGroup25 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31039900
- Pennyfarthing: By Agnieszka Kwiecień (Nova) – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14059
- Grave Digger Monster Truck: CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=142563
- Fat Bike: Ross Del Duca / JustAnotherCyclist.com
- 2005 Jeep: By Tranquilize at English Wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Sreejithk2000 using CommonsHelper., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10471719
- Specialized Epic Mountain Bike: By Cartemere – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10324181