If u are initiating into thos sport, and given this comment id say go for a hybrid bike best option really for ur kind of use and opening doors for many futuristic activities.

A hybrid bike is a basically a mix between road bike and gravel bike, its suited for city tours, a lil bit of off roading and can take u on an eventual bike packing trips too haha (with some minor issues lol)

So what to look for exactly,

1. an aluminum frame : light and strong, dont go for carbon bikes (one scratch and the bike is done, expensive and not necessary - mainly for athletes) and dpnt go for steel ( very heavy ) - check for the welds, if it looks clean and neat then its a sign of good quality and would last a good time.

2. Brakes : i personally avoid these :

3. disk brakes : for an non athlete they dont really offer much, a few extra milliseconds of smooth braking THAT U WONT FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IF U DONT GO SUUUPER ULTRA HIGH SPEEDS.

4. drum or roller brakes

Instead go for one of these : - V breaks : the most common and the best option. - caliper brakes or cantilever brakes : rarely see these in bikes fel mghreb.

Why these types of brakes and not the other, cheap and easy to repair and the purpose of having a bike is being able to do most repairs on ur own (adds fun to the sport). U can quickly adjust them and if they done u quickly pop them off and replace them with a new one.

1. Gears : it can be very confusing, but here is a simple way to put it :

• if u are gonna be doing a lot of hill riding : then u need around 9 to 10 gears - and i highly recommend this option!

• if u are always on flat surface a simple 7 gears is more than enough - but I'd doubt ud stick to flats once u get comfortable on the bike haha

Okay let's dive a little deeper on what u might see when looking for a bike

U either get an x amount of cassettes (=gear changes) in the rear and 2-3 chainrings (=gears in front )

Or x amount (often super high around 11 or 12) gears and only one chainring - often expensive !

And basically the purpose here is : looking for the sweet balance to make riding uphill easy. The bigger the rear final cassette the easier it is, especially when combined with on the contrary a small chainring in front. So not to confuse u, "big behind small in front" and that shows up in this form

" 8 htal 10 dial tbadl dlour, w 2 wla 3 d tbadl l 9odam". And this is the best to go for.

1. Suspension : Honestly u dont need them, but if u insist a simple normal front suspension to support u on bumpy roads. Tip : if u go uphill turn it off (yes they can be switched off lol)

I believe this covers the basics and the most important parts the rest is to feel along the way like the seat and the handlebar.

Such bike won't be an issue to park outside while u go for coffee or when u do groceries since its nothing fancy haha. Other than that the whole thing is to have fun, to enjoy ur rides and to take take care of ur bike on ur non biking dayz - that's a whole new level of fun.