Bike Wanted
strangeotron
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Can anyone recommend a good bike for a low price (£200 at most).
Hybrid/Mountain wanted. I think cycling on britain's roads is suicide, and the cycle paths here are in the country. But not true offroad/dirt track.
Hybrid/Mountain wanted. I think cycling on britain's roads is suicide, and the cycle paths here are in the country. But not true offroad/dirt track.
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Halfords may be best choice, in that range?
Evans Bikes better quality, but ££..breathe in, breathe out- You're alive! Everything else is a bonus, right? RIGHT??0 -
Ask here: http://www.cyclechat.net/forums/what-bike-buying-advice-and-bike-discussions.39/
I'm no expert, but my quick advice would be:
Does your employer to Cycle to Work? If so, explore it!
Do you have lots of Tescos coupons ?(Evans does a £5 gets you £10 gift card on clubcard) - so £200 of Tesco's clubcard points will get you a £400 bike from Evans - and they price match.
A good second hand bike will be better value than a £200 jobbie from Halfords.
Do you have friends or family with more money than sense, who have a new bike in the back of the garage doing nothing (most new bikes in the UK actually do less than 60 miles, sadly)? Will they lend/give or sell it to you?
But loads and loads of much better, better informed advice on Cyclechat - and they're friendly, too.Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!0 -
No to all of those questions.
Thanks for the link.
I've also tried Gumtree, but nothing.0 -
Have a google around for 2nd hand bike workshops too - my best bike buys were reconditioned and came out of a shed on a back street and a market stall respectively.But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,Had the whole of their cash in his care.
Lewis Carroll0 -
I just bought a Sirus specialised second hand from my local bike station it's amazing and cost me £220 they seem to be about £400 new. Do you have anything like that near youThe mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work unless it’s open.:o
A winner listens, a loser just waits until it is their turn to talk:)0 -
I'm afraid not0
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Decathlon might be worth a look?0
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silverwhistle wrote: »Decathlon might be worth a look?0
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mandragora wrote: »Do you have lots of Tescos coupons ?(Evans does a £5 gets you £10 gift card on clubcard) - so £200 of Tesco's clubcard points will get you a £400 bike from Evans - and they price match.
A good second hand bike will be better value than a £200 jobbie from Halfords.
Just to say thanks for this heads up, was looking for a good use for my vouchers and have now doubled up in Evans vouchers for my new ride, replacing my first that I got on ebay!
Look for 'good' bike makes for sale locally, a good eye for a bargain will get you far.0
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