Help with finding a reasonably priced childs bike

sugarnspice_2

I've spent a good couple of hours trawling Amazon in the hope of finding a reasonably priced childs bike but i've had no luck. I'll be using gift vouchers to pay which restrict me to using Amazon.Co.UK (why the restrictions anyway? ) It's such a bummer because on Amazon.com childrens bikes retail for around 50% the UK price.

This Spiderman bike on .com is $53.68 (£29) and this Disney Cars bike is just $59.99 (£32) Yet i'm struggling to find anything cheaper than this one priced at £59.99 on our UK site. These high UK prices aren't just limited to Amazon as Argos and Toys R Us are as bad.

At the risk of sounding like a cheapskate there's no way i'm forking out over £50 on a bike for a 4 year old. Ideally i'd like to be paying no more than £35ish.

Can anyone offer any help?

Harrietxxx

Try your local paper, you often get ones that look like new. Obviously you couldn't use vouchers but should only pay about £20. You could also customise it quite cheaply with themed accessories from Halfords or a bike shop.

HTH

FloFlo

Their are balamory bikes on Amazon.co.uk £39.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_pg_5/026-4393268-6262831?ie=UTF8&sort=price&keywords=bike&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Abike%2Ci%3Atoys%2Cn%3A595314%2Cn%3A1025554&page=5

mattb_3

last time i was at the tip (now called the household recycling centre), there were loads and loads of kids bikes, mostly in perfectly good condition. i'm sure £5 would get you one. people probably find it easier to throw them away than to go to the trouble of trying to sell them.

Lord_Gardener

Worth checking out Sterling house!

http://www.sterlinghouse.co.uk/

Becles

We got a decent bike for my 7 year old in Makro last year. He loves it.

Hizz

mattb wrote:

last time i was at the tip (now called the household recycling centre), there were loads and loads of kids bikes, mostly in perfectly good condition. i'm sure £5 would get you one. people probably find it easier to throw them away than to go to the trouble of trying to sell them.

I've had a few from the tip - near mint condition too, I always asked the people who worked there if I could have them but our local one has clamped down on taking things and remind you that it is classed as stealing.

Just go down with the rubbish now and to get cardboard boxes.

nicolarichard

i'm in the same boat as the op. I also saw a great superman bike on the american walmart for about 60 dollars, can't even get one for £60 here!!! Toysrus have a bike for £39.99 that looks alright - see link and good luck!! I on the otherhand have been told that i have to get a superhero bike - ie superman/power rangers so if anyone can help with that it would be appreciated. http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Product.aspx/TruHome/TruBikesWheeledGoods/TruBikesWheeledGoodsBoysBikes/TruBikesWheeledGoodsBoysBikes16To20InchWheel/726958?ref=Search

mattb_3

"Just go down with the rubbish now and to get cardboard boxes"

This will sound stupid, but what do you actually mean by that? I keep re-reading itt buut can't work it out!