Any keen bikers out there? (Cyclists not motorbikers)

aliasojo

Gazing_On_Sunsets wrote: »

You might get a bargain by waiting a little while until next year's bikes come out at the end of this year, and you can snap up the old season's stock.

Unfortunately OH was not blessed with patience. He's chomping at the bit at the moment so will not be persuaded to wait for months.

A few weeks hunting around for something is about as much as he'll wait I suspect.

Will bear in mind your other comments, thanks.

custardy

aliasojo wrote: »

That's not even funny.

See > No sense of humour when it comes to my gardening. Have you any idea how bad it's been this year with the weather? My cucs are only just growing now.

:D


Anyway...back to biking.... OH wont be on the road too much. His work is a 60 mile round trip mainly on dual carriageway and he has a 4am start so commuting by bike is not an option he wants to consider. He also feels he's not really into the idea of having to dodge traffic and thinks road biking would be more stressful than it's worth. He would really only be on local roads to get to the areas where he would bike, or for short trips between neighbouring towns via the 'alternative tourist route' type roads'. (We live in a rural area.)

The type of 'paths' he would mostly be on are forest type trails, uneven ground both earthy and stony if that makes sense.

hybrid for sure IMO
don't discount 2nd hand
tons of bargains on eBay,gumtree etc
plenty of new/near new bikes sold after a loss of interest(or sometimes folks wanting quick cash through selling a bike2work bike)
I run a Boardman hybrid as my main commuter. wouldnt rate Halfords to buy from but the BMs are good bikes.
check eBay for bikes in your local area. often folks won't post out and it keeps the bidders low.
Gumtree can often produce good prices

Lara44

I rode a Decathlon B'Twin entry level bike last week on holiday. It was clunky and heavy - and no fun! There seems to be quite a big quality difference between models. If you go there definitely read lots of reviews first.

The other thing that no-one has mentioned is the need to bring a credit / debit card so that your OH can do test rides. Some bikes just 'fit' better than others.

custardy

Lara44 wrote: »

I rode a Decathlon B'Twin entry level bike last week on holiday. It was clunky and heavy - and no fun! There seems to be quite a big quality difference between models. If you go there definitely read lots of reviews first.

The other thing that no-one has mentioned is the need to bring a credit / debit card so that your OH can do test rides. Some bikes just 'fit' better than others.

guy at work bought a low level decathlon bike(well he seems to have bought most of the shop!)
built to a price for sure