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£100 second hand bicycle in London, where to buy?

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as the title says, anyone know where to buy a second hand bicycle that lasts for £100? I am having some cashflow issues and I am thinking of starting Deliveroo on top of my main job, hence the limited budget

Hope this is the right section to post in

Thank you for your answers

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  • Nasqueron
    Nasqueron Posts: 10,771 Forumite
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    Try a local charity bike shop.

    Make sure you budget in for lights and safety gear (like locks, high viz clothing etc).

    Deliveroo riders are certifiably insane like most London cyclists I see, cycling on roads at night with no lights and dark clothing

    Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness: 

    People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.

  • AndyBSG
    AndyBSG Posts: 987 Forumite
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    http://www.re-cycling.co.uk/

    This place is known the be pretty reliable over in Elephant & Castle.

    I've had a look there myself and although I didn't buy one the guys there really knew their stuff.

    Camden Cycles is another one to look at but I found their range much more limited.

    https://www.camdencycles.co.uk/

    There's also this place over in Walthamstow but i've not used them so can't really comment

    https://www.stationbicycles.co.uk
  • kobracai
    kobracai Posts: 258 Forumite
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    edited 22 March 2017 at 12:33AM
    Thank you everyone for the replies

    yes, ironically the bike would be exactly to work with Deliveroo but I'll use all the safety measures of course
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