Buying a bike - question

spaceylou · 15-08-2008 1:35pm #1

Hi, not sure if this is the right place to post this so if not, mods feel free to move.

My bike got stolen recently

:mad::( so I am currently looking for a replacement...nothing fancy, basically a ladies bike that moves (without too much difficulty), not a mountain bike cause I find them to bulky and it will only be for cycling in and out to college and round town (Dublin). My absolute maximum budget is €200 (ideally to include a new lock and lights cause my old ones were on the bike that got stolen

).

So basically my question(s) is this - what kinda price should i expect to pay second hand for this?

If a lot of what I am seeing on gumtree and the like are above the €150 mark anyway should I just buy a fecking new one (which the dude in UCD bike shop said I'd get for 200 when i rang to see if they had any second hand ladies bikes in stock)?

And any idea why the huge difference in prices quoted on gumtree and the like? I mean I really just see my bike as a cheaper and more convenient mode of transport then the bus so I'm not looking for super duper light weight frame made from something nasa have been working on or anything and they all sound the same in the descriptions!!

Thank you in advance for any tips of wisdom

Gavin · 15-08-2008 1:37pm

These look like a very good deal
http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=62484&cpage=4&perpage=15&cat=52#poststart

just what you're after.

(I don't know the person or have any affiliation with them)

spaceylou · 15-08-2008 1:46pm

thanks for that

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 15-08-2008 2:25pm

My mum got an ex-rental tourer from the guys up in UCD, a Trek 7210 I think. Came in at just over €200 I think can't quite remember. Was in more or less perfect condition, although perhaps it'd be a bit heavy for you, but it moves "without too much difficulty".