where to get a decent bike in dublin!!

shirtz

hi!

im looking for a single speed to comute to work in dublin. i find that the prices in this city are horrible even compared to london. any bike popping up on gumtree is snapped up in seconds and as soon as a bike pops up with "ss" or "fixie" in the title it costs twice as much. ive looked on ebay, but dont wanna get one of those ****e ones from japan!

any help would be tops!!! cant wait to battle the traffic!

matt

Chips Lovell

Why not order online from the UK then?

the groutch

there's a place called everest cycles in Bray (opposite the Superquinn shopping centre), reasonably priced and open to haggling, especially if you are buying all the extra bits and bobs

shirtz

el tonto wrote: »

Why not order online from the UK then?

any recomendations of online stores? the only thing with this is that id rather buy second hand to save a bit of coin and to HOPEFULLY reduce the risk of it getting stolen. ie a shinny new bike would be more of a tarket that a good working, but dodgy looking one! in theory!

the groutch

maybe check out halfords or eurocycles, you might get an old display model on the cheap if they are getting their christmas displays ready

Raam

What is your budget?

Chips Lovell

shirtz wrote: »

any recomendations of online stores?

Well, blorg got a great deal on a Giant Bowery from Pearson, but they don't seem to be selling them anymore. You'll need to shop around. At entry level you're talking about bikes like the Bowery or Specialized Langster. I'm sure others may be able to suggest other budget fixies. Google around a bit, but in general UK shops will charge less than Irish ones.

shirtz wrote: »

the only thing with this is that id rather buy second hand to save a bit of coin and to HOPEFULLY reduce the risk of it getting stolen. ie a shinny new bike would be more of a tarket that a good working, but dodgy looking one! in theory!

The second hand market isn't that big here, so you might be waiting a while to find something. As you've already noticed, the Pistadex affect means it's hard to find bargains.

shirtz

el tonto wrote: »

Well, blorg got a great deal on a Giant Bowery from Pearson, but they don't seem to be selling them anymore. You'll need to shop around. At entry level you're talking about bikes like the Bowery or Specialized Langster. I'm sure others may be able to suggest other budget fixies. Google around a bit, but in general UK shops will charge less than Irish ones.



The second hand market isn't that big here, so you might be waiting a while to find something. As you've already noticed, the Pistadex affect means it's hard to find bargains.

yeah a bowery would be tops. budget is around 300 max. might just buy something old and ss it myself...then sell it for 500 in a few month

RobFowl

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Summer_Ladies_Eve_2009/5360039237/

Brand new and in your budget !!

flickerx

shirtz wrote: »

might just buy something old and ss it myself...then sell it for 500 in a few month

ha! dream on.
(this is coming from a fixie seller)

shirtz

RobFowl wrote: »

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Summer_Ladies_Eve_2009/5360039237/

Brand new and in your budget !!

id remove the basket for weight reduction!!


flickerx: i knew some guys in london that used to buy old racersput new brakes on and take a few cogs off make make a good profit.

RobFowl

shirtz wrote: »

id remove the basket for weight reduction!!


flickerx: i knew some guys in london that used to buy old racersput new brakes on and take a few cogs off make make a good profit.

Sorry about that , my sense of humour is , well lets say sarcastic to be nice!!! Here all the the single speeds at wiggle. Some very nice ones at the 450 sterling level
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/c/Cycle/7/Single_Speed_Bikes/
Planet X have some nice ones as well
http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/Fixed_Gear_Bikes.html