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Replacement for stolen Trek

Silverfox · 2009-07-02 13:52:42

So I locked my bike in Dundrum at 7pm yesterday, toddled off for a spot of babysitting and returned at 11 to find no bike. It was Trek hybrid, not even a year old. I'm devastated. I'm also too broke to fund a replacement Trek which is ideally what I would like. So here I am looking for ideas of how I could get a quality…

02-07-2009 1:52pm

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Silverfox

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So I locked my bike in Dundrum at 7pm yesterday, toddled off for a spot of babysitting and returned at 11 to find no bike. It was Trek hybrid, not even a year old. I'm devastated. I'm also too broke to fund a replacement Trek which is ideally what I would like. So here I am looking for ideas of how I could get a quality hybrid or road bike for less, (under €150 if possible), keeping in mind I'm a woman and not exactly tall - my bike had a 17.5 inch frame. The personals have plenty of bikes if you're a tall man!

Any suggestions?

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#2 02-07-2009 2:02pm

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Can't help, but I live around Dundrum so will keep an eye out if you describe it a bit. where'd you lock it? and with what?

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#3 02-07-2009 2:13pm

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It's a matte gunmetal grey womens Trek 7.0, 17.5 inch frame, with panniers and rack fitted. It had a hollingsworth cycles sticker on it. It was locked to one of the bike rails outside the old shopping centre beside the phoneboxes on the main st with a coil lock and a U-lock. Thanks for keeping an eye out, I appreciate it.

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#4 02-07-2009 2:47pm

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Make sure you factor in the price of a good lock or 2. Some suggestions and a nice instrutional video in this thread.

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#5 02-07-2009 3:48pm

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Try the UCD bikeshop as they sell off the bikes they use for their cycling tours. Its normally trek navigators or Giant CRS models that they sell on the cheap.

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#6 02-07-2009 4:17pm

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Thanks, my boyfriend just called them and they're selling off in august or september so if I don't get something by then I'd love one of those!

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#7 02-07-2009 4:38pm

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They're not speed machines, but they do come with full racks and kickstands attached, or well they have in previous years. I think some even came with mudguards................. Just makesure you factor in a good lock. Kryptonite or Abus Granite X Plus.

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#8 03-07-2009 2:27pm

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Incase anyone sees it, this is what my bike looks like...

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