looking for bike shop

bikebabe

Hi im new to cycling and living near cork. looking for a good bike shop. looking for a bike have a budget of 1500 but can spend up to 3000. Can i get a good enough bike for that? and what should i look out for when picking it out! i have heard of names like giant and trek are they the only two? have many questions and need alot of help any shop good for that?

thanks in advance for the help

bikebabe

TheJones

Cork is full of high quality clubs and shops that are full of experienced cyclists, although I personally think your budget is far far too high for someone buying their first ride (1500-3000:eek:), you should ask yourself what you need the bike for Mountain, Commuting, Training and Racing etc.

After reading past threads you'll also find alot of very good advice in what to look out for here on boards so why not start with a search of the forum, after that and when you know what you want try some of the very good online stores who deliver in Ireland, i.e. wiggle.co.uk, chainreactioncycles.com and cyclingsuperstore.ie

Remember a more expensive bike doesn't necessarily result in a better rider!

happy_73

Noel Holmes in West End Cycles Ballincollig is good, very easy to talk to and always found him willing to check with reps etc about stock levels. €1500+ will buy you a lotta bike.

Far more than giant & trek around. Don't forget you can buy online too!

S

Lumen

Don't go to a bike shop, let us spend your €3000!

I love those threads...

ednwireland

Lumen wrote: »

Don't go to a bike shop, let us spend your €3000!

I love those threads...

that'd be a cervelo then

lescol

I love to pop into The Edge Sports Shop 79 North Street when in Cork, the bikes are upstairs, Kuota, Scott and Felt, very, very nice. Just around the corner is Kilgrews Cycles for Trek and Giant.

mockler007

ive a kona dawg delux, i love it, they do a nice ladies bike, kona lisa, my gf got one, she loves it, but ladies bikes are few and far between, compaired to the mens market, depending on your height, 5ft7 and your laughen, under that and your limited sadly, if nothing in cork, come to dublin and pop into cycleogical on bachelors walk d1, at the end of the day its what you like and no1 else, dont buy on first look, try all the bike shops, seeing deals etc, gr8 excersise, loose inches of your waiste

blorg

Is €3,000 a hard limit or could you push it a bit higher?

Seriously though, even €1,500 is a lot if it is your first bike.

As others have said you would need to provide more information on what you intend using the bike for.