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  • 29-04-2010 8:55am
    #1
    engrish?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    I am doing the conemara challenge next week (15k cycle, 10 k run, 1.5k kayak) and I am hoping to do the gael force west at the end of the summer (65k) so I will need a bike (I am told a cross racing bike). Apart from those two (I dont see myself doing many competitions) I will just be using the bike around the city and to get to and from work

    I was just talking to someone in a shop who was recommended to me who said that I would be looking at spending €1,300 with accessories. I am 6'7" and around 16 stone, he said this would have a factor.

    I was hoping to spend around €600 - €700 on a cross racer (I think thats what they are called, mountain bike frame and racing wheels)

    Can anyone advise me on this? I dont really have €1,300 to spend on something at the moment.


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  • #2
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    Can you avail of the bike-to-work scheme?


  • #3
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    engrish? wrote: »
    a cross racer (I think thats what they are called, mountain bike frame and racing wheels)

    Do you mean cyclocross bike? It isn't really much like a mountain bike frame, more like a road racing bike with cantilever or v-brakes and clearance for up to 35mm tyres.


  • #4
    engrish?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭engrish?


    Morgan wrote: »
    Can you avail of the bike-to-work scheme?


    Unfortunately not, I am a sole trader which does not qualify. I can however put it down as a business expense but still, I dont want to throw €1,300 out of my company account.


  • #5
    engrish?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭engrish?


    Lumen wrote: »
    Do you mean cyclocross bike? It isn't really much like a mountain bike frame, more like a road racing bike with cantilever or v-brakes and clearance for up to 35mm tyres.


    I dont know what that means.... :o


  • #6
    spurscormac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭spurscormac


    I'm also doing the connemara adventure challenge, but am doing it on my own MTB with semi-slick tyres.

    Is there any way you could borrow a friends bike for the event, a MTB or hybrid?

    Reason I ask is that apparently the full Gael Force is best on a road-bike. Also, if you haven't done an adventure race, I'd hold off on spending until you're sure you'll be continuing with them.

    I was considering buying a road-bike with the bike to work scheme, with Gael Force in mind, but decided to hold off until after the Connemara Challenge to see if it would be worth the outlay.
    If I like it, I'll sign up for August & splash out on a road bike.


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  • #7
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,220 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    engrish? wrote: »
    I dont know what that means.... :o

    Cyclo-cross bicycle

    I've no opinion on whether that's suitable for your purposes, just trying to establish what you meant in your original post.


  • #8
    anoble66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,096 ✭✭✭anoble66


    would agree with what spurscormac said - if you can try and borrow a MTB for this event, just to see how you get on with it - you could always throw on some narrow tyres on it - its fairly unusual for the adventure races to include both road and off-road cycling - most of them are road cycling. So you might regret a cyclo-cross purchase long term when you could of just bought a road bike.




    spurscormac wrote: »
    I'm also doing the connemara adventure challenge, but am doing it on my own MTB with semi-slick tyres.

    Is there any way you could borrow a friends bike for the event, a MTB or hybrid?

    Reason I ask is that apparently the full Gael Force is best on a road-bike. Also, if you haven't done an adventure race, I'd hold off on spending until you're sure you'll be continuing with them.

    I was considering buying a road-bike with the bike to work scheme, with Gael Force in mind, but decided to hold off until after the Connemara Challenge to see if it would be worth the outlay.
    If I like it, I'll sign up for August & splash out on a road bike.


  • #9
    engrish?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭engrish?


    Hey thanks, yeah I tried finding someone with a lend of a bike but most of my friends dont have a bike and the ones that do are small so the bike wouldnt do.

    I do want a bike anyway for going around the city as my job is mostly on the road and parking/fuel is costing me a fortune.


  • #10
    spurscormac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,523 ✭✭✭spurscormac


    Where are you based ?

    Is there any chance of renting a bike for a weekend for example?
    The following shop in Galway do deals based on you renting for weekend, aimed at those wanting to try out the Derroura Trails outside Oughterrard.
    http://mountaintrailbikeshop.com/Derroura.aspx

    Definitely worth giving them a ring if you haven't organised or bought anything over the weekend.

    Also - I drove down this evening to check out the course, bike only, here's a link to a post about it...
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055815175&page=2

    I would advise mountain bike for sure after today - maybe ask them if they'll put semi-slicks on for you if you rent.


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