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Advice on buying a road bike needed.

  • 12-07-2010 1:47pm
    #1
    WilcoYHF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm thinking of buying a road bike from Holcross.com. A couple of friends have bought mountain bikes from this site and have recommended it. I have been out cycling on my mountain bike on the wicklow mountains but that bike is old and rubbish.

    I now want to get a road bike for longer journeys but know little about them. What I'm unsure about is the quality of the bikes because I have looked at established bike companies and the prices are in the thousands, the prices of the two bikes im interested in is around £200. These are the bikes:

    http://www.holcros.com/viking-road-fixed-wheel.html
    http://www.holcros.com/viking-sprint-1.html

    Can anyone tell me if these bikes are any good I'm really looking for a starter bike and I'll upgrade if I really get into it. The price is what is really attracting me as I'm currently out of work and on the dole.

    Thanks for all the help.


Comments

  • #2
    pajero12
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭pajero12


    Cant say anything about them particular bikes but the black one is a fixed gear bike i.e only one gear so not that good for long spins!


  • #3
    WilcoYHF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭WilcoYHF


    So it is. I'd probably consider these two aswell:

    http://www.holcros.com/coyote-route-66.html
    http://www.holcros.com/raleigh-pursuit.html


  • #4
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    I would look for something secondhand. You will get better value.


  • #5
    WilcoYHF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭WilcoYHF


    Thanks Blorg, but will I get a good secondhand bike for around £200?


  • #6
    funkyjebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,547 ✭✭✭funkyjebus


    WilcoYHF wrote: »
    Thanks Blorg, but will I get a good secondhand bike for around £200?
    agree with blorg. if you cant get a secondhand one for €200 what do you think the quality of the new for €200 would be like. you might need to go to 250 300, but for 300, you'd get a great starter bike with far better components then the ones your looking at.

    check adverts and dondeal, though i saw a few for that price range today.


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