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Cheap Beginners Road Bike

Squidgy Black · 2011-04-13 22:57:12

Hey guys, Decided to ditch my old mtb, it broke once again and I'm sick of paying for repairs. I have a budget of around 200 quid, and I want to pick up a road bike, as it will be for everyday commuting to school and I'm gonna start longer routes etc. Had my eye on this :…

13-04-2011 10:57PM

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Squidgy Black

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Hey guys,

Decided to ditch my old mtb, it broke once again and I'm sick of paying for repairs.

I have a budget of around 200 quid, and I want to pick up a road bike, as it will be for everyday commuting to school and I'm gonna start longer routes etc.

Had my eye on this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vittesse-Sprint-21-speed-Alloy-Racing/dp/B003DZ15CQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301946421&sr=1-1 but I'm not sure if it's any good.

Does anybody know of any other decent road bikes for under 200?

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#2 13-04-2011 11:11PM

Notch000

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I had this same bike delivered from amazon today @ 127GBP, sombody must'ave had a **** attack after seeing a bike being shipped to ireland for free & jacked the price, I just set it up this evening & took for a quick 5k spin, have a little more tunning to do tomorrow, initial impressions are v good. No comparison to a MTB

However the purists on here will tell you its made of cheese & will advise to buy something branded second hand for twice the price

I will review in a few days after i test it out more

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#3 13-04-2011 11:46PM

petethedrummer

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It gets some great reviews on the sainsburys website, amazon and littlewoods.:rolleyes:

Anyways, have a read of this.

The Vitesse would do for knocking in and out of school. But to get into cycling as a sport at the weekends its probably not the right choice. The worry would be that it would end up like your MTB, breaking down alot.

@Notch000 a review of the bike new would be nice. What would be nicer though is a review in 6 months time to see if the cycling forum prejudice is justified.

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