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Looking for racing bike advice

  • 12-06-2011 6:38pm
    #1
    1keith1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    Hi i'm looking to buy a racing bike for the first time but don't really know much about this area and what type of bike to buy, i'm 5'7 and have a budget of €500, i know it's not alot but i don't want to splash out too much on my first bike..
    Any advice that i can get will be much appreciated. :)


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  • #2
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    Can you use the biketowork scheme? If yes then you just doubled your budget if you are on the higher scale of tax.


  • #3
    1keith1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭1keith1


    No unfortunately i cannot, I have work at 8am and live 10 miles away and dont plan getting up that early :P


  • #4
    Lemag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,508 ✭✭✭Lemag


    1keith1 wrote: »
    No unfortunately i cannot, I have work at 8am and live 10 miles away and dont plan getting up that early :P
    That sounds perfect. No traffic on the roads. 10 miles on a road bike only takes 20/25 minutes depending on the terrain and the conditions. You can use the bike2work scheme so long as your employer agrees to operate the scheme and so long as you get the bike with the "intention" of using it to cycle to work.


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