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Bike Recommendation

  • 22-05-2012 7:01pm
    #1
    portcrap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭


    Could I please get some advice? Looking for bike to commute to work and cycle for fun in my spare time. The road is primarily tarmac but there are sections of it that are gravel and have rocks. I am 5ft 10" and have a budget of around €200. I am happy to buy second hand but am looking for the best cycle, value for money.

    If anyone could recommend a bike that would be suitable for me, type and make, I would really appreciate it.

    Thanks
    PC


Comments

  • #2
    portcrap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭portcrap


    Anyone? :)


  • #3
    portcrap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭portcrap


    Anyone? :)


  • #4
    Tonyandthewhale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭Tonyandthewhale


    Google a few sizing calculators and figure out exactly what size you need. Then go to the adverts subforumn on here, adverts.ie, gumtree.ie or donedeal.ie and see if you can find anything in your size or budget that's in decent condition. Stay away from suspension units of any kind if you're planning on using it on road.
    Road bikes are nice, fast and comfy but they tend to be pricier and not all of them are set up for fitting racks and mudguards, which can be a disadvantage when commuting (although not usually an unsurmountable problem).
    Hybrid bikes have the advantage of (usually) being cheaper for a similar level of quality (although this is highly variable in the second hand market). A full rigid mountain bike might also be an option (ie rigid fork and rigid frame) if you fitted it with slick tyres.

    Make sure you google the brand and make of any second hand bike you're thinking of buying and see what the wisedom of the internet has to say and how much it was to buy new. There are an awful lot of chancers out there buying truly wretched cheapo-ebay-special road bikes for 200e or so and trying to sell them second hand for 500e making all sort of outrageous claims about how much they originally paid.

    If you want something new then you'd need to up your budget by several hundred.

    EDIT. You could also consider giving the bumping a rest, it's 1.30am.


  • #5
    mal_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 163 ✭✭mal_1


    Hi

    Don't know if this would be of interest to you, if so you might make an offer. We could maybe meet somewhere in the middle

    http://www.adverts.ie/bikes/giant-fcr-3/1684346


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