Opinions on this bike

youllneverknow

What do you guys make of this bike. i can get it for 500 but is it worth it

http://www.bikestore.ie/all-road-bikes-1/road-bikes-mens/merida-ride-75-road-racing-bike-2011.html

_Gawd_

You could buy a car for that price.

A fool and their money are easily parted.

youllneverknow

And a car will keep costing money. a bike if looked after will be cheaper in the long run

JT86

A car burns petrol a bike burns fat

C3PO

_Gawd_ wrote: »

You could buy a car for that price.

A fool and their money are easily parted.

Are you lost?

Chips Lovell

Having read Gawd's comment first, I clicked through on the link expecting that someone was buying an €8,000 Italian show pony. Instead, I get a €600 bike with Sun Race shifters. I am disappoint.

Raam

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

I clicked through on the link expecting that someone was buying an €8,000 Italian show money.

Not that there's anything wrong with that either.

youllneverknow

Sorry for this comment i was in a bad mood

petethedrummer

you got one bad comment

C3PO

youllneverknow wrote: »

Sorry i didnt know this was the dickhead forum.
Thanks alot

I don't think anyone was having a go at you at all!

The bike looks like a reasonable entry level road bike!

Indricotherium

youllneverknow wrote: »

Sorry i didnt know this was the dickhead forum.
Thanks alot

Lol

petethedrummer

Merida are grand bikes. The spec is slightly misleading. It has a double up front but says it has 30 gears. That's not possible. At a guess it probably has 18 gears.

The spec on the website has the same inconsistency.
http://www.merida-bikes.com/en_gb/bike/2012/62/Road+/Ride+75

I don't know what the quality of sunrace stuff is like. Might be worth googling some reviews and some opinions.

youllneverknow

maybe my perception is just wrong of the post are wrong but that how i see it

Dinging

You could always but this one for 500!!!

ford2600

Depends what you want out of bike, what will you be using it for and how often?
The quality of components is the bottom end of Shimano, who make the chains, sprockets, etc. Not sure of wheel quality.
You'd buy a lovely second hand bike for that money.
Euro for euro for the casual cyclist, hybrids offer the best value.
Hard to get decent "racer" for under 800-900, some lads might say 2,000 some even higher!
Hope this helps, try donedeal etc for 2nd hand bikes

youllneverknow wrote: »

maybe my perception is just wrong of the post are wrong but that how i see it

fat bloke

http://www.bikestore.ie/all-road-bikes-1/road-bikes-mens/cinelli-saetta-blue-centaur-bike-3.html

Worst bike offer ever? 2% off????!:pac:

youllneverknow

i want to apologise for my early dickhead comment. Was in a bad mood.

il be using the bike every day to cycle fom work and home again and i will also try and do a few long cycles.
im hesitant to buy second had because i have little to no guarantee.

The max missile

Firstly there is nothing wrong with this bike as a starter bike and I hope you come to enjoy cycling as much as I have over the last four years. My only proplem since i started cycling is how some people on expensive bikes look down there noses at people who own cheaper bikes, as we have seen from a previous message (cycling snobs).
Whether a person is on a bike worth 5 grand or 500 euro it does not better as long as they enjoy cycling. All the best with what ever bike you pick.

Raam

The max missile wrote: »

Firstly there is nothing wrong with this bike as a starter bike and I hope you come to enjoy cycling as much as I have over the last four years. My only proplem since i started cycling is how some people on expensive bikes look down there noses at people who own cheaper bikes, as we have seen from a previous message (cycling snobs).
Whether a person is on a bike worth 5 grand or 500 euro it does not better as long as they enjoy cycling. All the best with what ever bike you pick.

I think you are reading something which hasn't been said or insinuated.

petethedrummer

The max missile wrote: »

Firstly there is nothing wrong with this bike as a starter bike and I hope you come to enjoy cycling as much as I have over the last four years. My only proplem since i started cycling is how some people on expensive bikes look down there noses at people who own cheaper bikes,

In the 5 years I've been riding my current run of the mill alu bike I've never once felt looked down upon. I don't know where or when all this snobbery is happening. Imagined I suspect.

Raam

petethedrummer wrote: »

In the 5 years I've been riding my current run of the mill alu bike I've never once felt looked down upon. I don't know where or when all this snobbery is happening. Imagined I suspect.

Pete, I've something to tell you...





...you have an awesome bike and I look up to you for it.

petethedrummer

'preciate it man. She is a beaut.

Raam

Lose the reflectors.