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Good starter bike

  • 18-07-2012 7:50pm
    #1
    JayoMac32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭


    Bikers,

    I am signing up to the cycle to work scheme but i plan on using the bike for leisure more than work purposes. I'm really interested in taking up cycling as a fitness hobby so i look to you for advise. Can anyone suggest a good starter bike that will be comfortable on longer distances. I dont want to break the bank.


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  • #2
    lifehacker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭lifehacker


    halfords are having a sale at the moment... going to get this myself as a starter

    http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_810691_langId_-1_categoryId_212536


  • #3
    Bigus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,953 ✭✭✭Bigus


    Go to a bike shop first and have a chat about what might suit you /sizing and come back herev with a few suggestions and budget.


  • #4
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    If your buying the bike through the BTW scheme then my advice would be to spend the whole €1000 on the bike and buy the gear yourself. I spent €900 on my bike and i'm sorry now that i didnt go the full grand and put another 100 or so with it to get something better spec'd. I didnt think i would get into it as much as i have and even though i've only had the bike less than 3 months i'm already thinking on upgrading although i will probably wait till next year sell my own and coax my wife to sign up to the scheme and get a bike (which she wont want and so i can take instead) :D


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