Is this suitable for occasional cycling?

Rockin

Hey everyone

I've been looking for a suitable bike for getting around campus, there's been a large increase in robberies so I'm trying to find something cheap


What do you pros think of these for my needs ?

http://www.toys.ie/26-Muddyfox-Ruthless-!129877-prd.aspx?qwSessionID=8d67033e-c51d-4ce4-a8bd-45bb7765eb2e

http://www.toys.ie/26in-Xiled-XL-!130914-prd.aspx

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1448537/Trail/searchtext%3EBIKE+MENS.htm

Seaneh

Take your €100ish and go to adverts.ie and get a second hand trek/giant/felt/specialised/other decent brand mountain bike or hybrid instead of buying one of those yokes.

The things in the link are what cyclists call BSO's or Bicycle Shaped Objects.

smacl

+1 on what seaneh said, and for a cheap 2nd hand bike, look for one with no suspension. Something like one of these;

http://www.adverts.ie/hybrid-bikes/specialized-sirrus/5782029
http://www.adverts.ie/hybrid-bikes/specialized-sirrus-medium/5779856
http://www.adverts.ie/hybrid-bikes/carrera-subway/5771029

Rockin

Thank you both - would you recommend anywhere in Cork to look or just keep an eye online ?

smacl

Rockin wrote: »

Thank you both - would you recommend anywhere in Cork to look or just keep an eye online ?

Check your local bike shops to see if they carry 2nd hand bikes. That's where I picked up my first bike since childhood a few years back.

Seaneh

Yeah local bike shop, especially one that does rentals, will be a good place to start.

DirkVoodoo

Bikes are not toys.

Lumen

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Bikes are not toys.

Are you sure about that?

Rockin

Hi guys

Just saw this for just over 300 in the Cork Halfords

Anyone have any opinions ?

http://www.halfords.ie/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-gryphon-hybrid-bike-large-21

Bravobabe

HIjacking

delos

Rockin wrote: »

Hi guys

Just saw this for just over 300 in the Cork Halfords

Anyone have any opinions ?

http://www.halfords.ie/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-gryphon-hybrid-bike-large-21

If it is just for getting around campus / Cork City you really would be better off taking a look at the bike shops in the city for a second hand bike as suggested above .

I know at least two of them do a fair few second hand bikes and at least one of them has a student rental scheme so you could rent one for the term as needs be. There are only a handful of bike shops in Cork so a quick session ringing round to narrow down the number you have to call into will mean that you could make your purchase in about half a day. If they have nothing suitable ask them to keep you in mind when they get "new" secondhand stuff.

diomed

Bikes are toys for fat boys.