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Starting to cycle

  • 02-07-2014 12:51pm
    #1
    nedcbr6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭


    Just starting into cycling on the road how much should I spend to get started ???


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  • #2
    quozl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭quozl


    All of it.


  • #3
    quozl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭quozl


    In all seriousness. Nobody can really answer that without you giving a bit more information.

    Can you avail of the bike to work scheme? If you can, depending on your tax situation you can get a 52% discount on up to 1000e of bike and accessories.

    Are you certain that you'll stick with it? If not then maybe you should buy a fairly cheap 2nd hand road bike (maybe 250 to 300e) and make sure that you are in it for the long haul.

    If you're absolutely certain then it depends on how much money you have. A good 600e bike can be a very nice bike. A good 1200e bike is a little nicer but really not much. I'd like a 3 grand bike but that's hard for me to justify. So it depends on how much that extra money matters to you.

    You'll need an additional budget for things like lock, helmet, padded cycling shorts (if the distance increases), mud guards, maybe cycling shoes after a while.


  • #4
    yop
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 16,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭yop


    This is adverts, wrong section!


  • #5
    nedcbr6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭nedcbr6


    quozl wrote: »
    In all seriousness. Nobody can really answer that without you giving a bit more information.

    Can you avail of the bike to work scheme? If you can, depending on your tax situation you can get a 52% discount on up to 1000e of bike and accessories.

    Are you certain that you'll stick with it? If not then maybe you should buy a fairly cheap 2nd hand road bike (maybe 250 to 300e) and make sure that you are in it for the long haul.

    If you're absolutely certain then it depends on how much money you have. A good 600e bike can be a very nice bike. A good 1200e bike is a little nicer but really not much. I'd like a 3 grand bike but that's hard for me to justify. So it depends on how much that extra money matters to you.

    You'll need an additional budget for things like lock, helmet, padded cycling shorts (if the distance increases), mud guards, maybe cycling shoes after a while.

    Cheerz on that few thing to be thinking over Thkz a mill for pointing me in the right direction


  • #6
    nedcbr6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭nedcbr6


    yop wrote: »
    This is adverts, wrong section!

    Sorry abt that what one should I be on the only other one was training logs ??????


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  • #7
    yop
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 16,724 Mod ✭✭✭✭yop


    nedcbr6 wrote: »
    Sorry abt that what one should I be on the only other one was training logs ??????

    You might get more answers in the main Cycling thread as unless lads are buying or selling they aren't in here;

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=410


  • #8
    Darkglasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,526 ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    Moved to cycling main forum, adverts is for buying and selling only :)


  • #9
    nedcbr6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭nedcbr6


    yop wrote: »
    You might get more answers in the main Cycling thread as unless lads are buying or selling they aren't in


    Cheerz for that


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