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M.C wrote: | Same size/leg measurement as myself. You'll want a 49cm frame. Avoid the cheap bikes from Halfords etc., they're appalling. Picture the rear wheel collapsing when you go down curb.
Second-hand's the way to go if you want anything decent. I got my last bike (a Barracuda) new for a little over £100 (RRP was £180) as it had a scratch on the frame. It's been alright, but anything for ~£100 will be awful. |
You do know Barracuda and Apollo bikes are pretty much the same thing, made in the same factories by the same people, right?
I disagree with S/H being a better bet at this price point. If you have a buggered rear wheel bearing, it'll cost you £25 to replace it. Add a new chain, set of cables, bottom bracket and you're paying well over the retail price of a new bike shaped object. Granted, if you do buy second hand, you'll have a better bike at the end of it, as it'll have many new parts, which will be upgraded over the cheap guff they sling on in India or Malaysia where they're 'put together'.
But you'd also miss out on the 'sport': Making a spotty saturday oik very uncomfortable when you take the bike back to the shop with the front wheel pointing the wrong direction and the pedals on the wrong sides, demanding a refund with your freshly gravel-annointed forearms. |
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UnknownStuntman wrote: | M.C wrote: | Same size/leg measurement as myself. You'll want a 49cm frame. Avoid the cheap bikes from Halfords etc., they're appalling. Picture the rear wheel collapsing when you go down curb.
Second-hand's the way to go if you want anything decent. I got my last bike (a Barracuda) new for a little over £100 (RRP was £180) as it had a scratch on the frame. It's been alright, but anything for ~£100 will be awful. |
You do know Barracuda and Apollo bikes are pretty much the same thing, made in the same factories by the same people, right?
I disagree with S/H being a better bet at this price point. If you have a buggered rear wheel bearing, it'll cost you £25 to replace it. Add a new chain, set of cables, bottom bracket and you're paying well over the retail price of a new bike shaped object. Granted, if you do buy second hand, you'll have a better bike at the end of it, as it'll have many new parts, which will be upgraded over the cheap guff they sling on in India or Malaysia where they're 'put together'.
But you'd also miss out on the 'sport': Making a spotty saturday oik very uncomfortable when you take the bike back to the shop with the front wheel pointing the wrong direction and the pedals on the wrong sides, demanding a refund with your freshly gravel-annointed forearms. |
Apollo do ~£100 bikes with truly naff components, maybe the more expensive ones are equivalent to a Barracuda. There are loads of barely used bicycles on the second hand market. |
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If you can stretch to £125-£200 you should have some very respectable options second hand if you don't mind keeping an eye out.
Over the last few years I've had:
Giant Globe town bike/hybrid (£125, ridden twice before I owned it, RRP £300).
4 year old Giant Defy 2 road bike £170. Well maintained, though definitely used. Not had to change anything on it so far and had it for a year with regular use. Original RRP £1k.
Charge Grater hybrid - £170 delivered (he was local). 7 months old, decent nick. RRP £600 or something.
If you're not planning on going off-road, I'd go for a road or hybrid bike.
I did the mountain bike thing on the road. Then the hybrid - and realised that actually, oddly enough, a proper road bike most suited me for riding on the road .
Also a few years ago got a budget Halfords 'mountain bike' for use at Glastonbury. Couldn't find a cheap secondhand one and wanted something that wouldn't be the end of the world if it was stolen. Had various issues first festival, despite the terrain being incredibly mild.
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What are Giant bikes like now? I had one years ago and it was solid, then I was loaned one recently and it was horrid (really cheap quality/components).
That's the thing, £200 might get you an ok-ish new bike, but second hand you can get some really good stuff. I got a nearly new Boardman MX for £170 off eBay, until the seller pretended it was stolen and relisted it , but I've seen a number go for ~£200. A pal got a Ribble for £200 (again nearly new). |
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There's nothing much to worry about if you leave any push bike sitting for 6 months. |
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I've kept my bike (indoors) for a year unused and not had any issues. That's one really good thing about bicycles, no flat batteries |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 173 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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