I hate being fatigued

So I'm buying a bike. Got the option of three shops - that one on Sheff Road, one on Donny Road and one in Darfield with that Cycle to Work scheme thing.

Any recommendations? Got about £700 to properly kit misen out.

Sithi.

 

Road or hybrid ?

 

Dyson.....I used Evans Cycles at Castleford, very helpful staff.

Bought a TREK hybrid that should have been £750 for £450 and its spot on for what I need ie. road, cycle path, canal path. You can always change tyres if you need something more robust.

 

if you mean the one on old donny road but the underpass that has closed but there is a decent one in wombwell just before main shopping street

 

Coming from east anglia shouldn't that be road or inbred?

 

Funny
You show how imature you are
I would imagine you have never visited Suffolk or Norfolk
Ps what happened to my 50 quid ? You never did show any evidence
Keep on ........

 

How about this one (I bought one last september its a brilliant bike).

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/pro...ry-explorer?bct=browse/bicycles/touring-bikes

 

For your first bike I'd go second hand. I got measured up and bought one off here http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/

Got a Specialized Allez for 330 quid and it retails at 550-600. Good enough to get going for now and will look into maybe getting something a little better further down the line.

 

Here you go, £69.99 from Halfords. It's 12% off at the moment. Spend the remaining 600 and odd quid on a holiday.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_770971_langId_-1_categoryId_165499

£700 for a ******* bike?! I've never spent that much on a car! We are talking about summat you sit on and pedal aren't we or has bike come to mean summat else these days? For the money you're talking about I'm guessing they hover or are nuclear powered or can teleport or something. You can't mean two wheels, pedals and a frame.

 

Can't do the Cycle to Work Scheme

for a second hand bike.

 

Ha Ha

I have got that very same model Jay, set up in my home "gym" and attached to my turbo trainer ! Why ? cos it was going to cost me about the same in a spare training wheel / tyre so I thought sod it, for the money I'll get a Trax and save having to swap it over every time !

Sadly bikes are much more expensive these days ........ as I know ! ! Prices will drop again when the popularity fades again.

 

Re: Ha Ha

I was born in to a Barnsley council estate in 1970s. We rode bikes we found in hedges. I may have since found myself at the theatre now and again and I have been known to dip my bread in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, but if I hear £700 for a bike all I can think is "**** Off!"

 

Re: Ha Ha

I know where you are coming from, but thats the way it is. I didn't have a bike til I was 12 ....... my Dad got me a drop handle "Universal" from Woolies. I fell off it the first day I had it, broke my wrist and scabbed all my face. But the abiding memory was my Dad spending 2 days trying to piece the bike back together. I've spent a lot on bikes over the last few years - you get what you pay for and the truth is the halfords thing, although it is OK inside and fastened to my trainer, it wouldn't last 5 mins on a road, track or path. Thats the way it is, my only luxuries in life, bike and beer ! !

 

That bike might be ok for occasional light use but will almost certainly fall to pieces if used regularly such as for commuting. Probably very cheaply made from cheap, poorly made parts I'm afraid.

I bought a £60 mountain bike from Toy-R-Us about 18 years ago (£100 at today's prices?) and it was complete garbage, not fit for purpose after a few weeks.

 

Re: Ha Ha

My first bike was an old Sturmey Archer 3-speed that my dad bought off a bloke on our estate who used to assemble them from bits he acquired somehow. It was a girl's bike because I was supposed to share it with my sister, but she was never interested. It lasted a few years but looking back I realise that most of the bits were pretty well worn out when I got it. I think I would have been just as well following your plan.

 

1. Take the one you fancy for a test ride, don't buy anything until you have done.
2. Buy some Schwalbe Marathon tyres, unless you want to spend much of your time repairing punctures on spending money on new tubes. Well worth £23 quid each.
3. Don't forget lights, gloves, waterproofs(!!!!!), lock and helmet, cycling bag, pump, decent pair of shoes, mudguards if you want to swap a bit of style for dryness in the rain.
4. Seat height - should be as high as it will go without your leg being locked at the bottom of the pedal stroke.
5. Learn to hate numpties who drop bottles on the road and pavement scattering glass everywhere.
6. If you have a smart phone, download Strava.
7. Learn to repair brakes etc. yourself otherwise you're looking at £30 for a service.
8. Don't bother with disk brakes, expensive to fix and hard to repair without expert help.
9. I'd recommend a hybrid, unless unless you really want a racing bike. Don't bother with a mountain bike unless you really do want to go into the woods with it.
10. Keep it clean, especially after riding in the rain/snow.



Edit: I wouldnt spend £800 on one unless you're deadly serious and really love cycling. Mine was £400 through the bike to work scheme and it does a fine job albeit the half and half tyres got punctured far too regularly.

pps. dont ever wear lycra shorts. It is wrong.

 

If you can afford to pay £300 in one guy then buying one outright is not a bad idea. I couldnt so had to go through bike to work. I paid a touch over £400 and it costs me £14 a month, but I spent £25 a month on petrol, so im still saving.

 

It makes me laugh when you see a fat bloke on a really expensive bike. It's fair enough for pros/very good amateurs spending all that money to shave off all unnecessary weight and maximise their watts per kg but it's a bit pointless when you could gain a much larger advantage simply by eating a few less pies.