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Title: Bikes
Post by: qwerty123 on August 06, 2011, 09:34:11 PM
Could anyone recommend me a decent but well-priced bike I could buy?  don't want something too dear, I'm thinking of doing a bit of cycling but don't want to buy something really good if I don't take to it all that well.
Title: Re: Bikes
Post by: Lar Naparka on August 06, 2011, 09:37:20 PM
Where are you based?
Title: Re: Bikes
Post by: qwerty123 on August 06, 2011, 09:48:06 PM
Co. Antrim
Title: Re: Bikes
Post by: ardal on August 06, 2011, 09:56:20 PM
Is Decathlon there yet?
Title: Re: Bikes
Post by: johnneycool on August 06, 2011, 09:58:09 PM
there's one out at the Holywood exchange (Ikea), never been in it though.
Title: Re: Bikes
Post by: WeeDonns on August 07, 2011, 12:05:18 PM
Decathalon only do their own brand of bikes i think

Got myself a Trek 1.1 recently from Caldwell's in Omagh for £425 (cheapest I could find online was £550)
If you qualify for the cycle scheme, its cheap as chips (nearly)
Title: Re: Bikes
Post by: rootthemout on August 07, 2011, 12:29:16 PM
Quote from: qwerty123 on August 06, 2011, 09:34:11 PM
Could anyone recommend me a decent but well-priced bike I could buy?  don't want something too dear, I'm thinking of doing a bit of cycling but don't want to buy something really good if I don't take to it all that well.

gumtree sure to pick up decent enough one fairly cheap.alot of lads got them cycle to work  scheme and now flogging them.
Title: Re: Bikes
Post by: Eamonnca1 on August 07, 2011, 05:32:00 PM
Cheap bikes are false economy. You'll end up with something heavy and you'll be out on the roads getting constantly overtaken by people on real bikes, you'll get pissed off with it and you'll be more likely to give up. Invest the money from the beginning on something higher end but second hand, the worst that can happen is you'll sell it at a slight loss.
Title: Re: Bikes
Post by: Eamonnca1 on August 07, 2011, 08:46:13 PM
Quote from: Fionntamhnach on August 07, 2011, 06:01:11 PM
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1376/1276194242_52c45c84c7.jpg)
There's an old woman in Palo Alto who rides around on one of them.  I saw her coming up to a red light in the middle of town one day and I didn't see any sign of her getting down off it.  I was wondering what she was going to do and .... she just came to a halt and leaned her hand against a tree at the side of the road. No bother to her.