Anyone have a cheap road bike for sale?

[cah1234]

Hi All,

I am looking at getting into road biking, well triathlon to be honest. I am looking for a cheap second hand road bike to get me started. If anyone has anything available for under £100 and within a reasonable distance to Camberley i'd be very interested.

Thanks

 

[goody]

I'm just about to pu a Giant Defy up in the for sale section it's as new and bit over your budget though, Spending less than £100 might mean you have to spend a bit on it to get it roadworthy. What size do you need.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Hi All,

I am looking at getting into road biking, well triathlon to be honest. I am looking for a cheap second hand road bike to get me started. If anyone has anything available for under £100 and within a reasonable distance to Camberley i'd be very interested.

Thanks

At that price point try Gumtree, lots of quite a bit older bikes, with commensurate brakes, downtube shifters etc or low end brands e.g. Viking out there but they're not going to be particularly suited for a competitive environment.

How much research have you done on bike tech, Tri clubs near you etc to decide a sub £100 bike will give you a fair chance to assess your ability and enjoyment of the discipline?

Not to decry it at all, I've seen people do road Tri's on mountain bikes, but not near the front.

 

[Wetdog]

Go to Ebay dude, lots about for £100. The Carrera for a start off is a good ride, I used to have one.

Mick

 

[smokeysmoo]

@biggs682

 

[biggs682]

Hi All,

I am looking at getting into road biking, well triathlon to be honest. I am looking for a cheap second hand road bike to get me started. If anyone has anything available for under £100 and within a reasonable distance to Camberley i'd be very interested.

Thanks

@cah1234 i have this on gumtree https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/...ike-poss-reynolds-poss-uk-delivery/1181859391 might be able to go a bit lower but not much

@smokeysmoo thanks

 

[cah1234]

I'm just about to pu a Giant Defy up in the for sale section it's as new and bit over your budget though, Spending less than £100 might mean you have to spend a bit on it to get it roadworthy. What size do you need.

Hi, id need a medium sized bike.

 

[vickster]

Hi, id need a medium sized bike.

It's a medium

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/giant-defy-4-size-m-almost-as-new.205113/

 

[cah1234]

It's a medium

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/giant-defy-4-size-m-almost-as-new.205113/

Thanks, a bit more than i can afford im afraid.

 

[vickster]

Thanks, a bit more than i can afford im afraid.

Try eBay and gumtree and local Facebook pages but be wary as lots of bikes stolen. The old adage holds much water...if it looks to good to be true...

Halfords have a sale, maybe see what they have, be £200, quite basic and heavy but at least new. Not a patch on the giant however

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/road-bikes/carrera-tdf-mens-ltd-road-bike

 

[vickster]

Or a friend of mine hired from these guys. Had the option to buy at the end of the season

I think they sell off the used bikes more generally too

https://www.triuk.com/products/giant/giant-full-season-bike-hire---defy-4

 

[cah1234]

Thank you.

 

[davidphilips]

why not try a wanted add on gumtree never know some one local may just reply, good luck.