Hello All!

[WillJo]

Hello all,

I'm a novice cyclist who rides for commuting to University mainly, recently however my bike was stolen so I wanted to get some advice on getting a new one and in the past I have found forums to be an excellent wealth of knowledge.

I'm also in the market for buying a bike and I reasoned that purchasing a bike off a member here was a bit safer than from ebay etc.

Anyway I shall post that in the relevant section,

Regards,

Will

 

[roadrash]

hi and

 

[musa]

what type you looking for and whats your budget?

 

[GetAGrip]

William. Sorry to hear your bike was stolen, but good luck hunting for a replacement!

 

[WillJo]

Well I was going to ask really but I'm in two minds what to spend, In theory I could spend max about £325 but I'm in two minds as to whether I should spend that much again as there's always a chance it will get stolen again. My bike was stolen with a lock on from my garage!

 

[roadrash]

dont know exactly what your looking for but i have this for sale

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/road-bike-for-sale.98212/

 

[musa]

hmm its tough..well youll need a better lock or lock setup umm do you want new or secondhand

 

[WillJo]

hmm its tough..well youll need a better lock or lock setup umm do you want new or secondhand

I think I'd prefer to buy something second hand. Bikes seem to lose their value extremely quickly and if it looks less than new it's less likely to get nicked. However I know very little about bikes at the moment so I don't want something I'm going to have to constantly tinker with!

 

[WillJo]

dont know exactly what your looking for but i have this for sale

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/road-bike-for-sale.98212/

That's a nice looking bike and very tempting but I don't think I should get a road bike, my flat mate has one and he's always getting flats on the roads round here!

 

[musa]

the chances of getting flats will always be there no what bike I owned and rode fixed/ss when I started riding again now I got two road bike you just need better tyres

vfm brand new is a triban 3 from decathlon
theres a giant defy 4 in classifieds for 300 in south wales so shouldnt be difficult for you...

so its either a mtb or fixed/ss

 

[biggs682]

william if your ride is fairly flat a single speed could be a good decision , feel free to have a look at my album on here as i have a couple of bikes on there that might be ok for you .

hi &

 

[WillJo]

william if your ride is fairly flat a single speed could be a good decision , feel free to have a look at my album on here as i have a couple of bikes on there that might be ok for you .

hi &

Hi there,

Unfortunately my commute does involve some incline

 

[biggs682]

Hi there,

Unfortunately my commute does involve some incline

in that case its more of a matter of finding the right gear ratio that will get you up the inclines and also propel you along the flats

 

[Part time cyclist]

Hi and welcome