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[Steady]

A crap expensive bike will eventually be a good second hand bike?

Someone has to buy it first.
Best of both worlds.

A bike is only as good as it's intended purpose.

 

[paddypete]

There are a lot of people here who no nothing about bikes, so how would they know if they find a good one, buying second hand is fine if you know what you are looking at. I personally would not buy second hand carbon frame unless i new the history of it, That would probably mean buying of someone i have ridden with and i know it has not been crashed, ally and steel is a bit different but you can still be caught out. Buying new gives people piece of mind, if there is a problem they just go back to where they bought it from. I know a couple of guy's bought second hand, one was pleased as punch with his purchase the other not.

just stick with a raleigh,you will be fine

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Because you have the gearing wrong on your five geared bike ?

Well, not exactly wrong, it's adequate for town, just not for the hilly countryside
When does a bike become not a bike?
When you have to walk it instead of riding it

 

[paddypete]

What that bike in your avatar Paddy? It looks neat.

its a raleigh,cost me £20

 

[paddypete]

Well, not exactly wrong, it's adequate for town, just not for the hilly countryside
When does a bike become not a bike?
When you have to walk it instead of riding it

would it be impossible for a person to go to tesco direct and buy a bike for £75 and cycle round the world?

 

[young Ed]

well i've ridden steel, aluminum and carbon
over 2,000 miles easily on steel and over 1,000 miles probably on aluminum and less than 100 miles on carbon
i can say there are differences, big ones at that! the weight difference makes a real difference, especially when climbing or sprinting. the comfort difference. all sorts of differences
i want a carbon and will build one up at some point in the future, when i want i can be a pretty fast rider and i reckon on carbon i could easily average 16-18mph for up to about 30 miles with out too much effort, i would really have to push for this on aluminum...
i want titanium at some point in the future, light and strong for touring

they have different properties, different strengths and weaknesses. i wouldn't want to be proper TT racing on steel. likewise i wouldn't want to tour the world on carbon
Cheers Ed

 

[Cuchilo]

would it be impossible for a person to go to tesco direct and buy a bike for £75 and cycle round the world?

Maybe they should try "The hour " for practice ?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

would it be impossible for a person to go to tesco direct and buy a bike for £75 and cycle round the world?

Yes: the Tesco bike would not last until Edinburgh, never mind round the world.

 

[paddypete]

Yes: the Tesco bike would not last until Edinburgh, never mind round the world.

so if some one done it you would be a toss pot then?

 

[Cuchilo]

so if some one done it you would be a toss pot then?

Easy tiger ! I don't think there is any reason to start calling a Lady naughty names

 

[paddypete]

i think you lot think the bike makes the man,how modern is that

 

[Cuchilo]

 

[paddypete]

Easy tiger ! I don't think there is any reason to start calling a Lady naughty names

what ones the lady

 

[screenman]

Troll alert.

 

[paddypete]

Troll alert.

its ok ,you just seen your self talking s--t