Bargain at Edinburgh Bicycle Coop

[SSmatty]

Anyone on the market for a new bike could do a lot worse than this.
On clearance at Edinburgh Bikes for £254.

 

[Old Plodder]

They always get good reviews, never heard a bad word about them, if I had some spare cash........

 

[BigAl68]

I have been thinking of a SS for a while and that does seem a bargain. It would be great for nipping around town and to the pub. It's payday on Wednesday..... Two days to think it over and see if they still have one by then

 

[AFrightfulHobgoblin]

Temptation got the better of me. It arrives Wednesday.

 

[frogeyes]

Temptation got the better of me. It arrives Wednesday.

so does mine! ive fancied one for years. now its £250 and reynolds tubing i had to.

 

[Nigel182]

Had one a few years back now a real bargain at that price

 

[biking_fox]

tried it out when I was looking for one a month or two back and didn't get on with the geometry. Not sure why but it didn't feel right.

 

[AFrightfulHobgoblin]

tried it out when I was looking for one a month or two back and didn't get on with the geometry. Not sure why but it didn't feel right.

That's definitely a risk, it's why I've never bought a bike online before. But at 250 notes I'll take a chance. Worst case it'll be on ebay in a couple of weeks.

 

[frogeyes]

what height is he? I'm 5' 11" and couldnt even get a leg over the 58! i went for 55cm

 

[Old Plodder]

On an old style frame like that, the frame size should be roughly your inside leg measurement minus 9 inches, if that is of help.

 

[frogeyes]

Got mine today, took 10 minutes to get ready to use. Supplied with all the tools you need and handily set up as fixed already.

 

[tribanjules]

Must resist ...

 

[andyfraser]

Got mine today, took 10 minutes to get ready to use. Supplied with all the tools you need and handily set up as fixed already.

That's nice. My Mango came set up for SS so I rode it like that for 2 weeks until I swapped the tyres and set it up for fixed myself. I'd rather it had come set for fixed though.

 

[AFrightfulHobgoblin]

Got mine today, took 10 minutes to get ready to use. Supplied with all the tools you need and handily set up as fixed already.

Must be luck of the draw, mine came as SS. Which I'm happy with, never ridden fixed before so will be breaking myself in gently.