Hello from Pompey!

[Pompeydave]

Hi all, just thought I'd say hello. I've been looking to buy a decent-ish bike for some while now to help keep my fitness levels up. My job is pretty sedentry most of the time so a bike is a good way to blow some of the old cobwebs away hopefully!

Don't know much about bikes, but I've looked around the forums and took the plunge at the weekend and bought a 55cm Bianchi c2c via Nirone 7 in Azzurro Blue. it's about 8 months old and is mint having been hardly ever used. Paid £312 for it from Ebay and picked it up Saturday morning.

I understand that it's at best a beginners bike, but is it a reasonable choice for starters, and is that a reasonable price to pay? As an aside, I need to get a set of lights for it- any suggestions?

Cheers!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Azzurro= skye blue ... nice!

 

[Part time cyclist]

Hi and welcome to the forum, Bianchi do some lovely bike

 

[numbnuts]

Hi & to CC

 

[ufkacbln]

Hi,

Welcome to the forum, and if you see a Blue recumbent trike, wave!

 

[Jase24]

Hello and welcome from just around the coast...

 

[Gooner Mad Dog]

Hi Pompey musha, Park Tavern, Joannas ( RIP ) , Gosport ferry, Spice Island, Southsea curry nights, Mucky Duck all comes back flooding back, ( ex skate ) ( thats Pompey slange for sailors ) bought some lights yesterday cheapies £9.99 Muddy Fox in Sport Direct.

 

[Portex]

Re the lights - I've always used Cateyes (http://www2.cateye.com/uk/product_category/16) with great success, but you can't go far wrong with any modern bike light even from Half..s!