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[HJ]

Welcome aboard, time to roll out my standard advice on buying a bike. Decide a budget, not forgetting the extras such as lights, mudguards etc, find a good local bike shop (LBS) and ask them to show you all the bikes in your price range. Test ride as many bikes as you can, think about which one felt the best to ride and buy that one, probably not to buy on the first day, give your self sometime to think about it. If the bike shop won't let take the bike outside for a test ride, walk away and never go back.

 

[Blue]

Hi. Welcome to the forum

 

[mickle]

Several things contribute to a successful bike purchase, finding the right bike is just one of them. Halfrauds assembly and service quality is something of a lottery depending on the individual expertise of the staff at your local branch. Some members of this forum have had serious issues with Halfrauds warranty too.
Buying a bike off of t'interweb is a mine-field too unless you have the technical knowledge to select the correct frame size and partly assemble the bike yourself.

My recommendation is to seek out your Local Bike Shops.

 

[DLB]

Hi Ian - welcome to the forum.