I'm off to University at the end of the month (providing my exams went as well as they needed to!) and I'd very much like to take a bike with me. However, I'm not sure about the idea of leaving my Allez sitting outside a lecture theatre where it could get stolen. I also don't like the idea of riding it about when the roads are covered in grit come winter!
So, ideally what I want is a bike that looks un-nickable, that I can afford to throw about a bit yet still rides well.
I'd quite like to do longer rides (100 miles or so) in my spare time, but I can't take both my Allez and a cheap run around for town so ideally I'm looking for the best of both worlds. What do you all suggest would be a good choice? Budget is probably somewhere up to the £300 mark but ideally a fair bit cheaper!
Thanks in advance!
So, ideally what I want is a bike that looks un-nickable, that I can afford to throw about a bit yet still rides well.
I'd quite like to do longer rides (100 miles or so) in my spare time, but I can't take both my Allez and a cheap run around for town so ideally I'm looking for the best of both worlds. What do you all suggest would be a good choice? Budget is probably somewhere up to the £300 mark but ideally a fair bit cheaper!
Thanks in advance!