Hello! I am sort of new to cycling and in need of a good advice. I am thinking of buying a bike but I have very limited budget, so I looked around at the cheapest bikes and found Raleigh 100. It goes for £339.99 on eBay, the RRP for it is £499.
Do you think I should go ahead and buy it or do you know a better bike for the value? Also, if I buy the Raleigh 100, which frame size should I pick, it has 51cm, 55cm and 59cm, I am about 178cm tall.
The Raleigh 100 specs are as fallows :
Frame Material: AIRLite - Aluminium
Colour: Blue and Yellow
Weight: 10.2kg
Frame Sizes: 51cm, 55cm, 59cm
Gearset: SHIMANO 2300 gear set with FSA TEMPO Compact chain-set 50 /34T and 12-25T cassette. Crank lengths: - 47 = 165mm, 51cm = 170mm, 55cm = 172.5mm,59cm = 175mm
Brakeset: Tektro R310 short-reach calipers
Wheelset: Rigida Nova rims on Formula hubs fitted with Michelin Dynamic 25mm tyres Controls: Zoom semi compact alloy handle bar on Zoom alloy stem with White EVA bar tape. Bar widths: - 47cm = 400mm, 51cm = 420mm, 55/59cm = 440mm
Finishing Kit: San Marco Ischia saddle
Frameset: Airlite AL6061 semi-compact frame with Mudguard clearance
Forkset: EVO Carbon fork with Alloy steerer. 45MM rake, Mdgd clearance & eyelet
Do you think I should go ahead and buy it or do you know a better bike for the value? Also, if I buy the Raleigh 100, which frame size should I pick, it has 51cm, 55cm and 59cm, I am about 178cm tall.
The Raleigh 100 specs are as fallows :
Frame Material: AIRLite - Aluminium
Colour: Blue and Yellow
Weight: 10.2kg
Frame Sizes: 51cm, 55cm, 59cm
Gearset: SHIMANO 2300 gear set with FSA TEMPO Compact chain-set 50 /34T and 12-25T cassette. Crank lengths: - 47 = 165mm, 51cm = 170mm, 55cm = 172.5mm,59cm = 175mm
Brakeset: Tektro R310 short-reach calipers
Wheelset: Rigida Nova rims on Formula hubs fitted with Michelin Dynamic 25mm tyres Controls: Zoom semi compact alloy handle bar on Zoom alloy stem with White EVA bar tape. Bar widths: - 47cm = 400mm, 51cm = 420mm, 55/59cm = 440mm
Finishing Kit: San Marco Ischia saddle
Frameset: Airlite AL6061 semi-compact frame with Mudguard clearance
Forkset: EVO Carbon fork with Alloy steerer. 45MM rake, Mdgd clearance & eyelet