Jetfire
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- Ammanford, Swanea
Ok, so this looks like a regular run of the mill question from a newbie .. but!.. I have been working it out myself. However, I get a feeling that I could with some advice. Im totally new to this adult cycling thing (as Ive only done it as a child/teenage) but I wanted to get back into it. So my thoughts are you start cheap and try and it do on a sensible budget. Been browsing ebay and found a few named brand bikes (Raleigh etc) for £30 (collection only jobs, in the heart of the Welsh valleys so abit of trek to go).
To start with, Id like to get my fitness back up before attempting anything to clever. So, Im thinking a cheap, hard tail bike, hard front mountain bike to get me going. I doubt Ill be in the forests etc straight away so it'll be road riding with tow paths etc. Ive seen a Raleigh Responator with trip computer. Will this do the job for on the road riding before going to more muddier areas, once I get going. I understand the old addage of "Buy cheap, buy twice" but I just want to get going. SWMBO is ok with a budget purchase to start with and obviously, she has a point about exercise equipment being expensive, recycling unwanted bikes rather than new etc.
Any thoughts/advice on this bike? Obviously, when the time comes, Ill be down the LBS...
To start with, Id like to get my fitness back up before attempting anything to clever. So, Im thinking a cheap, hard tail bike, hard front mountain bike to get me going. I doubt Ill be in the forests etc straight away so it'll be road riding with tow paths etc. Ive seen a Raleigh Responator with trip computer. Will this do the job for on the road riding before going to more muddier areas, once I get going. I understand the old addage of "Buy cheap, buy twice" but I just want to get going. SWMBO is ok with a budget purchase to start with and obviously, she has a point about exercise equipment being expensive, recycling unwanted bikes rather than new etc.
Any thoughts/advice on this bike? Obviously, when the time comes, Ill be down the LBS...