professionalman
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Begginer!! Road or Mountain Bike???
- Thread starter GrasscutterADZ1987
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GrasscutterADZ1987
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Thanks Everyone,
I certainly would not be spending £1k on a bike just to try the Hobby, Hence my resons for posting on here to find out more about it. I find myself looking on ebay and bike shops dreaming of owning a nice bike but havent got a clue what im looking at!!!lol
I Live in East Yorkshire and im between 30-40mins away from Daulby Forrest, which i didnt want to throw in too soon because i know which one you would all tell me to do!!
I live in a Rural Town so have beautiful country routes on the roads and some bridleway routes (but not many on my door step)
I realise it is my descision on what i do but it is hard to decide when i fancy both mountain bike and Road equally, combined with the fact i have acces to a Championship facility in daulby but at the same time access to country routes on road as soon as i step out of my front door makes for big Pro and cons for Both :/
I certainly would not be spending £1k on a bike just to try the Hobby, Hence my resons for posting on here to find out more about it. I find myself looking on ebay and bike shops dreaming of owning a nice bike but havent got a clue what im looking at!!!lol
I Live in East Yorkshire and im between 30-40mins away from Daulby Forrest, which i didnt want to throw in too soon because i know which one you would all tell me to do!!
I live in a Rural Town so have beautiful country routes on the roads and some bridleway routes (but not many on my door step)
I realise it is my descision on what i do but it is hard to decide when i fancy both mountain bike and Road equally, combined with the fact i have acces to a Championship facility in daulby but at the same time access to country routes on road as soon as i step out of my front door makes for big Pro and cons for Both :/
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
The guy is talking about descending
40mph rolling avg is perhaps a target to aim for though 
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
If I could only have one bike it would be a Hardtail MTB with fork lockout. It is a perfect workhorse. Take it anywhere and do anything with it. Buy a few sets of tyres to suit different riding styles.
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
The guy is talking about descending
Just had to look up rolling average - Bloody stats
Try them both out. Borrow a bike and give it a good go before you spend your money.
I have pretty much always had a bike, though at times it only did about 2-300 miles a year. In recent times it has been a mtb, mainly used for family rides along canal paths and old railway lines. As part of losing weight I did over 100 miles in a week on holiday in October, came home and bought a road bike.
The road bike is amazing, I can cover a lot of miles, it has given me a hunger to compete and it never fails to bring a smile to my face.
I still have the mtb though, and its a workhorse. I have added mudguards to commute, and take it to town when its going to be chained up, or on holiday, or for family rides.
So only you can decide what works for you, but you could certainly have one of each for £1000.
James
I have pretty much always had a bike, though at times it only did about 2-300 miles a year. In recent times it has been a mtb, mainly used for family rides along canal paths and old railway lines. As part of losing weight I did over 100 miles in a week on holiday in October, came home and bought a road bike.
The road bike is amazing, I can cover a lot of miles, it has given me a hunger to compete and it never fails to bring a smile to my face.
I still have the mtb though, and its a workhorse. I have added mudguards to commute, and take it to town when its going to be chained up, or on holiday, or for family rides.
So only you can decide what works for you, but you could certainly have one of each for £1000.
James
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
Very good point. £500 per bike would get you two nice machines.
GrasscutterADZ1987
New Member
OK Cheers everyone, What are good makes of Frames, and what components are the ones to look out for i.e what brand just so i dont go buying junk once ive made my mind up?
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
You need one of each, always had an mtb, just got into a road bike wich i am loving, but i would not give up the mtb, we are not far from Epping forest so we spend a lot of time there with wife kids and grandchildren, they all love it the bigger the hill the better,
Cheers Del.
Cheers Del.
Evil Rabbit
New Member
There are loads of good makes and models. It is easiest to try some at your local bike shops and see what you like, and fits. Then ask of the forums people's opinions of your short list.
Also look out for local S/H bikes on sale - the market is great right now for S/H bargains.
PoweredByVeg
Über Member
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- Lingwood/Norwich
£500 on a s/hand road bike, £500 on a s/hand mountain bike, job done!
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
£500 on a s/hand road bike, £500 on a s/hand mountain bike, job done!
For that money the OP could buy new and still get two good machines.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
bit late joining this thread and skipped straight to the end so forgive me if I'm repeating a previous post.
If you're going to enjoy cycling it doesn't matter how much you spend. You'll either love it or your wont.
I agree with Angelfishsolo, a hard tail MTB is a good work horse. I spend 90% of my time on tarmac with nobbly tires but having the option of bombing up or down that bridleway is why I've stuck to the MTB and the nobblies. They are versatile.
If you're going to enjoy cycling it doesn't matter how much you spend. You'll either love it or your wont.
I agree with Angelfishsolo, a hard tail MTB is a good work horse. I spend 90% of my time on tarmac with nobbly tires but having the option of bombing up or down that bridleway is why I've stuck to the MTB and the nobblies. They are versatile.
