Recommendations fro a hybrid bike

[Night Train]

A friend is looking to buy a bike, new or secondhand, and is looking for a hybrid for good town and country track use.
He has asked me to help him find something suitable so I thought I would ask for some advice first.

So to avoid a 'not fit for purpose' contraption that has two wheels and alludes to human power what should I look for and look out for in helping him find a suitable bike?
Any good brands that will be within his £200 budget?

Thank you.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Might find something here

A friend is looking to buy a bike, new or secondhand, and is looking for a hybrid for good town and country track use.
He has asked me to help him find something suitable so I thought I would ask for some advice first.

So to avoid a 'not fit for purpose' contraption that has two wheels and alludes to human power what should I look for and look out for in helping him find a suitable bike?
Any good brands that will be within his £200 budget?

Thank you.

 

[corshamjim]

If I only had £200 I would almost certainly be looking 2nd-hand, but if I had to buy new I'd go for this one:

http://www.sportsdirect.com/muddyfox-phatsta-city-bike-933042

simply because there's not much to go wrong there, and it looks quite fun. With mudguards it would make a great winter hack.

 

[rjwilki3]

I used to have a claude butler urban 300 and loved it apart from I felt the front suspension was unescacary, Personally If I had 200 quid to spend I would get an urban 200

http://www.ashcycles.com/site/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5440&language=en

 

[rowan 46]

all good cheap bikes, my cheap bike is a viking I can't speak for all of them I can only speak as I find mine has been very solid and reliable something like this http://www.parkersof...ybrid-bike.aspx ignore the web price thing they are always sold with that sort of discount whever you buy them (just noticed that's a steel frame so it will be quite heavy)

 

[Night Train]

Cheers, I will pass those recommendations on.

Personally I would be tempted with second hand but it would have to be fairly well looked after to save me spending too much time fixing it for him.

 

[abo]

Is that a hard £200? I quite like this

 

[rovers1875]

I used to have a claude butler urban 300 and loved it apart from I felt the front suspension was unescacary, Personally If I had 200 quid to spend I would get an urban 200

http://www.ashcycles...440&language=en

+1 for the Claud, I have the urban 100, it's simple and well made. I use mine regularly for commuting and blatting about on the canal bank. Apart from one puncture, nothings has gone wrong, and it still looks as good as new (When I clean it anyway).

 

[cyberknight]

Gasp !

Halfords have an end of range sale on their last years carrera range.

Subway 1 , much liked here.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_551273_langId_-1_categoryId_165534


Gryphon, flat bar road bike .
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_272619_langId_-1_categoryId_165534