What bike? !Help! advice needed.

[bob bones]

yes yes all

here it is the exciting what bike post!

im looking for 2 yes 2 bikes. one male and one female.

the bikes will be used often for commuting and lesiure, i guess im looking for a hybrid? yes people i have done my google research.

anyway im deciding to use the car less and get biking, for fun and fitness, i have recently quit smoking and cycling really helps, plus its mad fun yar.

im not looking to do any mental biking jumping off things and riding over logs and through rivers etc just for the city and off road, by off road i mean country parks perhaps forests etc.

so i need a decent bike with speed and sturdiness.

now i havent got a lot of cash but would like help in getting two bikes for no more than 400 pounds. now i know im not going to get anything amazing for this price but looking through argos and halfords is pointless and impartial.

so people a decent bike for general use for an average price.

(please accept my apolgies for spelling, its not great anyway and since im in poland the spell check is all messed up)

 

[bob bones]

no views

how rude

 

[ianrauk]

Be patient. You are the one who is being rude. If you carry on like that then you wont receive many reply's.

 

[Turtle Dude]

There are lots of good second-hand bikes on the market - the cycle to work scheme (can you use it? - you can get two bikes on the scheme) has flooded the market with lots of 1-2 year old bikes that make for excellent bargains. Equally there are lots of hybrids (it is the favoured style of most wanabee commuters who give up after a year) out there. Picking up two good well made bikes for £400 should not be hard.

Do a tour of the shops and try out lots and sizes, get your shopping list (don't make it too short) and away you go.

 

[funnymummy]

now i havent got a lot of cash but would like help in getting two bikes for no more than 400 pounds. now i know im not going to get anything amazing for this price but looking through argos and halfords is pointless and impartial.

so people a decent bike for general use for an average price.

(please accept my apolgies for spelling, its not great anyway and since im in poland the spell check is all messed up)

I havn't a clue how much bikes in Poland actually cost or what is available - sorry

 

[bob bones]

ok ian i apolagize i didnt mean to hurt your feelings and will take your sensitivity in mind the next time i post

turtle dude, thanks for the info but i dont suppose there are and makes you can recomend that are well amde, i have seen some bikes from reebok but feel they will be a bag of waste, are there certain brands to avoid and other that are reliable, when i was a kid raliegh were always mint...

"funny"mummy, sorry i didnt explain myself, i am currently in poland but live in the Uk and will be returning in a few weeks

 

[Cubist]

Look at Decathlon site. £400 quid will get you a brace of his'n'hers Riversides or Rockriders if you want a more offroad thing.

 

[Scotmitchy]

I have the Trek 7.3wsd ladies hybrid and have loved it - I was very impressive with its lightness compared to any old bike I have had, and one year on it still looks brand new (even though it was been used a lot lol)

 

[mightyquin]

Hybrid bikes will probably be the best bet, you don't need heavy speed sapping suspension for that type of cycling. Kona do some decent lower end bikes and Revolution are highly praised on the forums - http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebw...1&f_SortOrderID=1&f_bct=c003155c018333c018337

Don't forget you need to budget for stuff like lights, locks, helments etc. too.

 

[bob bones]

read alot of bad reviews about the edinburgh company

what about this bike?

http://www.hawkcycles.co.uk/VIKING-PINE-TRAIL-GENTS-3-3-product-74.html

 

[bob bones]

or this package

http://www.cycle-heaven.co.uk/package-deals-on-wheels/affordable-men-s-hybrid/

i dont know whata tour rack is and dont really want one but what about the bike?

 

[bob bones]

or a kona dew

 

[bob bones]

ok think ill go for this 1

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kona/dew-city-2011-hybrid-bike-ec027214

any thoughts

 

[ianrauk]

I have a Kona Dew 2008. It's a great bike. Still going strong. Kona's are well made and pretty bombproof. That's a very good price for a very good bike imo.

 

[bob bones]

yeah i thought so, im gonna go for it. cheers

oh oh wait one oher thing

im ordering it over the net so it arrives before i get back in the uk, i guess i need to think about the size etc or should i just wait till i get back and buy it then once ive tested it out etc obly thing is the price might have increased by then