What's a good used cheapie Road bike?

[GuyBoden]

Used and under £250?

 

[vickster]

Btwin triban

Or anything else in good nick, probably be ok with well maintained bits. Allez, caad or synapse, defy, boardman, something along those lines

Or @biggs682 has a Ridley in the classifieds, more a CX though and it's a big frame

 

[GuyBoden]

Btwin triban

Or anything else in good nick, probably be ok with well maintained bits. Allez, caad or synapse, defy, boardman, something along those lines

Or @biggs682 has a Ridley in the classifieds, more a CX though and it's a big frame

Thanks for the info, the Ridley is too far away and maybe a bit heavy for pedalling up the hills.

 

[Saluki]

Hi
Any reason it has to be used? Or is that just because of your budget?

+1 on looking out for a Triban. You can get a new one for £300 from Decathlon, if you can stretch your budget a bit. 2nd hand Tribans come up on Ebay reasonably often, great bikes.

 

[vickster]

Thanks for the info, the Ridley is too far away and maybe a bit heavy for pedalling up the hills.

A couple of kgs won't make much difference unless you are a lightweight superfit hill climbing whippet. More about fitness and gearing. People ride fully laden 25kg+ tourers up hills

 

[mjr]

Or anything else in good nick, probably be ok with well maintained bits.

Amen. Getting a good second-hand bike is often more to do with whether you spot the deliberate lemons (seller trying to hide crash-damaged, worn or bodged parts) and the accidental lemons (models that had silly things on them - but silly may be in the eye of the beholder sometimes), as well as whether you're willing to ride something "unfashionable" as that often means it sells second-hand more cheaply.

 

[MichaelW2]

Is this for fitness, competition or commuting?
You can't be to picky about the brand and model in the used market. Pay attention to the things that matter:
Fit
Crash damage
Utility (eyelets/clearance)
Wear and tear, replacement cost (transmission, rims)
I don't have a preference for frame material, they all work. Butted tubing sheds a useful amount of weight.

 

[biggs682]

thanks @vickster

@GuyBoden what size frame do you need as i have a few others for sale newer and retro

 

[GuyBoden]

thanks @vickster

@GuyBoden what size frame do you need as i have a few others for sale newer and retro

I'm about 6ft 1inch and the top of the top tube on the older type frames needs to be about 88cm from the ground, so I can comfortably standup with my feet flat on the ground.

I'm looking/checking a few local bikes tomorrow.

Thanks
Guy

 

[vickster]

Make sure any seller can provide proof of ownership. There are a LOT of stolen bikes out there

 

[biggs682]

I'm about 6ft 1inch and the top of the top tube on the older type frames needs to be about 88cm from the ground, so I can comfortably standup with my feet flat on the ground.

I'm looking/checking a few local bikes tomorrow.

Thanks
Guy

to give some idea i also have this for sale 1990's Giant Peloton Road bike

 

[mjr]

Make sure any seller can provide proof of ownership. There are a LOT of stolen bikes out there

Check frame numbers on www.stolen-bikes.co.uk and www.bikeregister.com and any others you can find.

 

[sidevalve]

Make sure any seller can provide proof of ownership. There are a LOT of stolen bikes out there

Won't happen in 99% of cases - this is a bicycle not a car. there are no reg documents If you are waiting for a seller with a receipt from when he bought it you're going to be waiting a looooong time.

 

[vickster]

Won't happen in 99% of cases - this is a bicycle not a car. there are no reg documents If you are waiting for a seller with a receipt from when he bought it you're going to be waiting a looooong time.

I always keep my receipts including for a bike I've had for 5 years. Indeed I recently sold a bike I'd bought used, I had the original receipt from that seller

So yes, people do keep paperwork

A lower end road bike being sold for £250 is unlikely to be more than a couple of years old. A £30 pub bike may not have a receipt but I think a £250 bike should have and it's not like there isn't choice

 

[biggs682]

I always keep my receipts including for a bike I've had for 5 years. Indeed I recently sold a bike I'd bought used, I had the original receipt from that seller

So yes, people do keep paperwork

A lower end road bike being sold for £250 is unlikely to be more than a couple of years old. A £30 pub bike may not have a receipt but I think a £250 bike should have and it's not like there isn't choice

i am always happy to do a receipt for any i sell , but not many sellers are keen and certainly not many have the receipt from when they bought it , and what does it prove if hand written