mountain bikes

[addz]

£150 odd got me this, good enough for a novice rider like me for a nice summers day Gives you a rough idea on price range - ebay jobbie

 

[popsy09]

£150 odd got me this, good enough for a novice rider like me for a nice summers day Gives you a rough idea on price range - ebay jobbie

that would be ideal but postage would kill me if they post at all.....

 

[alan_d]

addz thats kick ass for £150 - you got some bike for that £££

all this talk of them makes me want a cannondale scalpel again lol

 

[Quigonjay]

used to be quite in to my biking until i snapped my pelvis riding downhill
forget halfords and the like mate, you want a small family run type bike shop, they exist in most towns if you look around, they tend to actually know the product and have much better customer service
at this time of year the 2010 bikes are all the rage and you will find new 2009, named brand bikes at heavily discounted prices if you shop around
hth
Jay

 

[starletburkie]

i could do with getting back into the bike myself! is there any good places to go in ireland? well worth the pennys for a good bike imo.

 

[Quigonjay]

i have used most of the following in the past for parts but good for having a look around at bike prices, grab yourself a copy of mbuk or similar, you will find plenty of links to be looking at

www.leisurelakesbikes.com

www.merlincycles.co.uk

and my personal favourite (spent thousands over the years with these guys)
based in co antrim for who ever was just asking about an irish store

www.chainreactioncycles.com

 

[EvilKnievel]

In my younger not so lazy days ;-) I used to do Mountain Bike Downhill Racing. Used to ride a KHS (ironic I know) which cost more than what I paid for the starlet, ha ha. But stick to something quality mate like Giant, Diamondback or Cannondale as otherwise you going to get pissed off at a cheapie when its breaking all the time or you standing on the pavement putting the chain back into the cogs every ten mins.

KHS DH-200

 

[steveatyork]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raleigh-Compa...ZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item3ca8c993cc

how about this the seat looks really comfy and also it folds in half so you can store it in the boot of the gt:haha:

 

[addz]

Thanks Alan, I don't have much knowledge on bikes but did gather it was a sweet price. 17miles to collect in the starbo - success

Popsy - i'd get a quote by a courier, it can't be that bad if you find a good buy of bike.

 

[sanchez]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SPECIALIZED-M...UK_Bikes_GL?hash=item19b8c4e3b5#ht_500wt_1182

Looks a good price form what you lads are saying?

 

[alan_d]

and my personal favourite (spent thousands over the years with these guys)
based in co antrim for who ever was just asking about an irish store

www.chainreactioncycles.com

I only live a few miles (about 10 mins away) from chainreaction, and bought my first magura hydraulic brakes there at a tender 11 years old lol!
CR still going strong, still hard to beat!

 

[Cornish-Glanza]

Focus ftw!

Check out Wiggle.co.uk - they've got some good deals going down! Buy from somewhere reputable....

I wouldnt trust halfords to find me a cable tie let alone set up a bike!!