eastwoodsdustman
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I got a used once on the road £1000 Bianchi from Nuneaton for £375 in Nuneaton and drove to Kent to get a carbon Bianchi for £700. It was £3k new.
I got a used once on the road £1000 Bianchi from Nuneaton for £375 in Nuneaton and drove to Kent to get a carbon Bianchi for £700. It was £3k new.Gumtree is always worth a look if you don't mind traveling. One of my buddies got a second hand bianchi ultegra gears really cheap but had to collect from Wales
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Surely the shipping costs on a bike via eBay would eat into the cost too much?
If you only need a bike to go 2-3 miles, anything will do.
Do they have any specialist bike shops around you?
Where I live, they usually have a few used bikes out front that they've taken in trade for bikes they've sold.
What about charity shops, do they ever have bikes?
I think consider the group set if you are going to do regular mileage. Don’t want to start replacing due to poor mechs. If your buying Boardman brand new you would probably be looking at 600 ish so a decent second hand would give you more bang for your buck!I was looking to do 30-40 mile trips as a norm once I got going. I used to have road bikes years ago, and cycled a lot in my youth, but at mid 40's have somewhat lost the knowledge and don't have a clue about what is what these days.
I mentioned the Boardman bikes as I have seen them in Halfords and they have a shop at Evesham Country Park, but there is a decent local shop to me in Rugby and may go there and see what they have as I like to support my independent retailers. If not the ebay and gumtree suggestions are certainly worth investigating.
Same got a 3k cannondale Evo with di2 for 1200, most of it was still packaged up!I got a used once on the road £1000 Bianchi from Nuneaton for £375 in Nuneaton and drove to Kent to get a carbon Bianchi for £700. It was £3k new.
I think consider the group set if you are going to do regular mileage. Don’t want to start replacing due to poor mechs. If your buying Boardman brand new you would probably be looking at 600 ish so a decent second hand would give you more bang for your buck!
I was interested in your post to Nick and that you would recommend a crossbreed/hybrid type bike. I have looked at them and been sorely tempted but wasn't sure whether to go for it or not?
I have looked at the Boardman ones, but wasn't sure if they came recommended? (I am looking the more starter end of his crossbreed range)
Thats all of the gears, Brakes etcApologies for my thickness Stu, but when you say go for the group set, what exactly does that mean?
Ha ha sorry! It’s the mechanics of the bike. The derailleur (the bit that moves your gears), crank (bit you pedal from), shifters (the bit where you change gear). You can get varying levels of quality so buying second hand would probably result in getting a higher quality setupApologies for my thickness Stu, but when you say go for the group set, what exactly does that mean?
Just don’t go too cheap fella as it won’t last!Yeah i would probably get one of those things to go on the roof to carry the bikes anyway so we can go places. Have just been taking my daughter to the empty car park at the Ricoh so she has a massive open space with no cars to just blast round.
I'm not that fussed about brands I just want a bit of fitness and jogging hurts. Will keep an eye out
Nah won't go 35 quid from Argos just don't want a super dooper oneJust don’t go too cheap fella as it won’t last!
Ouch, good to hear your back in the saddleJust getting back in to cycling. About five years ago, I was training my endurance levels to cycle around Europe (got up to 60 miles a day) when a pot-hole sent me flying head first in to the concrete. A shattered skull and brain hematoma and hemorrhaging left me terrified to get back on.
Training starts again now with 14 miles done on Sunday. Fitting it around gym and work has been difficult though.
Currently riding my Cannondale Synapse 2013 which was £950 on a cycle to work scheme five years ago
Not watched it but heard the protest issue!
So gutted for the lad, fair play to allaphillippe on trying to wait for him but you could see the life swapped out of him!Amazing racing stage weren't it? Couple of mental crashes too.......can't believe Yates held on to finish 3rd after his front wheel going from under him at the best part of 70kph......his adrenaline levels must be massive......i'd have been a shaking ball of mess in need of a cup of tea & a sit down after that wipe-out.....never mind getting straight back on a mental descent.......these guys have balls of steel.
Game changer for some! Blew it wide open again! Won’t ruin it for you though Stu!
Wasn’t it just!Couldn't even wait to watch the highlights after reading your post, and went straight to BBC website.
Amazing result!
I’m away, usually take the kids who enjoy itAnyone taking part in the hsbc let's ride on 5th August. I signed up to ride in it but I might volunteer to help out instead
There are snobbery out there I agree. I always say hello or a wave but don’t get in return.I bloody love cycling keeps me sane. But at a pace that I feel like, no helmet no team sky kit just beautiful freedom. So much snobbery these days. Often say hello to fat 50 something cyclists in all the gear and get looked at like a piece of shit. Well Mr Hoy wannabe I've just done 50 miles without breaking sweat and I didn't need to look like I just entered the Tour de France to do so
Isn't there some statistic that you're more likely to get knocked off wearing a helmet and hi vis than not? Because drivers switch off or somethingI always wear a helmet these days......never used to until I had kids where my attitude to risk changed.
Funnily enough, my 2 worst accidents in over 40 years of cycling have both happened since wearing a helmet.....I got hit by a car & I also wiped out on a tricky descent chasing my old mate who I've been chasing on downhills since we were kids....hes annoyingly good at descending.
I certainly don't bounce like I used to :-(.
Yes read something like this before, it sure if there are stats to back it up! Equally I am sure there will be plenty of stats showing how helmets do their job when a head injury takes place!Isn't there some statistic that you're more likely to get knocked off wearing a helmet and hi vis than not? Because drivers switch off or something
I always wear a helmet these days......never used to until I had kids where my attitude to risk changed.
Funnily enough, my 2 worst accidents in over 40 years of cycling have both happened since wearing a helmet.....I got hit by a car & I also wiped out on a tricky descent chasing my old mate who I've been chasing on downhills since we were kids....hes annoyingly good at descending.
I certainly don't bounce like I used to :-(.
I bloody love cycling keeps me sane. But at a pace that I feel like, no helmet no team sky kit just beautiful freedom. So much snobbery these days. Often say hello to fat 50 something cyclists in all the gear and get looked at like a piece of shit. Well Mr Hoy wannabe I've just done 50 miles without breaking sweat and I didn't need to look like I just entered the Tour de France to do so
I came off my bike about 7 years ago. Front wheel went from under me on a bend at about 20mph. I broke 3 ribs and had to have a X-ray for a possible detached lung. I had to ride home about 15 miles which I somehow managed. When I got home I took my helmet off and saw a massive dent in the side where my head hit the floor. I have no doubt that I would have been dead or have a serious brain injury if I hadn’t been wearing the helmet.After seeing the state of my father-in-law after he came off his bike I’d always wear a helmet.
He skidded on some gravel on a bend, smashed his head on the road. His helmet was a mess but he got away with serious concussion and a broken shoulder. Without a helmet it would have been his skull that was a mess.
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