City/MTB/Possible tour- Bike ideas please??
I need a new commute bike, hopefully with some pace. I have some road bikes with drops but am looking for something with flat bars that could also be used for a tiny bit of off road (knobbly tyre space needed). Also I might do a short tour in the alps so need to put my panniers on the back.
Essentially 70% city, 20% Tour, 15% Off Road. Budget circa œ500
Any ideas please???
Essentially 70% city, 20% Tour, 15% Off Road. Budget circa œ500
Any ideas please???
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Second hand On One Inbred with two sets of wheels/tyres?
Or any decent quality older style rigid (or even front sus) mtb - some have 'grd and pannier mounts.
A 26" wheeler Thorn - not sure what price the basic models are new.
A quicl trawl through ebay should find something suitable.
d.j.
"Like a true nature's child,
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I've got a Kona Smoke, it costs œ220-œ300, depending on where you get it from, and I've commuted, toured and gone off road.
It's a chromoly MTB frame and fork with Kona geometry, so it handles really well. The components are cheap, but I just used them until they wore out and then upgraded them.
It also looks fairly cool as it comes in stealth black and even has mudguards!0