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uk454

hi this is my first port, emm i am going to buy a bike (v cheap) just for getting to and from college in the morning, i live in glasgow, and i was looking at http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B1621.html and i think it looks good for the money, i only have a max budget of 170ish so is this any good ??

Thanks every 1

big_southern_jesse

Hi,

Welcome along to the forum. THere's a lot of help to be had here. If you look at the sticky threads at the top of this forum or the beginners, there's a good guide to roughly what to expect for your money. It depends what you want from the bike, but generally full suspension at this price range is very heavy, very flexible and fairly soggy to ride.

Best plan is to get out into some proper bike shops, and look at the bikes. If you find one of those Moto max's, try to pick it up, then go and pick up a hardtail. They'll be a big difference. As with all things, it all comes down to what you want to do and how much you can spend. Your local bike shop will best be able to point you in the right direction.

If you need further convincing, read this earlier thread about cheap bikes:

cheapo bikes

Work out what you need - is it just a road bike or are you looking at 6ft drop offs?, try some out, then decide.

Oops, sorry, you say you'll use it for college commute etc. I'd suggest the raleigh would be quite heavy for that, and sluggish should you come to a hill.

pittpony

Welcome to the forum

I wouldn't touch a full sus bike at this price. Have a look at the sticky thread and try out a few of the suggestions - they really are some of the best bikes for the money!

Good luck, and let us know what you go for!

stucon

heeeeeeeeeeeeelllo!!! and welcome!!!

as the chaps say.. a ful sus for that sort of money will be pants..

why not look on ebay for a SH bike for around the same sort of cash..

my mate just got a gt chucker and iv just got my hands on a kona stuff for round the same price!!!...

if you look about im sure you will find something buddy.. and, if you do find something like a good hard tail you can have some fun on the way to and from college by popping onto and off of stuff on the way!!..

then at weekends you can go sess the local woods!!

uk454

Thanks every one for the fast reply !! i will do what yous say ... shop around ... anyone got any suggections of bikes eg links ???? thanks

daniel_b

Gt Aggressor here: https://sslrelay.com/s96379727.oneandoneshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=1547582b57ce89c/shopdata/?main_url=go.shopscript%3Fa%3Dagr.07

This is £225 - but may well be sub £200 in January: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_240437_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varient__categoryId_103670_crumb_33980-90909_parentcategoryrn_103670

ride_whenever

TBH, i'd look at getting an old road bike with horizontal dropouts and having a crap single speed runaround bike. Much less likely to get nicked, light as anything and erally enjoyable to ride. There must be some second hand bike shops in glasgow, ask them if they can sort you out something.

foregoneconclusion

Just managed to get an '07 Tyax Elite (aswell as the one I recently got for myself) today, brand new for £180!! Any good??

Probably just a one off, I didn't ask in case the guy had the wrong price!!

pittpony

Looks like you got a good price for that Have you taken it out in anger yet? Happy with it??