chepest road bikes

40427

i looking to buy the cheapest road bike possible that has the shifterss integrated into the hoods and brake levers.

anyhelp pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase. :roll:

Mister W

Does it have to be new?

40427

no but i don't want some rusty old piece of scrap metal junk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

R34PER

put an add in the road classifieds. thats how i got mine. give the details of what size, your area and your top line price and i'm sure a few people will get back to you with some good rides.

STEFANOS4784

http://bhbikesuk.com/displayItem.asp?pr ... oducttype=


Pretty cheap, but i remember you saying you were 12? Might be a bit big then

STEFANOS4784

What's your max budget?

Gary D

Chain Reaction Cycles have these:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=25456

Decathlon are also mentioned frequently at the budget end of the market.

Best advice would be to determine what size you need and spend a couple of hours Googling. There will still be some of last years or the year befores models about at good prices if they have your size.

Don't be tempted into buying one of those £150 new "Road Racer" type bikes you see on Ebay. You get exactly what you pay for. I guess the fact that you have posted the question on this forum suggests that you are enthusiastic? In which case you would quickly become disappointed and want to replace it very quickly - even if you are not forced to because bits fall off it :shock: :shock: !!

Alternatively, keep your eye out on Ebay for second hand - but again be sure of sizing. There are bargains to be had, but beware of "suspicious" listings. They could be nicked!! If you ask the right type of question to the seller you will soon know .

Gary.

40427

299 is absolute maximum cos i got quite a few bikes and parents are fed up with buyin stuff so i'll have to chip in. i got a mtb,bmx and my dads old road bike.

ride_whenever

How old is your dads roadie, and will it fit you? Might be best to upgrade/repair that instead.

mangizmo

We have 3 viking bikes including a tandem that is excellent, they make 2 or 3 road bikes that are very decent for the money....like this one for example...click link
(or search e-bay for viking road bike)

http://www.cashconnector.co.uk/viking-m ... -638-p.asp

Or this one with a carbon fork at £299...I have a viking ajjacio with a carbon fork as a winter bike, the frame is very decent, forks are nice, and the components are perfectly decent, so this road bike is probably similarly good for the price...see here :


http://www.onlinebikedeal.co.uk/proddet ... rod=V26.59

40427

in reesponse to your question ride_whenever the age and layout of my dads roadie is the reason i want to get a new one. :? 8) 8) 8) 8)

STEFANOS4784

But what size do you need,a bit off topic but i notice a lot of older road bikes seem humongous, anyone else? I see all sorts of folk riding round with the seat right down, why is this :?: :?

40427

dunno wot size it is but i can ride it at the moment comfortably with the seat about 3 inches away from the seat clamp.

STEFANOS4784

Hmmmm, not much use really, what size is your dad's bike? Don't get a rubbish bike though, i did that and it was only when i got a half decent one (and split up with some bird :evil: ) that i realised the beauty of cycling someone on here can post a fit calculator might help you out a bit............

40427

i cant really tell you the size right now cos it's at my dads house and i'm at my mums house now but my dads about 6ft 1 or 2 if that helps but he also got it when was about 16 even then he was a bit of a lankstar.

STEFANOS4784

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CC ... ATOR_INTRO


Found it, try that, if you wanna start road riding properly the world is your oyster, i wish i had the passion for it then that i do now, we'll be seeing you winning tor de France
P.s i want a wad o cash for being nice :!:

passout

2nd hand Trek 1000 maybe?

geerfree

I agree with some of the other people here that you will generally get what you pay for.

Go for the best bike you can afford, or you might find a few problems start to show up on longer rides..

roger_merriman

STEFANOS4784 wrote:

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CCY?PAGE=FIT_CALCULATOR_INTRO


Found it, try that, if you wanna start road riding properly the world is your oyster, i wish i had the passion for it then that i do now, we'll be seeing you winning tor de France
P.s i want a wad o cash for being nice :!:

does seem quite a good fit that link i did it a while back, which broadly says even for my hight i have long limbs. so i tend to need the wopping great big bikes...

STEFANOS4784

I found it recommended bikes to big for what i like but different strokes for different folks an all that :arrow: