bike needed for a begginer

jasonmcc

i am looking to get into tri's this year and am looking for a bike to get me started.

i would like a hybrid to get me started as i can use this on road and mild x-country with the misses.

im 6ft tll and approx 15st. i have looked into it and found i need a med-lrg sized bike but im wilingl to take any advice or help i can get with this.

thanks to anybody that can hel o point me in the right direction.

Garz

Something like this ?

jasonmcc

i think for a starting bike this is to far out of my budget but thanks for showing me

ShaunL

That looks a good spec bike for a reasonable price. See if you can get your work to do the cycle to work scheme and pay for it that way. Better to get a good quality bike instead of a cheaper heavier bike which won't last.

Slow Downcp

What budget do you have?

Moomin23

I've got a Marin Mill Valley for sale that I've converted to drops, very good bike, very well looked after. PM me if you're interested and I'll give you more details, nearly everything on it is new, including the frame and the perfect beginners bike, I've grown out of it and upgraded so just using it to get to work, don't need this much bike for that!

bice

I would not spend too much money on a hybrid bike - disc brakes are a gimick, ditto suspension forks.

Carbon forks, thin tyred hybrid/flatbar road bikes are probably best for fast, distance commuters having to cope with traffic when an upright position is preferred.

I get the impression you require an ordinary hybrid. No need to spend much on a bike like this. £200-250 max, with a suspension seat post and v-brakes. Avoid really cheap sub-£100 stuff and stick to decent brands and there is little margin for error here. Perhaps a Carrera from Halfords?

I use a 30 year old converted flatbar lady's tourer for commuting that was thrown out by the office car park people. It's brilliant. wish I had it this afternoon when I went shopping in Hammersmith. Instead, I was on my swanky Lazzaretti road bike, with Campagnolo stuff all over it, worth £8-900. I hated leaving it outside a shop with a cheap lock even for 5 minutes.

In other words, there are uses for a ordinary bike.

Acelliott

If £600 is well out of your reach then maybe you should do what i did
£600 would only just get you an entry level bike
I was lucky that a friend of mine had an old race bike laying around and it was a high end bike in its day
I have stripped and i am updating
but if you dont have the cash you can update a little at a time
just start by stripping and getting new bearings etc thats the important part and work out from there

jasonmcc

i am not sure about the budget because that depends on new or second hand.

i think 300-400 new and 200-300 second hand

i have seen a kona dew plus for £350 new and a giant crs 2.5 for £400 new

a hybrid is what i was lookin for just in case i did not continue with the tri's and just wanted a bike to keep to use for general use and a little gentle x-country.