My New Commuting Bike

Daniel23
Daniel23 Posts: 75
edited July 2009 in Commuting chat
My new bike gets deliverd tomorow, I am a mountain biker who has sold his car! :D

tell me what yall think...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165534
The New Guy

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  • moonio
    moonio Posts: 802
    <runs and hides>
  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    I think it looks ok
    I might go to halfords myself see if they have one in my size
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  • Daniel23
    Daniel23 Posts: 75
    you not into it moonio?
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  • bevans1986
    bevans1986 Posts: 29
    That looks exactly what I'm after, might order one myself!
  • Daniel23
    Daniel23 Posts: 75
    I think it looks awesome, pure simplicity mate... and for under 200 quid! I have never rode a single speed before though so dont quite know what to expect
    The New Guy
  • bevans1986
    bevans1986 Posts: 29
    Yeah that's exactly my reservation. I notice the geared version is £20 more but ss looks so much better and will suit my zero maintenance approach!
  • Daniel23
    Daniel23 Posts: 75
    thats what I am thinking mate.. looks a quick bike too nice and light
    The New Guy
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    A Carrera single speed. A hybrid single speed.

    Heavens above.

    Carrera is a good bike at that price range though.
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  • Daniel23
    Daniel23 Posts: 75
    Don I was suprised too mate, I was going to get a dawes discovery 201, but when I seen that bike at that price I just had too... (even though it is a carerra)
    The New Guy
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Nowt wrong with a Carera. Good bike, just shocked to see it in a Single speed varient. If that is the 09/10 model they've changed the frame.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    That would make a decent winter hack (strokes chin), I wonder what GI they've put on it? Seeing as though all the halfords road bikes have a 50/36 compact instead of the normal 50/34.

    I suspect they thought they'd ask a normal person in the street and bumped into LIT by some freak occurance. :?
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  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    prawny wrote:
    I suspect they thought they'd ask a normal person in the street and bumped into LIT by some freak occurance. :?

    *checks* yup, rack mounts.
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  • Colin.Watling
    Colin.Watling Posts: 18
    I own one of those! Bought it as my first commuter

    I have had it for around 2 months now, paid £220 for mine from local halfords/bike hut thingy, I love it, really light, fast enough i cruise at around 19-20mph on flat and have seen 30 spinning like a knob!!

    All in all a great bike, am going to continue riding it through the winter then in the spring will look to get another SS of higher quality with drops etc for summer :)

    I really love it tho, well worth the money!
  • moonio
    moonio Posts: 802
    Daniel23 wrote:
    you not into it moonio?
    I don't mind it, just there seems to be a collective dislike of hybrids on the forum and I was waiting for the fallout...
    I have 2 hybrids and will be getting another in couple of months..albeit a road bike with a flat bar..as opposed to a mountain bike with big wheels.. :)
  • toybhoy
    toybhoy Posts: 112
    I dont know.

    If I was going for a £200 SS bike, I would probably opt for the Specialized Centrum

    http://www.cyclesuk.com/139-258249?sid=152d5464289dacc2

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