How do people buy their bikes?

Anonymous

Now, if you'd have not sold the shotgun, but instead used it to obtain the bike, you would still have the bike, AND the shotgun

Camion

Sorry just realised i'm on a MTB forum, in that case, can anyone recommend a hard tail for a grand I can buy on this years cycle to work scheme?

welshkev

Camion wrote:

CanalRider wrote:

Cycle2Work scheme

Don't smoke, rarely drink.

Because I cycle 2 work I drive 80 less miles per week. As my car is gas guzzling Pajero I actually save money. I'd get rid of the Paj but it's not financially viable and it can also carry the families four bikes and all my camping stuff.

Do you know what Pajero means in English?

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i'm pretty sure it means tosser (but the more crude way of saying it)

Anonymous

i've just looked up Pajero ...that's not good is it.

Anonymous

Camion wrote:

Sorry just realised i'm on a MTB forum, in that case, can anyone recommend a hard tail for a grand I can buy on this years cycle to work scheme?

Are you specifically after a mountain bike? I saw these tasty Marin 26" wheel hybrids recently, nice stuff.

fred2003

Most male hairdressers drive vitara's...
Most butch male hairdressers drive pajero's

projectsome

last bike on cycle2work. next bike on cycle2work

Camion

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Camion wrote:

Sorry just realised i'm on a MTB forum, in that case, can anyone recommend a hard tail for a grand I can buy on this years cycle to work scheme?

Are you specifically after a mountain bike? I saw these tasty Marin 26" wheel hybrids recently, nice stuff.

Yep, just moved to countryside where I do 100 miles a week on the roads but would like to mash up some trails at the weekend. I started on an 82 inch geared single speed courier bike i bought down from London and other than on the flats it was obviously useless so a hardtail is probably best.

Even the other halfs Spesh Vita (hybrid) is too stiff and wheels too thin.

I was thinking boardman Pro but don't like Halfords on principle or am I being a snob?

Or the Scott 30/40??

Anonymous

Boardman pro is an excellent bike for the money, and is a bargain compared to bikes at a similar price range from more established brands.

Camion

Thanks, bit like their road bikes then.

I'll probably get one and go to work with a tin of Nitromors.

Anonymous

haha!
No need, they're not looked down on very much. In fact, there seems to be a lot less snobbery in mountain biking that in road cycling - I'm generalising of course, but that's been my experience.

welshkev

my mate's got the boardman pro hardtail and it's a superb bike, very well specced and pretty nice looking aswell.

Camion

Cool, i think that may be the one then. Reviews are all good and as it'll only used round the fields and trails it should be fit for purpose, just need to polish up my MTB maintenance skills though. My last MTBs were a Marin Pine Mountain and a GT Idrive 2.0.

Spose times have changed and Muddy Fox are no longer 'well cool'.

scotto

Camion wrote:

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Camion wrote:

Sorry just realised i'm on a MTB forum, in that case, can anyone recommend a hard tail for a grand I can buy on this years cycle to work scheme?

Are you specifically after a mountain bike? I saw these tasty Marin 26" wheel hybrids recently, nice stuff.

Yep, just moved to countryside where I do 100 miles a week on the roads but would like to mash up some trails at the weekend. I started on an 82 inch geared single speed courier bike i bought down from London and other than on the flats it was obviously useless so a hardtail is probably best.

Even the other halfs Spesh Vita (hybrid) is too stiff and wheels too thin.

I was thinking boardman Pro but don't like Halfords on principle or am I being a snob?

Or the Scott 30/40??

Don't mash them up you will give cyclists a bad name, just ride on them and be nice to other users..

welshkev

Camion wrote:

Cool, i think that may be the one then. Reviews are all good and as it'll only used round the fields and trails it should be fit for purpose, just need to polish up my MTB maintenance skills though. My last MTBs were a Marin Pine Mountain and a GT Idrive 2.0.

Spose times have changed and Muddy Fox are no longer 'well cool'.

one thing my mate has had a problem with on his boardman is that the seat keeps tipping back on the post, no matter how hard he tightens it up...double check that before you leave the shop. it could just be his or it could be a common problem

Da Mighty Chicken

buying my bike 'bit by bit' as and when I can afford a new part etc.... Its nice knowing that i'm not going into debt for it and its cool having lots of deliveries from Mr Postman (except today as my rear mech is missing in action, bah!)

naefearjustbeer

My first bike cost £50 brand new from sterling house, it lasted about 30 miles before I bent bashed and generally broke it I then took it to bits and threw it in a skip. For my next bike I put £50 a month away for a few months and bought a £300 bike and loved it and hammered it around for about 8 months until I decided that it would start to break if I kept going the way I was going so this current one is being paid up through the cycle scheme. I think it will last me a lot longer as it is just the right bike for what I need. I wish I had bought a decent bike first time round. Not sure how long it will last but I think that the wife would have a bloody turry murry if I suggested another bike anytime soon!

Flask

I have a stable job in a supermarket which i'm using to save up for my next one. I don't go out drinking, I don't smoke so i'm able to save the money up quite quickly.

scale20

I sold my 07 Scale 20 to buy an 08 Trek Ex9 which was 20% off at the time. Through the year I upgraded that. After about a year I stripped it, sold the frame and forks to finance my Pace 506 frame and forks and used most of the upgraded kit off my Trek to build that.

The Gary Fisher HT I have was bought through buy it now pay later 0% finance. Through the year Ive been ebaying kit and saving the cash to pay for it. I only bought the fisher because I missed my HT and its a cracking machine!

There are ways and means so it doesn't break the bank but I must admit the credit card comes out now and again!

lm_trek

First few came from work overtime, chrimbo bonus etc.. paid for my Trek Fuel all those years ago.

My current bike builld has taken so far 8 months to build, i had to sell my Trek 6500 to fund the frame and just gathered bits, im almost ready for the first ride on the bike just need a chainset, cassette and chain and done!

New bike is P7, as for next project it will be done the same way, collect bits each month and build when done. Or i might just invest some cash into the Fuel, the bike has done a great job over the last 3 years so is due an upgrade or 2.

fcumok

yeehaamcgee wrote:

When does the bike shop not get it all in one go?

At mine they do a 0% interest offer. Don't know who pays for it but the bike shop won't budge on price. Always found it better to get a card and do it that way.

Anonymous

Doesn't matter how you pay for finance, the bike shop gets all the money immediately. The finance or credit card company transfers funds into their accont, and you're actually paying them back, not the shop.
That's why, if you mess up on repayments, it's the bailifs that come to mess you up, not the guy from the bike shop - although that would be a novel concept!

XxxBFGxxX

got my point reyes thro the C2C work

and my full susser i have spent about 2k+ building it over the last six month just basicly worked my arse of i do worrk for a mate aswell as my job. i dont realy drinka ny more dont smoke and rearly go out on the drink with my amtes these days

fcumok

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Doesn't matter how you pay for finance, the bike shop gets all the money immediately. The finance or credit card company transfers funds into their accont, and you're actually paying them back, not the shop.
That's why, if you mess up on repayments, it's the bailifs that come to mess you up, not the guy from the bike shop - although that would be a novel concept!

Sorry I meant that they're not willing to be as flexible with cost not that the bike shop is a finance company

italiafirenze

fcumok wrote:

At mine they do a 0% interest offer. Don't know who pays for it but the bike shop won't budge on price. Always found it better to get a card and do it that way.

I remember seeing once when I was arranging 0% finance on somethings at our place that theres a law that says if you have an interest free credit offer you're not allowed to discount the price as well.

I never read that much into it because with ours we had to pay the interest charges, it came out of the profit. But it worked differently to this 12 months consumer style offers.