Which bike should I buy from this selection?

sarahabutair

Hi,

Sorry to be a pain but I'm buying bikes for me and my husband as we would like to get started and get riding regularly. I need a bit of advice as to which bikes to buy from this selection:

http://www.additionsdirect.co.uk/rf/add/s.do/sports/cycles/adults-cycles?Mis_item_id=15&Mis_item_loc_id=1&N=156+4294484560+4294966044&Np=1&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Nty=1&Nu=this_product&groupId=634410286&pageSize=100&seo=t&

I know these may not be ideal but I have to purchase from this site so it's these or nothing. A few options to choose from would be great.

We will be mainly using them to go on countryside/woodland rides but nothing too challenging or rugged! We may also take a biking holiday in France in the summer. We will be buying one of the child bike trailers so the bikes would have to be suitable for that!

Thanks in advance,

Sarah

The Northern Monkey

WTF is addictions.

you'd have to be on crack to be addicted to any of that!

peter413

umm probably non of them lol.

Its also hard to know what else to recomend when you haven't specified a budget (the bikes go from 100 quid to 500 quid)

Probably best to look at the second hand market though

Briggo

At the end of the day any bike can be ridden anywhere, its just some bikes make life easier and less painful doing certain terrains than others.

If you want a bike you can ride along the road or a fireroad then any will do, round Thetford theres all sorts of bikes being used on the green/blue fireroad trails all the time, so its all down to your budget.

In respect to the child bike trailers they clip onto the seat stem I believe, so once again nothing to tie you down to one bike (I think).

Splottboy

Although it's a bit more expensive, the £329 Raleigh.
Big name company, so if anything goes wrong, backup is quite good.

Anything under £250 may not be up to scratch, but depends what you do with it.
Will be heavy at this price range, £400 amd up for a lighter bike perhaps?

Atz

The Raleigh is about the closest to a decent bike there that I can see.

TiBoy

I agree with Briggo, a bike is a bike, cheaper ones will be harder work and may not last as long but anything that gets you out is a good thing. I started on a £100 mountain bike and sold it for £60 after a couple of years usage. I would say if you are new to cycling buy something thats the best you can afford and look to replace it if you really like it, you can always sell them on either way. Just don't go for full suspension, preferably no suspension at all, its bouncy and rubbish unless you are spending quite a bit more.

With regards to the trailer bike, all but the expensive ones attach to the seat post so not an issue. I would recommend not going for the ones that attach an existing kids bike to your bike, nice idea but they lean quite abit due to the coupling. We got ours from SJS cycles via ebay.

Hope you enjoy it what ever you buy.

benpinnick

I would disagree, I think the CBR Fusion 26ins mens cycle offers the best value in the range. CBR (Claud Butler) isn't a bad brand, and the forks which people correctly point out could be rubbish are infact RST, which again is really not bad for the price your paying. I think that the suspension seat post and forks will offer you some extra comfort that you'll appreciate when you ride. Bear in mind that a seat post mounting trailer will need roughly 4-5 inches of available post, and that the suspension will also take out 2-3 inches of post or so, so make sure you didn't get a frame thats too large, otherwise you'll be unable to fit the trailer. It looks like its only avalable in 1 size, so might be worth checking first. How tall are you both?

When you are able to, what you save over the raleigh you can invest in some good quality, puncture resistant lightweight tyres which will undoubtably massively change the ride of the bike for the better.

Rich Hcp

Depends on useage, a bike is a bike.

I'd say for general family days out then the above advise is sound. If you go on a cycling holiday in France, you may have to rethink. Ultimatley the bikes have to fit you and be comfortable.

I started off with a low end bike are wore it out, so I got more of a "proper bike" whatever the hell that means :? But by then I knew exactly what sort of bike I needed.

You're better off buying the listed bikes and using them and maybe getting more exopensive ones when they wear out, rather than spending shed loads on a bike that stays in he shed....

These bikes will get you in to it, which is great