Bike suggestions <£150

jteighty

Hi,

My brother wants to get a bike to commute locally (he won't do more then 10 miles a day). He's more or less a beginner and wants to buy a bike under £150. I've advised him to get a hybrid or a rigid MTB. We settled that he shouldn't get rear suspension. He needs the bike to be smooth and easy to ride.

I've been road biking for sometime now and therefore I am not 'in the know' re MTBs or hybrids. I do use an MTB for commuting which is a Claud Butler Mercury and I love it. Are there any decent bikes out there that can compete with my claud butler, but still be within his £150 price range?

Any suggestions?

Many thanks.

JT80

fastbatard

With that kind of budget I would be looking at decathlon if you have one near by. They have a range of MTB's and Hybrids for under £150.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/rockrider ... -92622763/

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/b-twin-3-sport-76097329/

WIth some decent tyres I reckon either of these would be ok for a small commute.

jteighty

fastbatard wrote:

With that kind of budget I would be looking at decathlon if you have one near by. They have a range of MTB's and Hybrids for under £150.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/rockrider ... -92622763/

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/b-twin-3-sport-76097329/

WIth some decent tyres I reckon either of these would be ok for a small commute.

Thanks fo the response. Unfortunately there are no Decathalon shops nearby, but thanks for the suggestions.

thel33ter

Look for a basic rigid hybrid on ebay,you'll get much more or your money 2nd hand. something like this, and a nice pair of rigid forks and slicks http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kona-Lanai-14-Adu ... 1c127dbb02

Or something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Specialized-Globe ... 2a071f3300

legin

for £150 either go second hand or dont bother the cheap models are dangerous and wont last five minutes proper mountainbiking.

cyberknight

Do decathlon not deliver? says they do in the more information clicky.

lardboy

Have a look for a Kona Smoke second hand. Bullet proof steel frame and great fun to ride. The stock bike comes with decent mudguards as well.

There's a 20" on eBay now for £125, so might finish within spitting distance of £150.

MrBlond

Over budget, but there are brand new kona smokes on ebay for 200 notes:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KONA-SMOKE-24-SPE ... 718wt_1322