cheap as chips

morleyman200

My mate is looking to buy a bike, as cheap as chips, on the phone he said £100, but i think he can push more, he has joined the army and is doing the trans pennine with them, and wants a bike for that, not full sus, obviously for that price, was wondering if you can get a bike for that sort of price which would do that job.

He'd be looking at an 18'' frame

Tom

supersonic

Not for serious off roading. Check Decathlons entry level stuff.

leaflite

Best option is used(see ebay, gumtree, classifieds on this forum etc.) at that price. If the budget could be increased to £150-200, decathlon do some nice bikes.

Rushmore

a unicycle?

morleyman200

whats the trans pennine like, personally haven't done it, so if you could share your knowledge on it, i could get a good idea as to what it involves

supersonic

Flat paths.

matt@theforce

IMO at £100 2nd hand you a likely to get a bike that has problems and my require money spending on it to put it right. I'd go with SuperSonics advise and I'm very happy with my Decathlon bike & the service I received from them

morleyman200

yea i know, i did tell him that, 100 notes wont buy him much, but he is a student, so is tight on the cash. just wondering if there is anything out there, will mention decathlon to him. thanks guys

chez_m356

Rushmore wrote:

a unicycle?

i actally saw a lad on a unicycle earlier today, very similar to the one below, going at a fair pace he was too

cooldad

Guy at Swinley rides one - over some really gnarrly stuff, probably quicker than I can ride a bike with the right number of wheels. (Not that that's saying much)