Help with buying a bike?

danny30
danny30 Posts: 14
edited September 2012 in Road buying advice
Hi guys, I am selling my car and going to get a bike instead but have absolutely no clue about bikes. My budget is low about £250 so i'm looking for a second hand bike. As i'm going to be riding on london roads i thought I would go for a hybrid.

If would appreciate if you guys could give me your opinion the following bike, its a Specialized Trek Cannondale Voodoo Marasa 2011 second hand for £180? is it a any good? or I could get a Giant Escape M0 for £160 but apparently the gear needs servicing.

Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks

Danny

Comments

  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,533
    Specialized Trek Cannondale Voodoo Marasa 2011

    hmm, no such bike, that's four different manufacturers!

    it's on gumtree, one of several bikes advertised by the same person, with what looks like it could be a payg number as the only contact/id info, the advertiser has been posting only this month, and can't even describe it correctly

    that's five out of five risk factors for a stolen bike

    run! away! fast!

    for any gumtree ad, take the phone number, put it in the search box, and see what else they are selling, because the site is a thieves paradise
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • t4tomo
    t4tomo Posts: 2,643
    he's added "Specialized Trek Cannondale" to get more google searches picking it up.

    Advice above is good advice. Interesting that he has "original purchase receipt" for all his bikes he's selling. I bet they have been mysteriously mislaid when ever anyone asks to see them.
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