Hybrid for my daughter

Sprool
Sprool Posts: 1,022
edited September 2012 in Road buying advice
Can anyone recommend a good hybrid bike for my young teenage daughter? She's after a road bike with flat handlebars and big gears for the hills, also not skinny tyres, something that can go on a bridleway 10% of the time, but 90% tarmac use. Not interested in the step-thru sit up and beg womens bikes, it has to look quite sporty and it has to be not-very-much-money (under £350) so no top end butted alloy carbon fibre titanium sprocket rocket, just a decent inexpensive machine to last her a couple of years.

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  • Cycle Community
    Cycle Community Posts: 23
    http://www.leisurewheels.co.uk/products.php?plid=m9b3s18p9581&rs=gb&vid=32714

    Seems to cover all your bases, and with specialized you know you are getting a good bike :)

    http://www.cyclecommunity.co.uk
  • Sprool
    Sprool Posts: 1,022
    thanks - seems to tick all the boxes. Also came across the Giant Rove 2, though front and rear disc brakes may be a bit overkill
    http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bik ... 874/56927/
  • V35k0
    V35k0 Posts: 6
    Check it out...no skinny tires, extremely tough wheels (riding off curbs and such and still completely true), plenty of high and low gears. I got my focus arriba second hand this year for 200 euro and it was ridden only 60k so I was really happy with my purchase. Has Tiagra rear derailleur and 8 gear rear casette,shifting is pretty smooth and always responsive.

    P.S.

    It doesn't come with the mudguards
  • Coach H
    Coach H Posts: 1,092
    It is upping you budget a bit but I got my wife a Specialized Vita Sport 2012 this summer on cycle to work. Pretty impressed actually. There are a few places offering the 2012 versions at about £400.

    For £550 (although there are often offers and discount codes) you could have a Boardman Fi Hybrid Comp which seems very good
    Coach H. (Dont ask me for training advice - 'It's not about the bike')
  • Sprool
    Sprool Posts: 1,022
    Coach H wrote:
    For £550 (although there are often offers and discount codes) you could have a Boardman Fi Hybrid Comp which seems very good
    She's fallen in love with the Boardman Fi but its way out of my budget sadly, thats why I'm looking round for something comparable but preferably under the £300 mark. £350 at a big push but no more :(

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