flat bar road bike
allen
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Any suggestions for a flat bar road bike for my daughter ? Shes keen on riding out with me at the minute and seems to want to do more so I want to get her something that will start her off. So dont want to go mad ....suggestions
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Giant FCR or Rapid is the closest you can get to a 'proper' road bike, but with flat bars. Definitely worth a look.0
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Hi all few more details she is 5ft 5 and 21. Wants to ride just roads but doesn t want drops. A lot of these have 32 tyres on. Putting 25s on there wouldn t work would it ?0
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budget?Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0
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re budget....well as it bank of Dad and 2 are at uni about £500. Anything flashier will have to wait until she is self funding ; )0
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At that price, I would say Boardman Hybrid Comp - £499 but with £40 off right now, another 10% off which you can get with British Cycling membership (which costs £10.80 if you use TForL12 code and pay by direct debit) - so around £415
You can also get 4.5% Quidco if you do that too.0 -
Seconded for the Boardman Hybrid, I have one as does Mrs TG - hers is the 'female inspired' one.
Nice bikes for the money, just ensure that if Halfords assemble it they do it properly!
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I started on a boardman team hybrid, really nice bikes though the X5 shifters arent amazing. Second hand set of X0 shifters (£50-60) really transforms it though.0
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thanks all the only thing I have against Boardmans is my extreme nervousness with Halfords and in many ways I would rather give my hard earned to a LBS0
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PhilClubman wrote:Giant FCR or Rapid is the closest you can get to a 'proper' road bike, but with flat bars. Definitely worth a look.
+1 for the Giant Rapid series - either the Rapid 3 or 4.
Probably the closest you'll get to a road bike but with the straight bars you specify. The Rapid 3 got a pretty good review back in 2010:-
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... 3-10-37899
Comes with 700 x 25 wheelset so a bit lighter and more road compatible than some other hybrid and cross bikes.
Probably get a good deal on one of the outgoing 2012 models if you search around eg:-
http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/giant-ra ... 78221.html0