What used bike to buy for commuting?

victhesmith
victhesmith Posts: 2
edited June 2013 in Commuting general
Hi

I have roughly £100-150 to spend on a used road or hybrid bike for commuting purposes. I have been using my mountain bike but getting fed up with all the effort it takes ;-p I've been looking on gumtree and there are quite a few good looking ones on sale for around 100-150 but i was wondering what make is generally the best to look out for etc?

Its literally only going to be used to cycle 7 miles to work and back so dont need anything too fancy. Any advice on best brand / where to look etc?

THanks!

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  • rhext
    rhext Posts: 1,639
    If you've not put slick tyres on your old MTB yet, I'd try that first, and save yourself a few quid.
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    What is the terain like?

    Single speed maybe?
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

    PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • notnot
    notnot Posts: 284
    rhext wrote:
    If you've not put slick tyres on your old MTB yet, I'd try that first, and save yourself a few quid.

    Yes - I did this to my mountainbike (also used for short-ish rides) and decided not to replace.
  • dombo6
    dombo6 Posts: 582
    Get a mid-late 90s steel framed rigid hard tail by any of the major brands, Trek, Specialized, Kona, Giant, fit slicks, and mudguards to make it invisible to thieves, and never clean it. I have a '98 Trek 930, all original except for a better headset. In winter I fit studded tyres to cope with ice and snow.
  • notnot
    notnot Posts: 284
    Dombo6 wrote:
    Get a mid-late 90s steel framed rigid hard tail by any of the major brands, Trek, Specialized, Kona, Giant, fit slicks, and mudguards to make it invisible to thieves, and never clean it. I have a '98 Trek 930, all original except for a better headset. In winter I fit studded tyres to cope with ice and snow.

    Mine is an old steel Giant :) Better if you can get one with no suspension, imo - makes for less weight/things to go wrong, and a bit of rattling round town does you good, I think ;)

    I do think it's worth the OP trying slicks on whatever their current MTB is first, though, unless there's something really wrong with it...

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