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There are some very cheap new bikes on eBay like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tab%3DWatching Has anybody heard of these? I'm looking to get a road bike to get started and was hoping to get a cheap-n-cheerful second hand job, but often these new no-name bikes are cheaper. Any thoughts? Peter |
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There are some very cheap new bikes on eBay like this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tab%3DWatching Has anybody heard of these? I'm looking to get a road bike to get started and was hoping to get a cheap-n-cheerful second hand job, but often these new no-name bikes are cheaper. Any thoughts? 98% positive feedback, 2% negative. http://www.toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs...rn=Received+by Also there are a lot of neutrals, and withdrawn feedback. I would be very wary of buying a bike cheap from a box shifter on ebay, there is a good possibility it is a BSO (see feedback above). Martin. |
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Has anybody heard of these? I'm looking to get a road bike to get started and was hoping to get a cheap-n-cheerful second hand job, but often these new no-name bikes are cheaper. Any thoughts? Just look at that picture and where the brake levers have been put... Also claiming at 440 pound RRP is ********, to put it politely. I'd avoid. -- Arthur Clune PGP/GPG Key: http://www.clune.org/pubkey.txt The struggle of people against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting - Milan Kundera |
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Arthur Clune wrote:
Also claiming at 440 pound RRP is ********, to put it politely. Oh, I don't know... I mean, according to sales law it must be /technically/ possible to buy a sofa from DFS that isn't in their sale (but quite how one would actually go about it I wouldn't know!) ;-/ I'd avoid. Indeed. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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said the following on 05/11/2007 13:42:
Has anybody heard of these? I'm looking to get a road bike to get started and was hoping to get a cheap-n-cheerful second hand job, but often these new no-name bikes are cheaper. Any thoughts? Don't. That particular seller is also lying - you can buy the bike direct for 159 euros, not £450. They're trying to make out it's better than it is, and if they think they need to do that it isn't a good sign. See http://tinyurl.com/269ms6 27" wheels are a bit old-fashioned these days, and tyres are harder to find. Also, a 20" frame is a bit on the small size for many adults - how tall are you? How does this particular manufacturer measure frame size? If you really did want to buy that bike, do you know enough about bikes to be able to turn the loosely assembled box of bits that will arrive into a useable bike? My own experience of having to set up cheap box-shifter bikes is that they need a lot of work doing to them before they can even be ridden. I've even had to true wheels so they would turn in the frame and set the brakes up so that the blocks hit the rims. IMO, you'll be better buying a reasonable second-hand bike. Although I'm an eBay enthusiast generally, I wouldn't by a S/H bike from there unless I knew exactly what I wanted, and that what I wanted fits. -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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Paul Boyd wrote:
Don't. That particular seller is also lying - you can buy the bike direct for 159 euros, not £450. They're trying to make out it's better than it is, and if they think they need to do that it isn't a good sign. See http://tinyurl.com/269ms6 159EUR also puts you in the same ballpark as the bottom-of-the-range decathlon road bike. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/sport-...onalities.html which (if you live anywhere near a decathlon shop) may not be an exceptionally good bike but at least they'll set it up for you and give you the free first service. I can understand if people don't want to buy second-hand when they're new to cycling, though: you might get a bargain or you might get something that's been thrashed, and unless you can take a knowledgeable cyclist along to look at it it you don't really know which. -dan |
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On 5 Nov, 14:44, wrote:
I can understand if people don't want to buy second-hand when they're new to cycling, though: you might get a bargain or you might get something that's been thrashed, and unless you can take a knowledgeable cyclist along to look at it it you don't really know which. Find out if there's a community bike re-cycle-r (they tend to have witty names...) in your area. If you can get a suitable bike from one of these places it's likely to have been looked over by a competent bike mechanic and be serviceable. Quality varies hugely, but is often better than you might expect (good bikes fix up better than cheap ones) and it's unlikely to be state of the art, but I've seen some excellent machines on sale for little money (Raleigh Record Ace, 12 speed, 531 frame etc, £80; Dawes road bike (can't remember the model) 531 again, £45). Talk to someone there and they'll often be able to help you, even if they don't have what you want Right Now. Cheers, W. |
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On 5 Nov, 14:19, (Arthur Clune) wrote:
wrote: Has anybody heard of these? I'm looking to get a road bike to get started and was hoping to get a cheap-n-cheerful second hand job, but often these new no-name bikes are cheaper. Any thoughts? Just look at that picture and where the brake levers have been put... Also claiming at 440 pound RRP is ********, to put it politely. I'd avoid. -- Arthur Clune PGP/GPG Key:http://www.clune.org/pubkey.txt The struggle of people against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting - Milan Kundera I'll second that statement. The valves are Schraeder sp? valves, not the expected prestas, and the wide section of the seat tube is not where it will do any good. I think I'll log into eBay and post a complaint. David Lloyd |
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David Lloyd wrote:
I'll second that statement. The valves are Schraeder sp? valves, not the expected prestas While I personally prefer prestas it's really a matter of preference for the most part, and makes no /real/ difference. Either one can take and hold high pressures, so I don't think it's something worth complaining about. Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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