Bicycling

Anyone have any kinda clue about bikes? I'm thinking I might cycle to and from work, and the odd evening/weekend just to stop me dying of laziness. I don't need anything too fancy, just something suitable for casual stuff.

I was looking at this - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_518233_categoryId_165499_langId_-1?cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_1-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz1

Any good for 200 quid?

Thats way too expensive for what you get your just paying for the name, things you wanna look out for are disc brakes and front suspension mabye rear if you weight alot like i do

Look in tesco i was in there the other day had some good deals but halfords just mug you off

Really? It has a load of good reviews. I've been shopping around for a while, and haven't seen anything decent for under 200, I can get this for 170 with codes and cashback. Feel free to find me something better!

I figured halfords might be a bit of a rip, but I can't be arsed to build it and I live 5 minutes down the road from one.

Actually that bike has the Alloy V-Brakes so thats awesome yeah shame it hasnt got rear suspension also you will need to buy a new seat lol that one looks well uncomfortable

Turns out one of the guys at work just got one and is annoyed that I can get it for 30 quid less haha

He reckons its a good deal, won't find much better for that price. So I think I'll go for it, can't beat the convenience of someone else building it for me

speak to daze or vandal..

Or kop..

Oh no, kop is gonny plant some kinda tracker unit on it and then he gonny follow you to dark alleyway...and then "ya getting banned" lol.

If you cannot get a better nearly new on ebay then go for the halfords bike if its just for work and back.

If you road riding the last thing you want is rear suspension. With rear sus 20-30% of your pedal power is just making the back end bounce up and down. unless you can lock it for on road riding.

Set you seat as high as you can stand it only allowing a slight bend of the knee at full extension and the ball of your foot on the pedal. This way get get max force and full motion of your leg muscles and you will pedal for longer and faster. Make sure the seat has quick release so if you do want to take a shortcut down a rough trak you can just reach down pop the quick release and drop the seat.

Never stand up to pedal when going up hill or setting of. you tend to start pulling the bike side to side and this will fook your back real quick and is a was of power. Just put ya legs into it and stay sat on the seat.

Never stop peddeling no matter how fooked ya legs get if you stop you muscles fill with lactic acid quicker and will cramp faster and take longer to recover after riding. Always keep your legs moving even if your not putting any power through the peddals. stopping peddaling is a false rest keep the muscles moving and the blood demand flowing. unless your going round a bend as a pedal strike when your on the lean isnt nice and can cause lots of lol's from the watching public but i guess your not stupid.

if you ride the way i mention above you will get fitter quicker stay out on the ride for longer and not find it a chore to get the bike out and go for a spin.

Kick into first, slowly ease twist your wrist towards you, slowly release the clutch and away!! Broom broom broooooom!


Kudos to orf for a top post, makes me wanna go get a pedal bile again!

Whenever i buy a bike mate it has to be light frame (alluminium) i look for disk brakes, a decent seat, front suspension only (i find that rear suspension is a bit of a pain when traveling long distances but each to their own), it has to have room to put a water bottle and/or a pump, but overall mate it is a decent bike carrera make good bikes

Hey Cap... nice ride!
I'm looking forward to see some Vids like this from you in future:

Am buying one 2moro for the same reason Cap!

£200 on a bike F tha mate. Get the kids to rob you one for 50quid..

Am looking on a cluad butler or a Trek. (stolen of course coz am i Fook paying £500 for a bike)

but if your willing to pay £200 then you will get a decent bike for that! best bet is Ebay.

lol jay

@orford, freaking master class! cheers, its mostly for work and the odd evening/weekend, so I don't need anything too fancy, rear suspension is probably money wasted ridiing on a flat road eh.

@chris, yea ok, give me a week and i'll put one together

@scotty, LOL

cheers for the input lads, ordering now!

Will post a pic when i get my Beast! =]

LMAO f*****g pikey scouser

I think there are more bike thieves than window cleaners in Edinburgh! It's ridiculous how many vanish...

I love cyclists, their enormous fun.

In London, when their balancing, standing still at the lights. I like to suddenly rev my Suzuki 650 and watch them fall off...
...Piss myself laughing.

And my wife and father in law are cycle trainers. oh the arguments.

ugh apparently there are none in stock in the whole country, f**k sake!

back to the drawing board

try buying them in the netherlands its cheaper (euros vs pounds) and let it ship over

the problem there is if something goes wrong with it etc. If i buy over here i can get free services and stuff. So expensive everywhere, its ridiculous

Go buy a real bike, like mine
http://www.glennguan.com/blog/?p=377