Gaj1612 99 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi everyone I'm after a cheap mountain bike for doing a bit of work with the dog and just to keep fit but don't want anything to special I've had a look around on the half it's website but not really clued up on bikes Can any one recommend a decent bike for say...£200? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,140 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Cheaper than that mate Get yourself a good set of Bolt croppers 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
budharley 945 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Get on eBay you will get one on there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,793 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Mountain bikes lose 50% of their value as soon as they go out of the shop. I've got one here I've had for 12 years, spent a grand to buy it, spent the same on upgrades over the years and its probably worth about £300 tops now. If your doing a lot of flat roads etc get a hard tail front suspension bike. Brands like Specialized, Trek, Kona, Marin, Scott, GT, etc etc all make good bikes. Try and find one that was about £600 new and is for sale at about £200. If you don't know much about bikes, go to your nearest decent independent bike shop, not Halfords or petrol station bikes etc and ask for advice. Good luck. MTBs are awesome bang for your bucks, if you get a decent one. HTH Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulf 820 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 you can get them cheap as fukc in tesco and asda mate . but if you want to spend that much halfords always seem to have some kind of sale going .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,422 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) carrera subway despite being a halfords bike have a good reputation and go cheap second hand dont get a cheap bike like one of the apollo range or a tesco job they will be complete rubbish and you won't ride it they weigh a ton Edited June 23, 2014 by terryd 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulf 820 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 i paid £200 for my one from halfords diamond back i think its called ,front suspension and great to run the dogs on .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,251 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Mountain bikes lose 50% of their value as soon as they go out of the shop. I've got one here I've had for 12 years, spent a grand to buy it, spent the same on upgrades over the years and its probably worth about £300 tops now. If your doing a lot of flat roads etc get a hard tail front suspension bike. Brands like Specialized, Trek, Kona, Marin, Scott, GT, etc etc all make good bikes. Try and find one that was about £600 new and is for sale at about £200. If you don't know much about bikes, go to your nearest decent independent bike shop, not Halfords or petrol station bikes etc and ask for advice. Good luck. MTBs are awesome bang for your bucks, if you get a decent one. HTH Cheers, D. Sound advice this. I'd buy a good 2nd hand one before I spent money on a cheap new one....e-bay, gumtree etc., there's loads to choose from. If it's all going to be roadwork I'd invest in a pair of slick/road tyres also. Happy hunting. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irishnut 297 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 If I was you I'd be looking for a hybrid road/mountain bike. For road and path work the hybrid tyres are great. Takes less effect to use than full on mtb tyres, which means longer ride. Halfords carrera range is spot on, don't buy a cheap bike. Buy a good bike for cheap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,935 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Halfords Carrera range. Really good value and well built. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaj1612 99 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I did see a carrera bike in halfords for 250 that looked ok might look into that Thanks for the advice I'll now be glued to eBay looking for a decent one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 5,251 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Don't forget Gumtree.... no fannying about with auctions etc. Bought myself a Scott Sportster hybrid (basically a MTB with skinny wheels and road tyres) off there a couple of years ago for £250...saving me about £300. There was barely a scratch on it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,598 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Check out local ebay or preloved, I got a speciaized and a giant for £ each. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arcticgun 4,548 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Get a second hand kona dew hybrid top notch for jogging dogs, another cracking bargain and a little cheaper is the carrera subway via halfords, had both n rate em highly, the kona is a massive jump up in comfort and quality real pleasure to ride, am getting a cube mountain bike come end of month for bit cross country great way too keep dogs fit 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BROCK DOG 126 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 The cubes are an expesive bit of kit but a cracking bike i like kona bike had a kona scrap last year which was a good ride Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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