Re: OT: Cyclisti opinions sought

Macie wrote:

Preface: I appear to have a need to purchase and use a pedal cycle
for the purpose of getting some gentle exercise, as opposed to getting
one because I really want a hobby and as the last cycle I owned was a
BMX about 25 years ago, I'm possibly a bit rusty on modern machine
specs.

I've done the google bit and looked at the message boards that tell me
that anything under £500 is *** - which I'm sure is very true if
you're into that sort of thing. As it is, the most 'mountain' that
the bike will see will be some bridleways / footpaths along with some
road use and really needs to be less than 200 quid. That, along with
the ability to last for more than 3 weeks without breaking are the
predominant criteria.

Depends.

If you're a fat *** (16 stone+), then you'll want a rigid
(no-suspension) MTB at that sort of price because you'll destroy the
floppy forks they put on cheap bikes.

At £200:

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/id42369.html


At £150:

http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B2329.html


At £100:

http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/biz/product.php?xProd=210&xSec=3



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