oh no .. another what bike thread.
Discussion
Now that the spring / Summer are here the Mrs and I are often cycling at the weekends. Mainly for fun, but there's a little fitness aspect in there too.
I'd like to buy her a new bike, to replace her ageing heavy Claude Butler - and have no idea what would suit her.
I've not got a great budget, lets say around £400. We tend to cycle along the roads cycle tracks mostly, with a little off road around country parks / fields etc. (Ridgeway for example).
I'd like to get her something light / comfortable. Should I just wonder to halfords at lunchtime or is there a better option ?
I'd like to buy her a new bike, to replace her ageing heavy Claude Butler - and have no idea what would suit her.
I've not got a great budget, lets say around £400. We tend to cycle along the roads cycle tracks mostly, with a little off road around country parks / fields etc. (Ridgeway for example).
I'd like to get her something light / comfortable. Should I just wonder to halfords at lunchtime or is there a better option ?
Not sure howe much the female Boardman's start at but they looked bloody lovely last time I was in there and the Boardman's seem to be very very light in comparison to everything else out there at a similar price point. Mine is 11.8kg where as most others are at least 2kg on top. (Makes no difference at all when I get on one!!! 2kg is a drop in the ocean!)
Hope I can piggy back on this thread rather than start my own.
I was looking to do the same thing (for less - £200, after it was clear £150 isn't enough for something focused on country tracks) for my other half. Went into Halfords and two independents and seemed to deal with a string of bored people who couldn't be bothered. Saw a couple of Raleigh ones within budget but I wasn't overly impressed - I paid £300 for a Schwinn Mesa about 4 years ago and was expecting the same sort of quality and kit, and wasn't seeing it.
Is that budget unrealistic or do I just need to shop about more?
I was looking to do the same thing (for less - £200, after it was clear £150 isn't enough for something focused on country tracks) for my other half. Went into Halfords and two independents and seemed to deal with a string of bored people who couldn't be bothered. Saw a couple of Raleigh ones within budget but I wasn't overly impressed - I paid £300 for a Schwinn Mesa about 4 years ago and was expecting the same sort of quality and kit, and wasn't seeing it.
Is that budget unrealistic or do I just need to shop about more?
tenohfive said:
Hope I can piggy back on this thread rather than start my own.
I was looking to do the same thing (for less - £200, after it was clear £150 isn't enough for something focused on country tracks) for my other half. Went into Halfords and two independents and seemed to deal with a string of bored people who couldn't be bothered. Saw a couple of Raleigh ones within budget but I wasn't overly impressed - I paid £300 for a Schwinn Mesa about 4 years ago and was expecting the same sort of quality and kit, and wasn't seeing it.
Is that budget unrealistic or do I just need to shop about more?
Yup.I was looking to do the same thing (for less - £200, after it was clear £150 isn't enough for something focused on country tracks) for my other half. Went into Halfords and two independents and seemed to deal with a string of bored people who couldn't be bothered. Saw a couple of Raleigh ones within budget but I wasn't overly impressed - I paid £300 for a Schwinn Mesa about 4 years ago and was expecting the same sort of quality and kit, and wasn't seeing it.
Is that budget unrealistic or do I just need to shop about more?
shalmaneser said:
The Schwinn mesa is a pretty good bike from memory - maybe £400, £450.
It cost me around £300-350 in 2007 (although I did shop around online.)Which manufacturers/models are of a reasonably similar spec in ladies bikes? I'm not going to spend more than £300 regardless - I just can't afford any more.
I know sod all about bikes but I've had two Schwinn bikes and thought they were brilliant - I think the first was a Frontier (bought in 2002/3 when I was using it for a 6 mile round commute and some weekend off roading) and the Mesa, so I'm starting to look at their ladies options on the theory that it should be a safe bet. Though that consists of the Frontier Sport it seems, at £250:
http://www.schwinnbikes.com/gbr/bikes/mountain/fro...
I've no idea who else is worth looking at. Any thoughts on the above?
Edited by tenohfive on Thursday 21st July 11:18
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