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half_pint wrote:
> "Mark Thompson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > > Say you only had around £150 to spend, which bike would you
choose?
> >
> > A good second hand one will be the answer, although you will have
to know
> > what to look for.
>
> Given the low prices of new bikes that is hardly a viable option.
> >
> > New 'proper' bikes (i.e. not made of cheese) start at about £200.
At this
> > price point avoid anything with suspension like the plague. A new
bike
> has
> > the advantage of nothing needing replacing as soon as you get it,
and, in
> > any half decent bike shop, getting its first service free.
>
> But you will not need a service, mine was a cheapo bike and it had
not
> needed
> "servicing" in 5-6 years.
>
> If you spend £200+ on bike and it needs a "service" within a year
than you
> have
> purchased a lemon.
The point of the first free service is to get things like gears &
brakes adjusted due to the cable stretch, checking that the rider has
the seat post properly set, and so on.
Why don't you go back to uk.legal and re-start your campaign to get
widescreen TV banned? With the incredible wealth of knowledge and
experience here, I find it remarkable that you dare to counter someone
else's contribution, and then talk about a bike with the Apollo name
across it.
--
Hywel
> "Mark Thompson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > > Say you only had around £150 to spend, which bike would you
choose?
> >
> > A good second hand one will be the answer, although you will have
to know
> > what to look for.
>
> Given the low prices of new bikes that is hardly a viable option.
> >
> > New 'proper' bikes (i.e. not made of cheese) start at about £200.
At this
> > price point avoid anything with suspension like the plague. A new
bike
> has
> > the advantage of nothing needing replacing as soon as you get it,
and, in
> > any half decent bike shop, getting its first service free.
>
> But you will not need a service, mine was a cheapo bike and it had
not
> needed
> "servicing" in 5-6 years.
>
> If you spend £200+ on bike and it needs a "service" within a year
than you
> have
> purchased a lemon.
The point of the first free service is to get things like gears &
brakes adjusted due to the cable stretch, checking that the rider has
the seat post properly set, and so on.
Why don't you go back to uk.legal and re-start your campaign to get
widescreen TV banned? With the incredible wealth of knowledge and
experience here, I find it remarkable that you dare to counter someone
else's contribution, and then talk about a bike with the Apollo name
across it.
--
Hywel