"Bryan" said to Donegal Paul Wrote:
>> So, as im not buying a subway 8 i thought id go look in our local cycle
>> king
>> which has a sale on at the moment, not expecting to see anything
>> worthwhile.
>>
>> However, i did come across what looks like a 2004 model Raleigh
>> Chinnook
>> with a front disc brake and the twist shifters that i want, as well as
>> front
>> forks to ease any bumps on my right wrist.
>>
>> Now shop prices that i can find on these appear to be £160 or so,
>> however in
>> the sale its down to £95.
>>
>> At this point i only want a fairly basic bike but this does seem to
>> represent (to me) fairly good value?
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> You'll get loads of comments sayig that all the forks are doing is
> adding weight rather than helping you over the bumps (an entry level
> pair of suspension forks cost £100). Only you can decide if the bike
> is what you want, but think about the weight of it, as you'll be
> dragging it up any hills you try anc climb.
I dont need it to elp me get over bumps, purely as an extra cushion for my
right wrist as I want to avoid any extra pain on it from its break last
year. and i cant imagine that they'd add that much weight. Oh and as its
bedford, there aint many hills
>
> The same thing can be said for the disc brakes as the forks a good set
> of V brakes will cost £50 (or more) so dpn't expect fantastic
> perfromance from discs on a bike costing not much more than a set of
> v's.
Brakes is brakes as far as im concerned, its only that i wasnt expecting to
come across a bike with a disc for less than a ton
>
> Having said that there are people here who have a 'cheap'n'cheerful'
> bike and liek them, whilst orhers (myself included) spend 'far too
> much' (quote form SWMBO) on bikes. Try and get a test ride on it, and
> then compare it to other bikes an the £200 level and see if you can
> tell the difference (my betting is that you will quite easily). as for
> justifying the extra £100, wel lif you ue it for transport instead of
> car/bus/train, it won;t take long to save that much miney.
I dont have £200 odd quid unfortunately due to the probs ive had with the
car, i was about to seriiously buy subway 8 when the radiator blew.
The nearest with the spec i want is £200 but its a halfords ammaco or
whatever they are called. And id rather have a raleigh.
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