reborn cyclist needs advice

[Deep_Pain]

In my teenage years to my early 20's I was a very keen cyclist, my father luckily for me had to have all the latest gadgets used them once then forgot about them, one of his purchases was a very nice racing bike for over £1000 which after he never used it i confiscated it from him.

anyways, I havent been road cycling for several years and TBH I'm pretty confused with all the specs on bikes, especially as I'm limited by an extremely small budget as we've just had a baby I have very little money to go on a bike. I won't be getting anything nearly as good as my old bike.. my budget is about £180 lol about $340ish

OK firstly I have a 30/31 inch inside leg and am 6ft tall, what size frame should I aim for?

secondly as I say I have a tinnnny budget and have found very few road/racing bikes that fit in this budget... these are all I have found... any advice on which sounds best.. if best is a word that could be used with any of these bikes.. lol.. or if anyone knows of some extremely cheap road bikes in the UK

Sport 4000 21/700c 14 Spd Racing Bike £170.00 Tear drop frame tubing with unicrown straight forks, Shimano 14 speed wth brazed on shifters, Dia-compe alloy brakes, Alloy quick release seat post, Quick release front & rear wheels, Active racing seat, 700 x 23c racing tyres

Acorn Mercury Aluminium Racer £199

• Shimano 14 Speed Index Gears
• Aluminium Frame
• Alloy 700c Wheels
• Gel Saddle
• Alloy Chainset
• Traditional
• Quick Release Tektro Side Pull Alloy Brake Set
• Frame Mounted Gears

Acorn Mercury £169.99 inc. Delivery

Product Code: rs5

• Shimano 12 Speed Index Gears
• High Tensile Steel Frame
• Alloy 700c Wheels
• Gel Saddle
• Alloy Chainset
• Traditional
• Quick Release Tektro Side Pull Alloy Brake Set
• Frame Mounted Gears

lastly...


DETAILS VISP SPORTS PRO RACER 27:

PART DESCRIPTION BRAND
FRAME Steel QENTIS
FORK UNI CROWN Steel QENTIS
HANDLE BAR Steel -
GRIPS White Tape -
HEAD 1"x 30 x 27, Steel NECO
CABLE Racer caliper - brake lever,
Full Alloy, PROMAX- Cable PROMAX
FRONT BRAKE Caliper-brake, Aluminium PROMAX
REAR BRAKE Caliper-brake, Aluminium PROMAX
DERAILER 42Tx52Tx170MM, Aluminium -
CHAIN 1/2"x3/32" 114 link, stahl KMC
BB PARTS BC 1.37*24T, 5pcs, cotteress axle Cr-Mo NECO
FRONT GEARS 2 Gears, down pull style, SHIMANO
REAR GEARS 6 Gears, long cage, index SHIMANO
GEARSHIFT Grip type shifter, Index SHIMANO
F hub F:M10/100/108MM, Alloy, w/QR-AE-Q217F ASSESS
R hub R:M10/135/145MM, Alloy, w/QR-AE-Q217R ASSESS
SPOKES Steel -
RIMS Steel SLE
TIRES 700 C"x1-1/4" -
HOSE 700Cx1/14" Butyl inner tube A/V, 2614B -
FREEWHEEL 14T-28T, index,6 gears, steel SHIMANO
SADDLE MTB type -
SADDLE PILLAR 26.8-27.2MM,350L -
SEAT Dia 31.8/34.9 -
PEDAL 9/16" axle,ball type ,half alloy -
REFLECTOR F:white, R:red, W:yellow -
COLOUR chrome -
SIZE 26" TYP FOR PEOPLE UP TO 1,75m(can be extended to 1,85 with alonger stem)



i realise these are all pretty ****.. but extremely low budget and this is about as good as i can find.. I'm not going to be doing any serious road racing but I imagine I will be cycling 20-40 miles at a time. Road use only busy urban/semi urban roads... I'm not really to bothered about the weight of the bike, as it if for fitness purposes only I won't be going for any speed records lol ( so not too bothered if steel or ali.. and carbon wont be happening on my budget

 

[shannons dad]

There's been quite a few questions like this popping up lately. And they nearly always get the same response. You're better off looking at something second-hand. You can get a bike for your budget that might have cost two or three times that when it was new.

Bill.