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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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28th Jan 09 at 20:06

I wanna get my bike out more this year than last... need to get fit and save money on petrol! Had my bike for years now, it's not really a road bike, but all I want it for is to ride to work and back (only about five miles away)

Basically I'm not sure what, as I've been out the game for a while, but want to spend around £175-200 to upgrade a couple of bits maybe!? Tell me what to do

this is my bike as it stands...

I would consider selling it and starting again but I really dunno how much it's worth now? Including buying the thing in the first place spent about £450-475 on it altogether.

Ollie_B

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Registered: 1st Jun 08
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28th Jan 09 at 20:14

thats more of a jumping bike isn't it?so it wouldn't be that comfy to ride on level ground because your mainly meant to stand up on them, but if i was using it for road use ide put different tyres on, a better ratio of gears for the road by changing the chainset and putting a more suitable seat on that won't hurt after ten minutes haha

[Edited on 28-01-2009 by ollieb123]

deano87

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28th Jan 09 at 23:06

tbh, using that for the road/getting to work will be a complete ball ache. Looks like them wheels are 24inch too, which just makes things worse.

If the bike is in good running and working order, leave it be. May be get it serviced i.e. full strip down, regrease etc.

I'd say spend your £200 on a mountain bike, like a Giant Rock with some skinnier tyres on for your fitness and work riding

Then use the Saracen for trails abuse

Then if you get into it more, think of changing the bike completely etc

I've been biking for over 10 years, u2u me any questions. I could be here ages saying things.

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Registered: 9th Aug 02
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28th Jan 09 at 23:47

Aye well might consider some thinner tyres for this one as they're 2.3" which isn't ideal for roads eh! But then again, more effort it takes will be getting me fitter won't it? lol

Not sure I'd want two bikes tbh, done that for a while used to have a Specialized Rockhopper FS as well but ended up never using either for years!

evans_corsab

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Registered: 23rd Sep 08
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28th Jan 09 at 23:49

seat up high , decent padded seat , some really thin tyres , pump them badboys to a silly psi rockhard will be a comfy fast ride

Wrighty

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28th Jan 09 at 23:54

gonna be buying loadsa new bits for my trek soon - wheres cheapest for stuff guys?

forks
rims
cranksets
etc?

jacko198

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29th Jan 09 at 00:19

^ Depends what exactly you want mate

evans_corsab

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29th Jan 09 at 00:34

chain reaction cycles ftw !!! i bought most stuff off them till i changed to bicycle moto cross haha

Gareth F

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29th Jan 09 at 01:06

I have a mate who buys whole bikes on the bay breaks them down and sells all seperately and makes up to £480 a week profit. Cant believ it, sometimes he gets done and looses money but in the long run he makes a mint and has a lush bike at the end of it. I got bored one day and bought a £500 Specialized P1 i think in matt cream

Nothing compared to my £1500 trials bike that got pinched

Just trying to fabricate my bike rack to fit over the corsa spoiler

WATSON

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29th Jan 09 at 01:58

Hopefully start to use mine too soon

soon as weather is good, i paid a good amount for mine hardly used too

C2RL R

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29th Jan 09 at 07:59

anybody need a new helmet? check the link in my sig.

deano87

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29th Jan 09 at 09:27

quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
anybody need a new helmet? check the link in my sig.

Dads just bought a new one for more than that

damn. He needed large though.

deano87

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29th Jan 09 at 09:28

quote:
Originally posted by WATSON
Hopefully start to use mine too soon soon as weather is good, i paid a good amount for mine hardly used too

pffff, get out in the mud and rain.

C2RL R

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29th Jan 09 at 09:29

large??? fucking hell his bonce must be huge. that medium drowns me.
good pics btw.

Matt L

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29th Jan 09 at 09:42

sorry to thread hijack but it saved me making a new thread.

anyone know any decentish bikes for road and ever so slightly off road

I want to get one cause i need to try and get fitter myself

edit: cheap aswell

as it'll probably be just a phase.

[Edited on 29-01-2009 by Matt L]

deano87

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29th Jan 09 at 09:55

quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
sorry to thread hijack but it saved me making a new thread.

anyone know any decentish bikes for road and ever so slightly off road I want to get one cause i need to try and get fitter myself
edit: cheap aswell as it'll probably be just a phase.

[Edited on 29-01-2009 by Matt L]

Giant Rock. Normally come with offroad tyres, but most bike shops will 'part exchange' the tyres for most road orientated ones.

They used to retail at £150ish.

We never had problems with them.

C2RL R - not a large bonce, just weirdly shaped

his full face lid sits on the wonk.

jacko198

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29th Jan 09 at 14:15

Giant rocks are £189 now

Depends how much on road you want to do, if its mainly on road, then take alook at the specialized tricross

If its more off road, then take alook at the specialized crosstrail, or the marin novato etc

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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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30th Jan 09 at 00:22

quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
sorry to thread hijack but it saved me making a new thread.

anyone know any decentish bikes for road and ever so slightly off road I want to get one cause i need to try and get fitter myself
edit: cheap aswell as it'll probably be just a phase.

[Edited on 29-01-2009 by Matt L]

Or you could buy mine

deano: wow that looks fun!

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