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  • August 1, 2017 at 12:52 pm #898665
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    Dnnnnnn

    DON’T TOUCH THAT VIKING!

    DON’T TOUCH THAT VIKING!

    The spec is very poor for that kind of money. It really seems to have nothing to commend it.

    As peted76 says, Decathlon offer excellent VfM, and just damn good bikes – do look them up.

    Disc brakes may be the tricky thing to find at your budget though – do you really need them? Unless you’re riding regularly on wet, dirty roads (which wear down brake pads and rims quickly) then rim brakes are usually fine, and a relatively inexpensive pad upgrade can improve the cheaper units fitted to bikes in your price range.

    If you’re convinced you need disc brakes then Wiggle have a couple of offers in your price bracket, as do Halfords – who have the advantage of stores you can visit (if you’re in the UK). The Carrera Vanquish is probably OK, and the discounted Boardman – if you can stretch your budget a little – a very good option. There’ll be other options online – but look for a decent brand and reviews.

    Otherwise there’s the secondhand route as peted76 suggests.

    August 1, 2017 at 12:07 pm #898663
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    peted76

    Hi jordan_dnsc – look no

    Hi jordan_dnsc – look no further, the BTWIN Triban 520 series bike is the best ‘new’ bike for the cash in my humble opinion. Available from decathlon shops all over Europe and online also, go along, test the sizes out and splash the cash. 

    Or go second hand, facebook pages are full of decent second hand bikes at that money, this may be a minefield though if you’re new to cycling.

    Or search ebay for a second hand Giant Defy – there are millions of them out there, people buy them to go cycling on, hardly use them and sell them two years later for a fraction of the price.

     

    August 1, 2017 at 11:52 am #898661
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    jordan_dnsc

    also my budget is about 500

    also my budget is about 500 EUR and I prefer disc brakes

     

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