I WANT TO BUY A BIKE (1 Viewer)

[Psychotic no 2]

Where's the best place to get one or is anyone selling one?

 

[Theseus Mock]

there was a garda sale on last thursday. you just missed out!

 

[broken arm]

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[Raudi Raus Schinkel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hsM88Wx8QQ

my God! thats what was on my bike when it got nicked. always use a chain now
on both car and bike. the real thick ones.

 

[Psychotic no 2]

there was a garda sale on last thursday. you just missed out!

Ah crap, how do you find out about those things?

That D-Lock thing is pretty enlightening. What a crock of shit. I guess I'll be using a chain too then if I do get a bike, although am planning on getting one that has just the basics to get me from here to there so shouldn't be too attractive to thieves.

 

[Pantone247]

Garda sales are never that good, IMHO... lots of people turn up to the and the bikes generally go for what they're worth anyhow... not filthy cheap like I had hoped...

On the other hand they do make for an enteraining afternoon of watching people bidding against each other and some dodgy looking fellas buying buckets of bikes... y'know, if your life is really boring...

 

[Raudi Raus Schinkel]

go to ucd bike shop.you will get a lovely raleigh there second hand only a few months old for 150 id say-ex-rental bikes in good nick. otherwise go on garda.ie for the bike auctions

 

[Nate Champion]

There's definitely a place in Cabra where you can get a good bike for 80 earthlings.

I don't know where exactly.

I have a d-lock. Awful trouble. Keeps getting jammed.

 

[potlatch]

Definitely Belfield Bike Shop. I got a great deal there, they do second handers. Every year they get in 500 euro bikes that are used for holidays in the Wesht and they go for 200-250 euros.

Ask for hmmm, what's his name. Lad with the black curly hair.

 

[Dixer]

Definitely Belfield Bike Shop. I got a great deal there, they do second handers. Every year they get in 500 euro bikes that are used for holidays in the Wesht and they go for 200-250 euros.

Ask for hmmm, what's his name. Lad with the black curly hair.

Robert?

 

[Pantone247]

Definitely Belfield Bike Shop. I got a great deal there, they do second handers. Every year they get in 500 euro bikes that are used for holidays in the Wesht and they go for 200-250 euros.

Ask for hmmm, what's his name. Lad with the black curly hair.

Robert?

Peter?

 

[potlatch]

Robert?

That's the lad.

 

[Psychotic no 2]

Somebody repped me saying I should get skinny wheels. I had a dream last night that I had a bike with super-skinny wheels and I just spent the whole time nearly killing meself. Are skinny wheels better though? I never liked racers.

 

[Nate Champion]

Are skinny wheels better though?

Of course.

 

[Psychotic no 2]

Are skinny wheels better though?

Of course.

sigh, but WHY?

 

[rettucs]

Are skinny wheels better though?

sigh, but WHY?

skinnier wheels are generally faster. The point of contact with the road is smaller and thus, so is the resistence. The downside of skinier wheels is that they will tend to puncture easier.

The most resilient are mountain bikes, but they're as slow as hell. What you want is something in between - a hybrid. Not as skinny as racer wheels, but bigger and skinnier than mountain bikes.

It all depends on your budget. If you need the bike for general commuting in a small area in town, say, keep it cheap. If its for something more, fork out a bit more.

 

[Theseus Mock]

Ah crap, how do you find out about those things?

http://www.merlincarauctions.ie/ Bicycle auction there on the left side menu.