Cheap Bike?

[roboffer]

Hi all,

My lass is looking for a bike in the sales, she got about £100 to put towards it for Xmas and to be honest, I dont know the first thing about them so hoping someone can give a quick response.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...271_crumb_33980-33957_parentcategoryrn_31271#

Seen that at Halfords that she quite likes, your thoughts please? This is purely for riding around the town for fitness, no proper mountain biking so assuming we dont need to spend any more?

Thanks

Rob

 

[weescott]

Avoid cheap full suspension. Extra weight and more parts to go wrong.

Trek do some good Woman Specific Designs (WSD). It's better to spend a little bit more on something that will last.

http://www.trekwsd.co.uk/home.php

 

[semi-pro waster]

Although it might look good, given the budget please don't get full-suspension, it will have negligible benefits in this price range and takes money away from where it might be spent more usefully e.g. on wheels to lower rotation weight or better brakes/drivetrain etc. It also adds weight and complexity that isn't needed.

I don't know much about the bikes at Halfords but I suspect this Apollo for £10 more is a far superior bike due to higher quality parts. It does also come in a 14" framesize although you would need to go into the store to see which is most suitable.

//edit although I would generally agree with weescott, you do get what you pay for normally in the world of bikes.