Recommend me a bike for my misses

Tony Williams · 20 May 2017 at 08:08

I'm looking at what I can buy for my girlfriends birthday that's coming up in June. In general it's probably better to stick to a £50-£100 budget but I'm thinking of stretching it.

She doesn't drive and getting to work takes her 25 minutes. She is into fitness too and we try to go the gym when we can, she really wants a good bike for herself but simply can't afford one right now. There's a bike she has "fallen in love with" she wants to buy it when she can afford it.

Since I really want to get her into cycling I'm thinking it would be a really good birthday and Christmas gift from me.

She is really obsessed with vintage and anything 40s or 50s so this bike really appeals to her. She wears a lot of vintage dresses so she would be okay sitting on this one.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...403&langId=-1&productId=1014301&storeId=10001

I care more about how a bike rides than how it looks myself so I want to have a good look around first. The reviews are really good too. Does anyone have any other recommendations on ladies bikes?

PapaLazaru · 20 May 2017 at 08:11

Is this the KFC bird?

Schizo · 20 May 2017 at 08:12

Moved thread.

Thekwango · 20 May 2017 at 08:16

schizo said:
Moved thread.

What? This is a Tony Williams thread, it deserves to be in GD, irrespective of the subject matter!

Thekwango · 20 May 2017 at 08:17

OP, that's more than stretching your budget, that's nigh on trebling it!!

UTmaniac · 20 May 2017 at 08:39

Purely on spec for the price, nothing comes close to the Laura Trott mountain bike for £350 before British Cycling discount at Halfords, if they're are any left.

vanandjuanunited · 20 May 2017 at 08:59

She's obviously getting the full Tony Williams experience. £50-100 for a bike lol
Definitely sounds like the KFC bird is still clucking

Schizo · 20 May 2017 at 09:38

Thekwango said:
What? This is a Tony Williams thread, it deserves to be in GD, irrespective of the subject matter!

And sometime general discussion needs a break from Tony

Roady · 23 May 2017 at 08:18

Tony, if your budget is that low then you really can't look at new bikes, as mentioned you'd need to treble it to even get something basic and ok.

Your best bet is to go into any local bike shops and ask around, you'll get something easily within your budget buying privately but depending on your knowledge (& luck) you can get caught out. That's why I mention the LBS (local bike shop), the majority do trade in's so may have something similar within your budget and buying from them it'll be serviced and checked over so you shouldn't get caught out.