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My girlfriend's been after a bike for a while and we've just been keeping our eyes out on the second hand market to no avail.
If she lived in Amsterdam/in her dream world then this is her ideal pretty bike: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/dawes/cambridge-mixte-2012-womens-hybrid-bike-ec035291. Unfortunately even 7 gears won't cut it in Bristol and it won't be fun to exercise/do proper rides on.
If she wasn't a student then this would be her ideal sporting bike to match mine: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_777803_langId_-1_categoryId_165710. Unfortunately she's still going to be a student for another year so can't justify/afford £800 on a bike.
So, we need a middle ground and I'm after some recommendations. Basically around the £300-400 mark, decent range of gears, pretty (so she can potter about on it feeling good about herself) and functional (so she won't get fed up of doing longer rides on it).
Any ideas?
Edit: Oh, and she's tiny (around 5ft) so it needs to be available in a small frame size.
If she lived in Amsterdam/in her dream world then this is her ideal pretty bike: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/dawes/cambridge-mixte-2012-womens-hybrid-bike-ec035291. Unfortunately even 7 gears won't cut it in Bristol and it won't be fun to exercise/do proper rides on.
If she wasn't a student then this would be her ideal sporting bike to match mine: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_777803_langId_-1_categoryId_165710. Unfortunately she's still going to be a student for another year so can't justify/afford £800 on a bike.
So, we need a middle ground and I'm after some recommendations. Basically around the £300-400 mark, decent range of gears, pretty (so she can potter about on it feeling good about herself) and functional (so she won't get fed up of doing longer rides on it).
Any ideas?
Edit: Oh, and she's tiny (around 5ft) so it needs to be available in a small frame size.
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