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So I got a few quid for my birthday, what helmets people recommend for around the £100 ish mark? Mine is an old MET one thats a bit shabby and needs replacing, but looking online is a minefield there are SO many!
So I got a few quid for my birthday, what helmets people recommend for around the £100 ish mark? Mine is an old MET one thats a bit shabby and needs replacing, but looking online is a minefield there are SO many!
So I got a few quid for my birthday, what helmets people recommend for around the £100 ish mark? Mine is an old MET one thats a bit shabby and needs replacing, but looking online is a minefield there are SO many!
I need a new helmet also. Since lockdown started last March I've not had my haircut and it turns out trying to put a helmet on with an afro is essnetially impossible. Need to buy a new helmet that can fit my massive head. Otherwise I have to wash my hair the night before a ride and wear a durag to flatten it enough to wear a helmet... then by the end of the ride it's all sprouting out the sides and I look mental
Ha! just get a haircut!!
What isn't going to happen? I've seen lots of road bikes for sale around the £200-£250 mark which look like they fit the bill, including the Scott bike at £185. Unless there's something i'm missing?
I accept Gravel bikes are a little more expensive due to the rarity of them, but i've still seen loads under the £500 mark.
Sorry should clarify you won't get anything that'll last very long at that budget unfortunately. Gravel bikes are the in thing at the moment so command a premium and bikes now second hand at that cost seem to generally be pretty poorly maintained.
You won't be able to put bigger tyres on a caliper braked bike like that as they just wont fit under the brake unfortunately. Could try some really puncture proof slick tyres in a 25 or 28 at a push, but if it's at all muddy you'll be having an awful time!
Yeah, i guess i might just get something at the cheaper end like this and use it on the road and see if i actually use it enough and then take things from there, whilst maybe preferring a disc based bike at a higher budget to open up more opportunities in the future.
In all realism i intend cycling to be down the list of activities, so if i was ever to go somewhere off road/muddy i'd likely chose to go running anyway. Maybe i just need to compromise at this point whilst the market calms down and re-assess in the future. Plus it can get me into things like bike maintenance etc without destroying anything decent.
We have lots of country roads around so sticking to roads isn't an awful thing, i can just be an annoying road cyclist
If you are going to ride on the road (and you should, it's great fun especially if you have access to good country lanes) then the Scott will be fine as an entry point bike. However, if you want to ride it on gravel/canal paths it is unsuitable as it will probably not take more than 25mm wide tyres.
If you want to do both you would be better off saving up for a bike like the Boardman ADV 8.9 or Giant Contend AR etc.
Gah, it's so difficult to know what's reasonably priced and what's inflated due to the current situation.
I saw a Cannondale Caadx with 105 groupset
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334082413862?hash=item4dc8dd1526:g:3esAAOSwFXZg9Zed
To my uneducated eyes it looks a decent bike, but then looking at historic sales prices for similar age/spec they're all over the place between 300 and 700!
A nice little climb to warm yourself up for the lakes never hurt anyone... Only logical one to do based in Whitchurch would be number 90 - Horseshoe pass - https://www.strava.com/segments/788127
https://cyclinguphill.com/horseshoe-pass/
You know it makes sense - why not see what the 'best' is while you're there...