melvins913 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) I'm moving house soon and I will have to commute by push bike as I'm limited to 5k miles per year with my car (pcp finance) The Mrs has allowed me around Edited April 18, 2015 by melvins913 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slenderRC Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 get a road legal pit bike can get a nice road legal converted 125cc for around the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvins913 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) I actually just sold all of my motorbikes. I had a Suzuki DRZ 400m, Suzuki bandit 650, and a Honda MSX125. Unfortunately when we move I have no where to store them which is why I'm looking for a push bike. get a road legal pit bike can get a nice road legal converted 125cc for around the Edited April 18, 2015 by melvins913 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slenderRC Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 oh fair enough, although a pit bike is roughly the same size as a pushbike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) I'm moving house soon and I will have to commute by push bike as I'm limited to 5k miles per year with my car (pcp finance) The Mrs has allowed me around Edited April 18, 2015 by evssv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvins913 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Lol yes, this is a thread about push bikes, hence the links to cyclesuk do not under any circumstances buy a chinkey copy one...they r a waste of money..no matter how much of a deal it might seem....out mechanic fixes loads of them and the quality is shocking. ..u b better off with a 10-15-20 year old yamaha. .suzuki..kawasaki. .Honda....lol...push bikes....I really should read things through first. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvins913 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Don't think the MRS would be too happy with me bringing motorbikes through the house lol oh fair enough, although a pit bike is roughly the same size as a pushbike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaZero Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Out of those three I'd go for the trek as it has a more relaxed geometry that's more suited to commuting, if your set on a road bike the Giant Defy and Cannondale Synapse are also worth a look. I would also consider a hybrid if your just commuting to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shdaxner Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 The Spesh is a very highly regarded "budget bike" which I am sure would be perfect for what you need....if you have an MTB already don't bother getting a hybrid, you will only wish you bought a road bike after a while. For that budget personally I would be looking at second hand - look at http://www.pinkbike.com and http://www.bikeradar.com both good places for bikes with Bikeradar having a better selection of used road bikes. Something like this - http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1704872/?directtofirstphoto which is ever so slightly over budget (but much higher spec than all of the above) would be a good start and I am sure there are loads more deals out there like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherry Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I quite like the look of a Cannondale Bad Boy for commuting, I just don't have the money for it. It has a lefty fork which I think look tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverback RC Products Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Give some thought to perhaps getting a cyclocross bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostewart Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Considered a btwin triban 500, get great reviews. Or a Mekk, best friend is really in to road cycling and I'll ask him what he recommends.http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-500-road-bike-id_8306944.html Edited April 19, 2015 by ostewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostewart Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Best friend said Triban 500se, he has a lot of experience in road cycling and now does competitions, he has a lovely carbon bike but he does race sometimes. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-500-se-road-bike-black-id_8306187.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melvins913 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Thanks everyone for the replies. Im pretty open on the type of bike, as long as its light and fit for my purpose. It will only be used for commuting so needs to be able to eat up the miles. I am open to the idea of buying 2nd hand so I'll take a look on pinkbike, cheers for the links shdaxner. ostewart, I have a decathlon relatively close so I will go and have a look at the triban Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostewart Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yeah I recommend go see it yourself and try. But it seems a good buy from reviews 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shdaxner Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Considered a btwin triban 500, get great reviews. Or a Mekk, best friend is really in to road cycling and I'll ask him what he recommends.http://www.decathlon.co.uk/triban-500-road-bike-id_8306944.html Yep, to be fair the Btwin Triban is a blinding bike for the money and a great entry level bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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