Wanted: Single speed bike

AstraMonti

A friend is looking for a cheap second hand single speed bike for commuting, large size around the 100-150euro mark. Let me know if you have anything

AstraMonti

http://cgi.ebay.ie/PRE-ORDER-White-Black-Red-Single-Speed-Track-Bike-60cm_W0QQitemZ260445922398QQihZ016QQcategoryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Opinions on this?

kipple

You get what you pay for.

Same as this?
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread8190.html

t0mm

They're known to be bad bikes, I've had a look at one up close and it's then that you see how cheap they really are. Get on the thing and it just feels lose and flimsy. You'd easily put that much back into it again to get it running properly, and you can pick up a bike for cheaper than that.

barochoc

AstraMonti wrote: »

http://cgi.ebay.ie/PRE-ORDER-White-Black-Red-Single-Speed-Track-Bike-60cm_W0QQitemZ260445922398QQihZ016QQcategoryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Opinions on this?

Stay well away. Unless you want it hung on a wall to look trendy.
Every forum from here to Timbuktu is complaining about these bikes.

They look great in the picture but the materials are total crap. All the bearings fail within weeks if used daily. Stories of chains snapping & frames bending along with wheels collapsing!

Spend an extra €50-100 & get a much better one 2nd hand or just try Cycleways, Cyclogical or Euro Cycles in Dublin. They're the best around.