Would Either of These Be OK or Just Pure Rubbish?

Kintarō Hattori

My bike is pretty much dead in the water so I need to buy a new one but it'll be several months before I can as myself and the missus are buying a house at the moment. Just browsing eBay and there are several cheap bikes. While I know they won't have the quality of a good branded bike do you think they would be anyway OK for the commute to work for say the next year or so, or are they simply best avoided?

http://cgi.ebay.ie/EVEREST-Dual-Disc-Suspension-Gents-Mens-Mountain-Bike-/230446802559?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item35a7b3267f

http://cgi.ebay.ie/BARRACUDA-JACABAT-DIRT-JUMP-MOUNTAIN-BIKE-14-NEW-BOXED-/330437404466?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item4cef9aa732

I currently cycle a Blast Ranger (piece of junk I know but it's lasted several years) and am about 5ft 10" - so I'm not entirely sure what frame/wheel size I need or what size the Blast Ranger actually is.

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Just Pure Rubbish

steinone

Avoid them like the plague, for the money a good second hand would be better.
I would go to a bike shop to buy one, to avoid it being stolen plus they are(should be) serviced and everything before they are sold.
Unless you live in the D7ish area I dont know anywhere that sells them, maybe someone on here will.

Have you considered the bike to work scheme?

RobFowl

Both junk. At that price range avoid suspension like the plague.

Adverts.ie is quite good and for example this
http://www.adverts.ie/328056/bikes/claud-butler-urraco-bike/
would be a lot better value.

What do you want it for and whats your budget?

Bear in mind most posters here (me included) would happily spend far far more on a bike than a car :rolleyes:

Kintarō Hattori

Well once the house is bought, furnished and so on I'll be able to look at buying a new bike and I will try to buy it under the work scheme. I'd happily spend between €500-600 on it but as I mentioned that is several months away.

I mentioned I had a Blast Ranger but I don't think it will be terribly economical for a shop to repair that as it cost just €100 new. I'd like to get that repaired but if not just something to tide me over for a few months until I can get a decent bike. I have a short commute into work, about 10-15 minutes from the Navan Road into Parnell street so it's nothing too strenuous for the bike.

I'm in Dublin 7 if anyone has a recommedation for somewhere that sells secondhand bikes. Is that bike on Adverts one I should seriously consider? I'm sure it'd cost at least €50 to get the gears/chains fixed on my current bike so €40 more for something decent secondhand isn't a great leap financially.

steinone

Ah ok the only shop I know is close then, do you know City Cycles on Anamoe Terrace? They do second hands, I dont know whats there at the moment but its worth a look.

Kintarō Hattori

steinone wrote: »

Ah ok the only shop I know is close then, do you know City Cycles on Anamoe Terrace? They do second hands, I dont know whats there at the moment but its worth a look.

I do know it- that's where I dropped the bike in last time and where it'll go again!

techieelectric

Try rothar, will do a second hand city mountain bike for 120 or a hybrid for about 160. All decent and better quality than the cheap suspension stuff. www.rothar.ie