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Beginner road cyclist, gear etc

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  • 05-06-2018 11:00am
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    Nettle Soup
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    I am looking for a bicycle shop or shops in Galway city that provide good advice for a beginner road cyclist. I want to start cycling in a local group but I am utterly confused about what to buy and sizes etc.


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    Bredabe
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    Nettle Soup wrote: »
    I am looking for a bicycle shop or shops in Galway city that provide good advice for a beginner road cyclist. I want to start cycling in a local group but I am utterly confused about what to buy and sizes etc.

    When I was starting out, Walsh's on the shopping centre side of wood quay were very helpful. Family like the shop in the Dunnes SC on the Headford Rd, Kearney's or something like that, they have a big selection.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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    mailburner
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    Nettle Soup wrote: »
    I am looking for a bicycle shop or shops in Galway city that provide good advice for a beginner road cyclist. I want to start cycling in a local group but I am utterly confused about what to buy and sizes etc.

    kearneys are good

    there's a polish lad there who cycles himself, sound lad, friendly and very knowledgeable, got my first road bike off him
    I'd be looking for him anytime I go in

    think about buying cycling gear like clothing online though, their prices are insane


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    Nettle Soup
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    mailburner wrote: »
    kearneys are good

    there's a polish lad there who cycles himself, sound lad, friendly and very knowledgeable, got my first road bike off him
    I'd be looking for him anytime I go in

    think about buying cycling gear like clothing online though, their prices are insane

    Do you mean Kearneys prices are insane or cycling clothes in general?


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    biko
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    Moved out from "Looking for..." thread as I can see this taking off to a longer discussion.


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    mailburner
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    @nettlesoup

    their prices on cycle clothing and accessories are way too high

    buy them online, get the bike in kearneys


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    topcat77
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    Depending on which side of the city your on. Moycullen Bike Works (MBW) or Velocity in Oranmore.


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    xckjoo
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    I too recommend Kearneys. Haven't bought a bike from them but they're fantastic for repairs and always charged a very fair prices for anything I needed done.


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    topper75
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    Nigel's is a loss. They had stock and knowledge.

    Italian clothing is very good usually but their sizings are silly. Whatever you do - don't equate their S/M/L etc to ours. Always size well up.

    Bike clothing is pricey but even if you train regularly - two sets will get you through the week.


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    flazio
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    I see plenty of you recommended online but can you advise please which website is most beginner friendly, explaining what they are selling for us who don't have a clue about Road cycling?


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    mailburner
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    flazio wrote: »
    I see plenty of you recommended online but can you advise please which website is most beginner friendly, explaining what they are selling for us who don't have a clue about Road cycling?


    evans was recommended to me, got most of my accessories off them like bike lights
    the padded shorts/top I got in aldi and lidl, as good as anything I seen in the bike shops


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    beardybrewer
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    I think www.chainreactioncycles.com and www.wiggle.co.uk are the obvious ones other than www.amazon.co.uk. Then there's www.bike24.de or www.rosebikes.co.uk for other bits. Also www.evanscycles.com I suppose. And don't forget www.cyclesuperstore.ie if you do the cycle to work scheme. Maybe the guys in the cycling forum will be of more help?

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=410


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