Basic mountain bike?

"Clayton Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Apart from a touch of bad service, the main thing I learnt was that noone
appears to make a basic mountain bike anymore. All I really want is
something not ridiculously expensive, preferably no suspension, slick

tires

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and toe clips.

You can still get them - just not as easily as we'd like. Most bikes
have a suspension fork (no matter how dodgy) just because people
'expect' suspension. Slick tyres are unlikely but very easy to ask the
shop to swap them on when you purchase the bike. Toe clips were
on most bikes I've bought! Can't get rid of the bloody things! ;-)

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Is it just Clarence St, or is this something I just won't get anymore. In
the perfect world, I would love to get a road bike, or a nice hybrid, but

my

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budget just doesn't stretch, $400 with the tires and clips is about as

much

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as I want to stretch to - maybe I am just being unrealistic.

$289 Giant Upland (rigid):
http://www.freedommachine.com.au/item.asp?Category=154&Start=0&ID=542

$385 Giant Boulder SE (front susp.):
http://www.freedommachine.com.au/item.asp?Category=154&Start=0&ID=758

$450 Avanti Escape (front susp.):
http://www.fitzroycycles.com.au/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=1113

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Can anyone give me any suggestions as to where I can proceed from here?

A second-hand road bike. Do you know anyone who knows
enough about bikes to pick a good one for you?

hippy

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Can anyone give me any suggestions as to where I can proceed from here?

A second-hand road bike. Do you know anyone who knows
enough about bikes to pick a good one for you?

Hmmmm
There is someone who is doing the triathlon with me who rides a lot, he
might be able to help me out.

What sort of price range am I looking at there? Where do people sell their
second hand bikes?

C

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Hmmmm
There is someone who is doing the triathlon with me who rides a lot, he
might be able to help me out.

What sort of price range am I looking at there? Where do people sell their
second hand bikes?

C

I just sold my Giant Yukon Aluminiun mountain bike with slicks and clips for
$300. It didn't have suspension and was in great condition. I sold it to
get a road bike which makes riding on the road a much faster proposition.
Check your local paper for second hand bikes.

Fraser

Secondhand bikes are good for anyone getting started. I picked up a
decent road bike last year from Ivanhoe Cycles for $90 (and I saw a few
nice ones there the other day for under $150)which left me heaps in the
budget for some decent new tyres and other bits and pieces.

I picked up a new MTB for my wife from Rays in Preston for under $300
which has been really good value, and again, if you spend under $300
you've got some money left over to modify or replace any bits you don't
like.

My road bike, which has probably cost me less than $300 all up will keep
me going for a few years. The best way I can go faster is to train a bit
harder rather than spend more money.

Dave B.

Clayton Lee said:

I am doing the BRW corporate triathlon in April, and am just starting

to get

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the bike portion of my training under way.

I have done it twice before, and each time pulled out a disgraceful

mountain

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bike someone lent to me, which may or may not have been purchased at

Toys R

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Us, but is definitely not up to spec for me (for starters I weight

115kg.)

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So today on my training run I jogged into the city, and went into

Clarence

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St Cyclery.

Apart from a touch of bad service, the main thing I learnt was that noone
appears to make a basic mountain bike anymore. All I really want is
something not ridiculously expensive, preferably no suspension, slick

tires

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and toe clips.

Is it just Clarence St, or is this something I just won't get anymore. In
the perfect world, I would love to get a road bike, or a nice hybrid,

but my

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budget just doesn't stretch, $400 with the tires and clips is about

as much

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as I want to stretch to - maybe I am just being unrealistic.

Can anyone give me any suggestions as to where I can proceed from here?

Clayton

Is frame size a concern - how do I know what is right?
What should I be looking for?
I found this in Ebay, in the same suburb, might go and have a look:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3656947700&category=72
98

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"Clayton Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hmmmm
There is someone who is doing the triathlon with me who rides a lot, he
might be able to help me out.

What sort of price range am I looking at there? Where do people sell

their

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second hand bikes?

C

I just sold my Giant Yukon Aluminiun mountain bike with slicks and clips

for

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$300. It didn't have suspension and was in great condition. I sold it to
get a road bike which makes riding on the road a much faster proposition.
Check your local paper for second hand bikes.

Fraser

what you probably want is a 'flat bar road bike'. Clarence St. might
have recommended as much if they stocked such bikes. but they don't,
probably because Trek don't produce such bikes. Avanti and
Specialised do, and in relation to such models i'd suggest Woolys
Wheels or North Side

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what you probably want is a 'flat bar road bike'. Clarence St. might
have recommended as much if they stocked such bikes. but they don't,
probably because Trek don't produce such bikes. Avanti and
Specialised do, and in relation to such models i'd suggest Woolys
Wheels or North Side

They must have just come out with one, there's a review of it
I've read on paper somewhere recently (Australian Cyclist?),
could be their '1400'(?) model... *shrug*

-kt

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Clayton Lee said:

Is frame size a concern - how do I know what is right?

How tall are you ?

For a 21" bike, would suit someone around 6' tall (right? anyone?)

The standard height-test is to straddle the top tube, and
you should have at least 2.5cm from the tube to your 'nads.

See here: (has pictures)
http://www.terrybicycles.com/Bikes/size.lasso

-kt

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They must have just come out with one, there's a review of it
I've read on paper somewhere recently (Australian Cyclist?),
could be their '1400'(?) model... *shrug*

Found it - page 62 of the latest 'Australian Cyclist'
Trek 1200 Flat bar road bike, a hybrid coming from the
road end rather than the mountain end I guess.

They give it a glowing review, but they seem to give every bike they
test a glowing review.

-kt

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"Clayton Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What sort of price range am I looking at there? Where do people sell their
second hand bikes?

Anywhere from $10 - $10, 000.
There seem to be two groups. Bikes under $200 and
bikes over $3000. The ones in the middle are probably
being used :-)

http://www.thehippy.net/Cycling/used_bike_dealers.asp

hippy

"kingsley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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For a 21" bike, would suit someone around 6' tall (right? anyone?)

I'm 180cm (5'10/11) and usually ride 18-19"
or Avanti 45cm mountain bike frames, so your
estimate of 21" for 6' tall sounds about right.

hippy

"Clayton Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Is frame size a concern - how do I know what is right?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3656947700&category=72

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If that frame size of 21" is equivalent to 52cm, it's a small
frame. At 5'10ish, I ride a 56cm road bike.

I did BRW a couple of years ago on my mtb. If I had've
owned my first road bike then I would have competed on
a $120 second hand machine. As always, it's not the bike
but the engine the makes the most difference.

Are there other bike shops nearby? See if they have used
bikes for sale. Ask them and explain what you want it for
as they may know someone with something to suit you.

hippy

Clayton Lee said:

Is frame size a concern - how do I know what is right?
What should I be looking for?
I found this in Ebay, in the same suburb, might go and have a look:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3656947700&category=72
98

For starters, I'd make sure the key is included as well as the lock -
could get annoying after a while if not...

&roo

kingsley said:

The standard height-test is to straddle the top tube, and
you should have at least 2.5cm from the tube to your 'nads.

Is that in summer or winter? 🙂

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"Peter Cremasco" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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The standard height-test is to straddle the top tube, and
you should have at least 2.5cm from the tube to your 'nads.

Is that in summer or winter? 🙂

LOL! :-)

I believe there's a +-1cm allowance for seasonal variation.

hippy

Peter Cremasco said:

kingsley said:

The standard height-test is to straddle the top tube, and
you should have at least 2.5cm from the tube to your 'nads.

Is that in summer or winter? 🙂

I was wondering that exact same thing...

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PeterC

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