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Old 30-06-2008, 01:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: spec me a bike

The one thing I found is that buying a cheap bike for what I was doing was a waste of money. I was doing a fair bit of trail riding with my friends who all had decent (1k upwards) bikes and I was forever having to spend money on fixing it, be it wheels straightened, new brakes etc. I worked out I was having to fork out a lot more than need be - if I'd spent it in the first place!

Obviously this wouldn't be such an issue in your case, and there is an argument for spending a moderate sensible sum first to make sure that you actually enjoy it before blowing silly amounts on something you intend to keep!

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