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BBB 70mm x 30 degrees 31.8mm clamp
Bontrager 75mm x 10 degrees 31.8mm clamp
Ritchey 120mm x 10 degrees 25.4mm clamp
£5 each
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Posting this for a friend so don't have all the details up front. If you want to know something, ask and I shall find out.
£250 or highest bid
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Hello, hello
I have just spent about 2 days straight researching this world wide web on what bike to get myself, and it has left me a lot wiser but also quite confused. I am therefore humbly turning to the wiser, more experienced people on this forum for help and advice.
I am a well accustomed cyclist, growing up in Stockholm where I spent most of my 18 years cycling any- and everywhere on a heavy, singlespeed vintage/dutch style ladies bike with coaster breaks. This worked fine for the 20-30 minute distances you need to travel in a small city like that. Now, however, living in London, I find myself with a 10 mile commute to work, and the £80 second hand Raleigh hybrid with 6 gears I got on Gum Tree is completely wearing me out. I've realised I need something lighter and quicker which doesn't put me in an upright position.
So, this is what I want:
-Away with the annoying gears, singlespeed or one with a flip flop hub, because I may want to try fixed gear, it seems like fun times.
-<£500 - the cheaper the better - but at the same time I need something that will endure 2-3 hours cycling everyday, since it is my main way of transport. Basically as much quality for the money as possible.
-Fast, comfortable, mudguard equipped or possibility to fit them on.
-I'm only 5'1 so has to come in 51 cm frame or smaller.I have looked at the OTP list on this forum and it was helpful to some extent, but there seem to be a lot of quality bikes out there that are unmentioned on that list.
These are some of the bikes I've been looking at:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=48560 (nice, retro look, comes with brooks saddle)
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/124901.html (cheap and in my eyes, oh so pretty. but how can I be sure of the quality? what will I gain by spending a couple of hundred pounds more?)
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/charge/sink-2011-single-speed-road-bike-ec026474 (nice looks and a popular brand. but does the price actually mean higher quality or just status and image?)
I would very much appreciate any advice on choosing one of these bikes or tips on other bikes you think are suitable!
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Mine's called Bernhard. Well it would be if it had a name.
No way! Mine's called Bernard too. Usually just Bernie, though.
Bump & price drop: £4 each, all three for £10