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  • £500 ish Commuter bike?
  • larry
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    Hello all, I am after a bike for commuting to work on during the winter, I have been using my orange 5 for spring/summer which has been great but I normally get a bike for winter then sell it in the spring to keep the 5 nice! This year I want something simple, singlespeed is fine but I live in the peak district so it would need to be fairly easy gearing ,light, can take full mudgaurds, it needs to come in a size suited to a 5ft 4 person and cost around £500. I guess as I love bikes it has to look nice too! Any Ideas I can check out please. Cheers.

    Posted 14 years ago
    davygravy
    Free Member

    Didn't realise Commencal did hybrids until recently but how about the new Commencal Babylon 2

    Posted 14 years ago
    larry
    Full Member

    looks nice but a bit pricey for me, cheers though davy.

    Posted 14 years ago
    stumpyjon
    Full Member

    I shudder to say it but what about a Halfords Boardman, was in Halfords this afternoon getting some wet and dry paper and had a quick look. Having done quite a bit of looking for my brother in law recently I somehow missed the Boardman, nice looking bikes with a fairly high spec for the money.

    Posted 14 years ago
    CountZero
    Full Member

    Trek do a whizzy new bike called, IIRC, the Soho, it's alloy, 700c wheels, guards, SS, but the trick bit is it's belt-drive, so no chain lubing, getting trousers caught in the sprockets, etc, and it's lighter. It weighs around twenty pounds. Not sure about price, somewhere around £5-600.
    [edit] just found a pic [/edit]

    Posted 14 years ago
    Potter
    Free Member

    charge plug? £499 on wiggle

    Posted 14 years ago
    hairymechanic
    Free Member

    Claud Butler Urban 300/400 or 500.

    Posted 14 years ago
    larry
    Full Member

    I really like the look of the charge plug type bikes but am not sure if they will take full mudguards or if I will be able to get them up Derbyshire hills! I used 34-17 on my last singlespeed.

    Posted 14 years ago
    steve_b77
    Free Member

    Another vote for the Boardman Hybrid Comp here.

    Sizing could be interesting as I ride a medium and I'm 5'11", don;t know if they do an XS?

    Posted 14 years ago
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