Today's Bike Ride

[Hanneke]

Lovely ride tonight, Nant Peris > Pen Y Pass > Beddgel > Rhyd > Llanfestiog > Pen Machno (Via migneint) > Betws > Capel > Nant Peris. 50-55 miles, with a few decent climbs in. Strong winds made the Capel to PyG section the hardest bit of the ride.

Sounds a great ride Iain, especially now that I know how beautiful it is up there

20 minutes up to the highest village in Britain and back (~5 miles). Testing my new clip-in pedals.

And yes, I did fall off once

We all do Noel... especially in the beginning! It makes you into a real cyclist

[FellMonster]

Am toying with the idea of purchasing a mountain bike......budget around £150 (which i appreciate is fairly tiny) subject to wife's approval .....

any suggestions?

Is Halford's a bad place to look?

Want something that I can use on and off road that wont fall apart too easily.....

Thanks

[Hanneke]

Am toying with the idea of purchasing a mountain bike......budget around £150 (which i appreciate is fairly tiny) subject to wife's approval .....

any suggestions?

Is Halford's a bad place to look?

Want something that I can use on and off road that wont fall apart too easily.....

Thanks

Hmmm, £150 is not going to get you very much... If you only have that amount to spen, I would look for a second hand bike. Start checking the local trader magazines or whatever they are called... and maybe things like gumtree and Ebay?

Then again, I got myself a lovely Kona Caldera hardtail for £100 from a mate, so don't be disheartened

[FellMonster]

Hmmm, £150 is not going to get you very much... If you only have that amount to spen, I would look for a second hand bike. Start checking the local trader magazines or whatever they are called... and maybe things like gumtree and Ebay?

Then again, I got myself a lovely Kona Caldera hardtail for £100 from a mate, so don't be disheartened

There's quite a few on Halfords for under £150, but I've no idea what they're like

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165499

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165499

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165499

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165499

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165499

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165499

Confusing or what?

[dominion]

Don't even think about full suspension for £150!!! It will be crap!!! My mate bought an MTB from Tesco for £40. For what he does - rides to the station and bike it's okay, but the pedals bust within a month, the bottom bracket is stuffed within 6 months and the brakes are utter shite...

My advice? Keep saving and ask again when you've got £350 to spend.

[FellMonster]

Cheers Dom, I bow to your experience.....I was enticed by thon wlesh duathlon in October you see

[dominion]

Cheers Dom, I bow to your experience.....I was enticed by thon wlesh duathlon in October you see

If you just want it for the day let me know - I'll come up and lend you mine!

[FellMonster]

If you just want it for the day let me know - I'll come up and lend you mine!

That's seriously above and beyond the call of duty, but I shall bear it in mind. Thank you kindly sir

[dominion]

That's seriously above and beyond the call of duty, but I shall bear it in mind. Thank you kindly sir

If you break it add to noughts to your budget to replace it....

[FellMonster]

If you break it add to noughts to your budget to replace it....

Perhaps I'll graciously give it a pass