Your level of experience with cycling?
Beginner – Cycled all the time when younger, fell out of it as I grew up.
What’s your price range, and have you considered second hand?
€500 – maximum is all I can spare. I would rather buy new
cause I don’t know enough about bikes to buy second hand/how to value second hand bikes…
What’s your intention with the bike – commuting, fitness, touring, sport, etc?
Fitness/Commuting – I need to get more active in life
so looking for something I can use to commute to the
train station and then use for exercise after work.
How far will you be riding, and how often?
I want to try and get about 20 minutes of cycling a day.
Up to 10k.
Riding conditions: roads, pavement, trails, single-track, off-road? Flat or hilly? Traffic and weather.
Roads mostly, mostly flat with a hill or two along the route.
All year round if possible, i’m not sure how feasible that is though.
Your location (even approximate) can help other locals familiar with your conditions, too.
County Meath in Ireland
A bit about yourself: height, weight, and level of fitness can all help people understand your needs better.
Height: 158cm
Weight – 77kg
Fitness – Currently I’m very unfit 🙁
Anyway, I’ve seen a couple options online within my budget that would also allow me to get a few accessories:
https://www.halfords.ie/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-parva-mens-hybrid-bike-2020—silver—s-m-l-frames-346142.html
https://www.halfords.ie/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-subway-1-mens-hybrid-bike-2020—grey—s-m-l-xl-frames-346126.html
https://www.halfords.ie/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-crossfire-1-mens-hybrid-bike-2020—silver—s-m-l-frames-345190.html
https://www.halfords.ie/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-axle-mens-hybrid-bike—s%2C-m%2C-l-frames-476374.html
https://www.halfords.ie/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-subway-2-mens-hybrid-bike-2020—black—s-m-l-xl-frames-346198.html
I’m not tied to this brand, they’re just the ones available in my budget from halfords. There are no other options for bikes near me that I’m aware of.
If there are any other brands/online options to buy bikes in Ireland, please let me know!!!
by Wing126