Is this road bike any good!?!?

Question

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320284543604&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011 I am looking to get a road bike, but on a very tight budget!!!

Answer 1

It is kind of a piece of junk.  If you are on a budget, you'll be a lot better off buying a used bike locally.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

No! It is a bodged imitation of a road bike, made with components that are 20 years out of date. It probably weighs even more than a steel bike should weigh, which would be the only reason they could morally charge more than £20 postage within the UK. I have reported their £89.99 rip-off postage to eBay

If you were the unfortunate winning bidder, the best thing you can do is sell some of the components while they are still shiny, then give the rest to your local scrap metal dealer.

You would be well advised to buy a second hand road bike, you can get one from your local free ads paper for £10 - 20, or a decent one for under £100 - far less than the £121.99 conned out of that poor ignorant buyer.

Answer 3

Its a good bike for £32 ( your would struggle to buy 2 wheels for that )

But look at the f***ing postal charges ! ! !

Answer 4

Oh God no. That's basically a mountain bike (a VERY low-end mountain bike) with drop handlebars and down-tube shifters.

Look for an second-hand Aluminium bike with *at least* Shimano Sora components.

My friend bought one of these as a run-into the ground/beater/pub bike, which doesn't actually seem too bad (so far...)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-ALUMINIUM-ROAD...

or:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Raleigh-Airlit...