team tractor Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 My boy has really gotten into cycling with me of late and the current bike he has was £15 off eBay but he’s worn it out. I only bought it to see if he would get into it and he’s loving it now. Now I’ve tried to find my boy another bike so he can push himself a bit more but it’s impossible to find a bike . my best mate owns a shop selling top end bikes and he’s ran out of bikes for under £3000. it’s crazy that even trying to find second hand is proving impossible for around £2-400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Crazy, but I hope you find something soon to keep his interest going. It’s good to hear that a youngster has an active outside hobby rather than being in front of the computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 What are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Check Evans cycles on line they sometimes have clearance bikes for sale I picked up a Cannindale carbon framed road bike for under £1k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottletopbill Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Look at police auctions in your area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munzy Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 I bought my lad a Carrera Vengeance Junior Mountain Bike (26” Wheel) from Halfords a few weeks back. It was £310, has front suspension, disc brakes front and rear and Shimano quick-fire gears (thumb and finger). It’s a brilliant quality bike and they built it in the store free of charge. It also came with a free tune-up after a couple of months once brakes and gear cables have stretched and settled and then a further service after 12 months. Check out their site, I bought it online and it was ready to pick up in a week. I could’ve got it quicker if I didn’t opt for them to build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted September 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Cheers lads 1 hour ago, moondoggy said: What are you looking for? Hard tail to suit 11 year old . 1 hour ago, bottletopbill said: Look at police auctions in your area Bit of a sore point that 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted September 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 He fell off at the local bmx track and still rode 4 miles home. I’m 40 next year and trying to push my fitness so it’s great having a partner in crime. I’ll admit it feels great when he would rather ride than compute 38 minutes ago, Munzy said: I bought my lad a Carrera Vengeance Junior Mountain Bike (26” Wheel) from Halfords a few weeks back. It was £310, has front suspension, disc brakes front and rear and Shimano quick-fire gears (thumb and finger). It’s a brilliant quality bike and they built it in the store free of charge. It also came with a free tune-up after a couple of months once brakes and gear cables have stretched and settled and then a further service after 12 months. Check out their site, I bought it online and it was ready to pick up in a week. I could’ve got it quicker if I didn’t opt for them to build it. I was thinking if I spend £2-400 second hand I might possibly get a bit better setup but it’s worth a try 👍 1 hour ago, sam triple said: Check Evans cycles on line they sometimes have clearance bikes for sale I picked up a Cannindale carbon framed road bike for under £1k Looked 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Have a look at Tredz they alway have very good deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted September 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, blackbird said: Have a look at Tredz they alway have very good deals. Seen that pop up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barrett Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 All I can suggest is get in touch with a local club, hopefully someone there might have a second hand bike that one of their kids have outgrown. Make the most of cycling with him while you can still keep up with him, I go out with my 19 year old son now. I'm blowing a gasket and he just disappears up the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Keep checking market place on FB, we got my daughter a good bike a while back during lockdown, it didn't look like it had been used, probably be a few coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted September 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Mice! said: Keep checking market place on FB, we got my daughter a good bike a while back during lockdown, it didn't look like it had been used, probably be a few coming up. I have been mate . Every day . messaged one one earlier. He said £400 as the same spec is £900 now . I said but it’s 9 years old and was £400 new. my bike was £1300 20 years ago but it’s worth £150 Edited September 5, 2020 by team tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 12 hours ago, team tractor said: I have been mate . Every day . messaged one one earlier. He said £400 as the same spec is £900 now . I said but it’s 9 years old and was £400 new. my bike was £1300 20 years ago but it’s worth £150 Tell them the name might be £900 new but the spec and stats will have been updated ... tbh it’s not even worth messaging idiots like that. Ebay and FB market decent place to check. As well as cycling forums etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted September 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 51 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: Tell them the name might be £900 new but the spec and stats will have been updated ... tbh it’s not even worth messaging idiots like that. Ebay and FB market decent place to check. As well as cycling forums etc. I think it’s only because it was local that I tried . It’s on eBay too so I’ve put an offer in and left it. It’s only the current situation and trying to keep my boy interested why I tried 👍👍👍 be funny if he messages back if it don’t sell 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 05/09/2020 at 13:17, bottletopbill said: Look at police auctions in your area This Bumblebeeauctions is the website. See whats in your area on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted September 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 30 minutes ago, ShootingEgg said: This Bumblebeeauctions is the website. See whats in your area on that. 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 A few bikes for sale here...https://www.freeads.co.uk/uk/buy-sell/leisure-hobbies/sports-equipment/bicycles/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deker Posted September 7, 2020 Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 wait until the bad weather\christmas, there'll be a LOT of the new commuters selling their nearly new bikes, currently it's a sellers market and good deals are few and far between. However saying that, look at joining British Cycling as you get a monthly discount for chain reaction cycles and Halfords. Halfords also price match on components and if your work place is a member of any of the discount schemes then voucher (bought at a discount) can be used to pay too it's possible to get 20-30% off a price matched retail price with a bit of work (I upgraded to carbon wheels and electronic groupset this way MUCH cheaper than any 'sales and offers'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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