Keep an eye in the "For Sale/Wanted" section of this forum too, as there are a great deal of bargains to be had, and for that kind of money you could pick up something more than adequate.  Buying/selling in New Members' Chat is not allowed, however you are free to look through the FS/WTD section and talk to members via MSN/email etc  As Kris has said above, you'd probably be better off having a separate trials bike and getaround rig, purely as trials bikes are generally pretty specialised now, although if you were to go for something a little more old school (something with gears and a seatpost ) it would be easy enough to have one or two getabout gears, and a long enough seatpost to ride from spot to spot. Again, the FS/WTD area is a good place to look  Another advantage of buying a second hand bike is that chances are the person putting it together will have a vague idea of what parts should be put on the rig, or it will be a near-standard build that a bit of thought has gone into by the manufacturer. Either way, this will result in a reasonable spec, for around £400, and you will be able to fine tune things to your needs/style etc at a later date.  Something along the lines of a Base, Planet X or Pashley would probably fit the bill quite nicely, both pricewise and stylewise, so keep an eye out for something like that  I won't go on any more, but any other questions just ask  Hopefully that should help a touch, but if anything's a little unclear just shout!