thinbennyboy Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Since i went to university a couple of months a go my bike has been stolen, hoping to grab a bargin in the jan sales i went to my local and nothing apart from a trials bike I can't remember the make but it seems pretty good and a steal at 175 as it has £100 worth of brakes on it and new tyres. I has never ridden trials before but have always wanted to give it a go. Being a student this is going be the only bike i can afford for a while(ever) so it will be a day to day ride as well.So how practical is using a trials bike for this? It's a 24" wheel. Any help welcome CheersBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyman with a death wish Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 welcome to the forum and it depends on how far u live from the university if its just a mile it would be alright but more your legs would be dead by the end of the week. Does it have gears because that make a big difference and is it seatless or does it have a seat, if it has one then u can rest as u go. hope this answers your question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Not very.Try to pick up a CHEAP bike at a boot sale or something, you could probably get a cheap Raleigh mountain bike for around 10 quid and if it needs fixing i guess it would only be cheap to replace anything on it and with a bit of luck you'll just have to set up the gears properly or something easy like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Post a pic and a spec then we could help a bit better.I understand your not going to know what spec it will be down to the last bolt but a pic would be cool.Depends how much you are actually going to use it for trials and how much for normal riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinbennyboy Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 It is a saracen mad 26, if that helps it has a small seat but nothing that you would really want to sit on. I do want to ride trials but i would need to use the bike as a day to day for quick trips to town. I live on campus at the moment but town in about a 15 min walk. And yes it does have gears. I am in chichester its very flat so hills are not a problem.Cheers for the welcomeBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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