Mens bicycle help please

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GinYummy · 03/07/2017 15:52

Hi I am hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction in finding a new bike for dh.
He has recently started cycling to work a few times a week to lose weight and is doing brilliantly. He has lost a stone in under a month and more than that, he is enjoying exercising!
His bike has seen better days, it was a a cheap argos sale mountain bike that he bought over ten years ago and I think he woudl love a new one for his birthday soon.
I however have no idea what to buy.

Is there anything i need to consider or any recomendations?

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BrexitSucks · 03/07/2017 19:39

Buy him a smashing lunch near a great bike shop where you can hand him your credit card with your blessings. He needs to try the bikes out, really, before purchase, to get a good one.

Evans is reasonable, among the chains.

StealingYourWiFi · 03/07/2017 19:44

Get to a cycle shop! Specialised or Evans are a good start. He needs to be measured properly ideally.

BikeRunSki · 03/07/2017 20:16

In my pretty extensive experience of bike shops, you are likely to get better customer service, more knowledgeable staff and better after sales care in a local independent bike shop than a chain (even Evans, who still primarily seem employ people to sell rather than experienced cyclists who can advise).

Can he get a bike via the "bike to work scheme"? You stand to save a lot if he does. You could give him a bike accessory and an "IOU" for his birthday.

BikeRunSki · 03/07/2017 20:45

If you let us know roughly where you are, maybe someone could recommend a bike shop?

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GinYummy · 03/07/2017 21:59

Thank you everyone for the advice. I am near Bristol.
Great idea with the accessory and IOU bike

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BikeRunSki · 03/07/2017 22:55

Get yourselves to Mud Dock - a bike shop with a really good cafe attached. Perfect! (and they do the Bike to Work Scheme if that's a consideration).

ivykaty44 · 03/07/2017 22:58

He needs to be fitted for a bike in the shop, what looks good might not fit right. Try sitting on a few yourself and see how they differ.

Also have you considered the cycle scheme that you can get through work? You can save 20%

Now is a good time to also ask for last year's models, as they will be cheaper than this year's new models - make sure you ask.

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