A bike for the girlfriend

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My girlfriend is looking to take up biking for fitness so I've been
looking at what is currently available.

She'll want to be doing mostly on-road with some (very basic) off-road,
the most reasonable bike I've seen in the shops is a Carrera Vulcan 08
(£279.99), seems to have a good enough spec and is the only ladies bike
I could find without shit-shif... sorry grip-shift gears.

She'd need a 14" bike which tends to reduce the options (the Carrera
Kraken only comes in 16" & 18").

Any suggestions for around that price range?

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Check this one out...

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b3s24p473

I'd strongly recommend a Trek, especially one with this spec! (and it's a
14")

Ronnie


"Moo" <rodneylowe@roonster.wanadoo.co.ukREMOVEME> wrote in message
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> My girlfriend is looking to take up biking for fitness so I've been
> looking at what is currently available.
>
> She'll want to be doing mostly on-road with some (very basic) off-road,
> the most reasonable bike I've seen in the shops is a Carrera Vulcan 08
> (£279.99), seems to have a good enough spec and is the only ladies bike I
> could find without shit-shif... sorry grip-shift gears.
>
> She'd need a 14" bike which tends to reduce the options (the Carrera
> Kraken only comes in 16" & 18").
>
> Any suggestions for around that price range?
>
> --
>
> My blog - http://degeneratemoo.livejournal.com