2nd Hand Bicycle

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Hi
Does anyone know where i could get a good 2nd hand road bike? i've phoned around most of the shops in dublin and it seems no-one has any 2nd hand bikes in, let alone road bikes.

what do people do with un-used bikes?
And any shop that had one was selling it for the price i'd get a new cheap bike... €300, but i'm not willing to pay that.

i'm a 5foot female.. does anyone know a bike shop that could help me? Or what are my chances of getting something half decent for less than €300?

Thanks for any help!
 
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i've phoned around most of the shops in dublin and it seems no-one has any 2nd hand bikes in, let alone road bikes.
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All due, apparently, to the fear of ending up dealing in stolen property. Hence bike shops are not keen on touching 2nd hand bikes.

Buy and Sell? [broken link removed]

Ebay.ie? [broken link removed]

Local newspaper classified?
 
I've been looking on buy & sell and nothing suitable - mountain bike isn't suitable as its a triathlon i'm looking to use the bike for.

Have never used ebay and ambigious about using it...

thanks for the help though.
 
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Have never used ebay and ambigious about using it...
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Am a regular user of ebay and if you're using paypal and going for sellers that have excellent reviews/comments, you're in good hands.
 
Who sells on ebay ? ie would they be hot property/fakes ?
how does the bidding process work?

how long do they take to arrive? what if its not suitbable, can i send it back without charge? i know nothing about bikes, so someone could take real advantage of me..

I know a lot of people swear by it... do you think it might be my only option? Decent road bikes here cost 500 quid plus it seems.. though i could get something for 300 here.. would decent ones be much cheaper on ebay ?

sorry about all the questions!!!!
 
I bought a 2nd hand bike in Commuting Solutions on Rathmines Rd. Kicked myself after as I Forgot to haggle, and spent nearly as much as on a new one. Also the shop in Ranelagh sometimes has one or two. The guy in Ranelagh is great, very very reasonable for repairs, to the "ah you're all right" if it hasn't taken long.
 
Also meant to say, if you can wait, some of the bike hire companies sell them off after the summer season. There's one out in Belfield (UCD) but can't remember the name.
 
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Have never used ebay and ambigious about using it...
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Look up 'ambiguous' in the dictionary, thesaurus.............

Sorry, but I am an 'Eats Shoots & Leaves' fan.
 
am·big·u·ous
adj.
  1. Open to more than one interpretation: an ambiguous reply.
  2. Doubtful or uncertain: “
and obviously it was meaning number 2 i was implying.

there should be a thread here for pernickety people like you
pernickety

adj : characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details;
 
thanks Gordanus for your HELPFUL response. i was in the shop in Rathmines yesterday and they had nothing, phoned UCD & Ranelagh the other day and they didn't have anything suitable in either.

Ps - i'm doing a triathlon for charity in the summer, so can't wait for the sales!

Cheers anyways.
 
Try Hollingsworth Cycles in Templeogue (4905094). My dad used to buy second hand bikes for us there - not sure if they still do them.
 
Try Jimmy Staggs in Lucan, a cycling club is run from the shop so he might be able to put you straight. Have had many dealings with him and he is honest. Ph 6283022.
 
BlueSpud said:
Sorry, but I am an 'Eats Shoots & Leaves' fan.
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If you're going to start something like this, make sure you get it right. It's
Eats, Shoots and Leaves.
Note the comma.
 
Since we are all in a picky mood today

There's no such thing as a koala bear; there is an animal called a koala that lives in Australia however......
 
Hi there,

I have bought about 4 second hand bikes in the past 5 years (they usually last a year before they get stolen). Bought all of them in Fairview. There are two bike shops that sell 2nd hand bikes. I was happy with all of them. Cost between 70 & 90 Euro, had been serviced and if I had a problem with something they fixed it for free.

One shop is called Little sports and the other is on the corner to Malahide Rd near Westwood gym.

Regards
M.
 
Kildrought said:
Since we are all in a picky mood today

There's no such thing as a koala bear; there is an animal called a koala that lives in Australia however......
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If there is no such thing as a koala bear, then there is no such thing as a koala; there is an animal called Phascolarctos cinereus that lives in Australia however
 
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