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Eshan-P180 · 07-20-2011, 10:34 AM

Need a good cycle..budget around 10k...Hero, Hercules or BSA would do...Fox, Orbea, Canondale are out of question. Looking for Indian brand...any suggestions please pour in...will be riding cycle directly after 7th std of school....Pics will be helpful.
Have already googled it but experts like you are better than having search engine information....Will be getting it this weekend (resident of pune, If anyone can accompany, always welcome)

Both the brands are ok with me as they are in my budget...
Most of the use will be fitness and riding once a while over the weekend
In all this i do want 21spd, FS, Disc Brakes. These are my primary requirements.

hitanshu · 07-20-2011, 11:16 AM

Do you hate yourself? Why do you want a crap bike?

Listen to the wisdom here:
BikesZone - Cycling • View topic - The ultimate 'What bike should I buy' thread
and the words of wisdom from Jeremy Yatt here:
Cycling Gyan - Culled from BikesZone | FreeRiding

Quote:

The first is: Light. Strong. Cheap. Pick any two. If it's cheap, it
might be light but not strong. And if it is strong it wont be light...

The big mistake a lot of people make when buying new is to be impressed & influenced by the peripherals like suspensions and brakes. It's like deciding to buy a car based on the sound system rather than the engine and chassis. It's not necessarily wrong but it may not be the right reason to buy it. There is nothing wrong with rim brakes (in fact they work just as well, are more reliable and more serviceable) and dual suspension is a luxury for extreme downhill racers. A 21 speed is really limiting your ratios; 24 is the least you should look for.

I don't know the bike in question but a dual suspension MTB with disc brakes for Rs8k... it's likely to be a clunker. Which is fine for pootling down to the shops once a month but will make some of the rides a bit more challenging than they need to be.

u in pune?

Eshan-P180 · 07-20-2011, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by hitanshu

Do you hate yourself? Why do you want a crap bike?

Listen to the wisdom here:
BikesZone - Cycling • View topic - The ultimate 'What bike should I buy' thread
and the words of wisdom from Jeremy Yatt here:
Cycling Gyan - Culled from BikesZone | FreeRiding

u in pune?

Yes iam from pune. I am not a beginner. Had taken my cycle to mumbai from pune where my mum dissembled the cycle and sold it off as it was untold journey and feared I might ride it back. Have cycled most, the link mentioned above is of no use to me, as i need real hand expereince on some of the models, yes i did find some useful links but all of em are of foreign make.....which iam sadly not looking for at the moment.

It wont be my first time on 0bhp machines....

Just confused over the roadeo models and Octane ones...

prashk · 07-20-2011, 01:10 PM

There are a few very good bikes near the 10k budget you have mentioned here. You can get a Btwin Rockrider 5.0 for a price less than 10k, Rockrider 5.1 maybe for ~11k(not sure about the price). You can even look at some of the Schwinn hybrid bicycles. Also as your budget is low, stay away from disc brakes, full suspension - the suspension and brakes used in cheap bikes generally are of pathetic quality and will cause you a LOT of trouble in a very short period of time. Just pick up a bike with simple frame, good tyres and you're good to go. You probably will have to switch to better tyres after buying the bike and riding it for few days (especially if you're getting a Hercules or Hero bike).

Btw have you decided on what kind of bike you want? Road bike or Mountain or a hybrid? You havent mentioned the details on what kind of riding you're going to do - most importantly the terrain. It could be tarmac roads, or trails/offroading or a mix of these two. For tarmac only type of riding - road bike is better, for offroading - MTBs are the way to go. If you are not sure yet, then get a hybrid which does moderately good on both kinds of biking.

Among the Indian made hybrid bikes, I suggest only Act 110/110+ or any other Act bicycles by hercules. Stay away from the rest.

hitanshu · 07-20-2011, 01:16 PM

Ah, in which case, I cannot help you - I have done all of my 4000km of cycling in the past 15 months only on my Merida 20V. Maybe you need to pause and consider that 12k can get you decent foreign bikes which may be rather long lasting and that there is a reason why on large serious bike forums, the roadeo and octane get no love.

Eshan-P180 · 07-20-2011, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by prashk

There are a few very good bikes near the 10k budget you have mentioned here. You can get a Btwin Rockrider 5.0 for a price less than 10k, Rockrider 5.1 maybe for ~11k(not sure about the price). You can even look at some of the Schwinn hybrid bicycles. Also as your budget is low, stay away from disc brakes, full suspension - the suspension and brakes used in cheap bikes generally are of pathetic quality and will cause you a LOT of trouble in a very short period of time. Just pick up a bike with simple frame, good tyres and you're good to go. You probably will have to switch to better tyres after buying the bike and riding it for few days (especially if you're getting a Hercules or Hero bike).

Btw have you decided on what kind of bike you want? Road bike or Mountain or a hybrid? You havent mentioned the details on what kind of riding you're going to do - most importantly the terrain. It could be tarmac roads, or trails/offroading or a mix of these two. For tarmac only type of riding - road bike is better, for offroading - MTBs are the way to go. If you are not sure yet, then get a hybrid which does moderately good on both kinds of biking.

Among the Indian made hybrid bikes, I suggest only Act 110/110+ or any other Act bicycles by hercules. Stay away from the rest.

My riding would be morning or evening fitness....I do not wish to enter mountain trails or even get close to ARAI Range (close by cycling range)....Using it to simply ride twice or thrice in a week....FS is compulsory since i use to ride a MTB before...Ranger Swing but that was way long back...so the comfort level is good..The ACT models you mentioned, yes they top the list because of their basic frame...

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Originally Posted by hitanshu

Ah, in which case, I cannot help you - I have done all of my 4000km of cycling in the past 15 months only on my Merida 20V. Maybe you need to pause and consider that 12k can get you decent foreign bikes which may be rather long lasting and that there is a reason why on large serious bike forums, the roadeo and octane get no love.

Merida 20V??? i have no clue buddy since iam not aware of it...if you can highlite some points and features including cost would be great...
Yeah they dont even get infactuated as none of the forums have them....

nipunblaze135LS · 07-20-2011, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Eshan-P180

In all this i do want 21spd, FS, Disc Brakes. These are my primary requirements.

on a 10k budget you will get disk brakes which are in no way better then V brakes, V's will be easy to maintain and will give you consistent performance.

for 10k budget

https://www.bsahercules.com/product-...es.asp?pid=200

Increase your budget and get something like these

Track & Trail - Products

Track & Trail - Products

you will get better quality components, reliability and service from these brands. you can get 10% discount on mrp from trackandtrail.

hitanshu · 07-20-2011, 05:09 PM

ok, expand your budget by 1.5k and buy a firefox target. That should be it. Indian brand, and a cycle even the foreign cycle enthusiasts approve.

Eshan-P180 · 07-20-2011, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hitanshu

ok, expand your budget by 1.5k and buy a firefox target. That should be it. Indian brand, and a cycle even the foreign cycle enthusiasts approve.

Yeah... m in same thoughts...any idea about this - Firefox Bikes » Full Suspension » Dart 2.6 21SP

The guy there is qouting 11k which is ok...i mean 1k not a big difference....

nipunblaze135LS · 07-20-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Eshan-P180

Yeah... m in same thoughts...any idea about this - Firefox Bikes » Full Suspension » Dart 2.6 21SP

The guy there is qouting 11k which is ok...i mean 1k not a big difference....

Dont go for dual suspension crap. To ride tarmac you dont need dual suspension even on most of the trails dual suspension is not needed. It will decrease your efficiency unless it is of very high quality and standards. Buy a Hardtail

Target is a good buy in that budget.

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prashk The Lazy rider :P Join Date: May 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 59	There are a few very good bikes near the 10k budget you have mentioned here. You can get a Btwin Rockrider 5.0 for a price less than 10k, Rockrider 5.1 maybe for ~11k(not sure about the price). You can even look at some of the Schwinn hybrid bicycles. Also as your budget is low, stay away from disc brakes, full suspension - the suspension and brakes used in cheap bikes generally are of pathetic quality and will cause you a LOT of trouble in a very short period of time. Just pick up a bike with simple frame, good tyres and you're good to go. You probably will have to switch to better tyres after buying the bike and riding it for few days (especially if you're getting a Hercules or Hero bike). Btw have you decided on what kind of bike you want? Road bike or Mountain or a hybrid? You havent mentioned the details on what kind of riding you're going to do - most importantly the terrain. It could be tarmac roads, or trails/offroading or a mix of these two. For tarmac only type of riding - road bike is better, for offroading - MTBs are the way to go. If you are not sure yet, then get a hybrid which does moderately good on both kinds of biking. Among the Indian made hybrid bikes, I suggest only Act 110/110+ or any other Act bicycles by hercules. Stay away from the rest. Last edited by prashk; 07-20-2011 at 01:12 PM.

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hitanshu Resident BullShit Eliminator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Out of coverage area Posts: 581	Ah, in which case, I cannot help you - I have done all of my 4000km of cycling in the past 15 months only on my Merida 20V. Maybe you need to pause and consider that 12k can get you decent foreign bikes which may be rather long lasting and that there is a reason why on large serious bike forums, the roadeo and octane get no love. __________________ http://www.bikenomads.com/wiki/index.php/Leh - All you ever need to know about getting Leh'd. My posting Philosophy

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hitanshu Resident BullShit Eliminator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Out of coverage area Posts: 581	ok, expand your budget by 1.5k and buy a firefox target. That should be it. Indian brand, and a cycle even the foreign cycle enthusiasts approve. __________________ http://www.bikenomads.com/wiki/index.php/Leh - All you ever need to know about getting Leh'd. My posting Philosophy

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