A new Pushie

[Peddler73]

G'day all,
I'm looking to buy a brand new bike, in the price range of $400.00 to $700.00 or thereabouts.
I'm 5'7''/170cm tall ,weigh 85 kg , only ride on paved surfaces and am looking for an upright style bike with road tyres.
Can anyone suggest a good quality ,sturdy bike that would suit me ... I want to keep it for a few years.
Thanks friends .. Charlie .

[brumby33]

G'day all,
I'm looking to buy a brand new bike, in the price range of $400.00 to $700.00 or thereabouts.
I'm 5'7''/170cm tall ,weigh 85 kg , only ride on paved surfaces and am looking for an upright style bike with road tyres.
Can anyone suggest a good quality ,sturdy bike that would suit me ... I want to keep it for a few years.
Thanks friends .. Charlie .

Something like this may suite you Charlie, you'll need a Medium frame going by your height, they have good sized 700c wheels and can fit up to a 45mm tyre size but they come with 38mm which are good as well. Mechanical disc brakes which are easy to adjust yourself and you can put a rear rack on it and a set of panniers if you wish to ride a bit further.

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/au/cross ... isc-3-2022

[Peddler73]

G'day Brumby,thanks for your response ..
Well,here's the story.
I bought a second hand bike off facebook marketplace on the weekend.. a Monvelo mountain bike (which no -one has ever heard of) .It looked the part and for $80.00,I bought it.
Got it home,the wheel bearings were badly out of adjustment,the brakes didn't work,the tyres were cracked and the gear selector wasn't working properly .The problem was my fault entirely... I should have looked closer.I adressed these issues and went for a ride and didn't like it at all.
So I thought just go out and buy a new one,hence my post.The bike shops in town (50ks away) had an Avanti Discovery 1 and a Giant Agressor for about $750.00.which sounded OK.
I had to take some stuff to the local Mens Shed his morning and saw a few restored bikes there.
One was a Dunlop Scout for $40.00,it had been serviced and looked good.
So,the result of a visit to the shed,was a purchase of the Scout for $40.00.I went for a test ride and it felt really good.
The Monvelo and another bike I had, were then donated to the Shed ... All are happy campers .
Cheers Brumby ..