Hi, there, brand new here.
I haven't ridden much since living in London some years ago (and my days as a barefoot kid on country roads back in the 90's).
My fiancé and I are keen to use bikes for both getting around (mix of gravel and tar roads) and for getting into some basic mountain biking (very tame initially)
We went into The Bike Shop in Plettenberg Bay and the very knowledgeable Kevin recommended some Specialized bikes for around R12k each (a little above our ideal budget of 10k per bike), which seemed like a good starting place.
Then a friend of ours said that buying new is a bad idea and told us about the Bike Hub, saying that we could spend much better money getting second hand bikes here...and so here we are.
Thing is I have no idea of:
what to look for in terms of features like brakes, shocks, size, wheels, etc
what to pay
if a bike has potential issues
etc
So, oh wise ones of Bike Hub, do we:
Buy new bikes and have the joy of trusting a professional
Learn at the feet of the oracle here on bike hub and buy second hand ones
Become horse-riders?
Thanks a bunch, wishing y'all a merry day
Nathan and Carly
