What is the best touring bicycle I can buy for under 200 pounds in fife, Scotland?
To get a good one for that price you’d have to buy used. If you don’t know enough about cycles to spot a good one, you’ll need to find someone who does, and ask them to go along with you to view any that you find. I don’t know if there are any cycle shops in your area that deal in used cycles, so something like Craigslist may be a starting point for you. You might do better if you buy a cycle that needs some minor work, if it needs new tyres and cables then they’re good bargaining points to get the price down. The problem then is that you need to do some work on it, but it’s better to learn cycle maintenance at home than it is to learn it by the side of a road, miles from the nearest cycle store. If you want to go for a new one, then ask around your local cycle stores, and see what they have. Giant do some good cycles, and each model is available in a range of specifications. If you buy a lower spec version, the frame will be the same as the higher spec version, and over a period of ti
