new greek in town...

[koliri]

hi there! i just arrived from Greece for studies. I am an old biker and well known in Greek bicycle forums about my routes, both mountain and road ,and the pictyres that i take on the way.

I have a blogspot where you can see my routes and pics. The addres is koliri84.blogspot.com

On the subject now. I am looking for a road bike to go around Amsterdam. In Greece i have a specialized Allez pro 2007 model, but i left it back.
Does anyone has a spare road bike? Right know i do not have the money to buy but i could rent it and pay per ride. Is that possible you think?

Here is a route i made recently with my love...
http://koliri84.blogspot.nl/2012/04/blog-post_16.html

[Janneke V]

Second hand road bikes start aroudn 50 euros. I would imagine that that is a cheaper option than renting.

You could try a shop, or marktplaats.nl (like eBAy and very popular in Holland). Beware that a lot bikes on that website are stolen, though. If you check the frame number with the police, you can find out about that.

[koliri]

thanks for the help. You said 50 euros, but for a road bike? Does anyone from this forum has anything with gears that he doesn't need?

[Wim]

Size?

[Janneke V]

Koliri, I wasn't thinking of gears. After all, in Amsterdam, most people use single gear bikes. If only because more expensive bikes get stolen more easily. And, I suspect, also because without gears, you can respond more quickly in messy traffic.