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I usually find bike repair shops (kerékpárszervíz) to be the best place to buy bikes, used, new, or custom.

I think there are literally tens of shops in Buda side alone, Budaörs has two on the main street, there is new big shop at the crossing of Budaörsi út and Gazdagréti út and close the tram terminal at Bartok Bela út is nice shop called recicli which obviously is also selling second hand bikes or refurbishing used frames.

tomasc wrote:

I think there are literally tens of shops in Buda side alone, Budaörs has two on the main street, there is new big shop at the crossing of Budaörsi út and Gazdagréti út and close the tram terminal at Bartok Bela út is nice shop called recicli which obviously is also selling second hand bikes or refurbishing used frames.

Thanks! I'll go to these ones and check them out.

Cheers

Fluffy

Some more....

criticalmass.hu/forum/20070602/budapesti-bringaboltok-listaja

kerekparboltok.tlap.hu/

tomasc wrote:

.... there is new big shop at the crossing of Budaörsi út and Gazdagréti út and close the tram terminal at Bartok Bela út is nice shop called recicli .....

I think this one is actually called Zöld Pont Kerékpárüzlet.

THe one at the corner of Budaörsi út and Gazdagréti út is called something like "Bicycle Base". They have a selection of some mountain bikes up to about 130K HUF, most of them seem to be made in Taiwan. More like a general bike shop rather than a specialist.

The one which is kind of workshop is recickli i have used it once when my tire broke just in front of it, great servce, the other one is bringa bázis - it is brand new, been there maybe one or two months (i bike by it every day but never checked the bikes). There are several others in Buda side, one nice is at Csalogany utca (close to one of the best restaurants in Budapest) which sell among others Orbea bikes, those are fantastic bikes (especially road bikes) but not cheap.

tomasc wrote:

..... one nice is at Csalogany utca (close to one of the best restaurants in Budapest) which sell among others Orbea bikes, those are fantastic bikes (especially road bikes) but not cheap.

Orbea bikes look excellent. This is the kind of MTB I'm talking about. Question is if I should get full suspension or front suspension only (aka "hardtail"). My cycling is around the trails of Buda's forests and sometimes further afield - like some road work near Balaton.

Any recommendations - full suspension or hardtail?

I really like Orbea, it is kind of small(ish) spanish producer that put a lot of effort in their bikes, most of them are produced in Spain although i suspect (but not sure) that some of the frames are made in Taiwan (like most at least carbon fiber frames are).

I would have hardtail personally - cross bikes are pretty nice as well although those are without suspension if that is important (so no jumping really).

tomasc wrote:

I really like Orbea,....

Thanks for the tip. I'll visit the local retailer of Orbea and see about these bikes. Shame the manufacturer does not have a local web site.

I am thinking FS (Full Suspension) over hardtail. I just did 14km up and down the trails of Buda and it's just boneshaking without some decent shock absorbers (presently I've got none). I'm also thinking disc brakes essential. Ordinary caliper brakes seem far too weak.

Wow, you must be riding hard then!

While I can appreciate the comforts and elegance of an expensive bike when I get the chance to try one, I can never justify the cost, and the risk of theft, when I only use it for transport over fairly even terrain.

My dream bike is a recumbent though, and those seem pretty pricey and attention-grabbing... :-/

Hi I went to Mali at Eurocenter on Becsi ut. Salesman recomended Wheelers (never heard about that brand) for the price range I am looking for (150000 huf).  Any thoughts on the brand and shop?
Thanks!!

Rbferre wrote:

Hi I went to Mali at Eurocenter on Becsi ut. Salesman recomended Wheelers (never heard about that brand) for the price range I am looking for (150000 huf)

Previously I said in these forums I'd avoid Decathlon but it's worth looking for a comparison. So try the Decathlon sports superstore/supermarket in Budaors.

They are not experts on MTBs by any means but they have a decent web site and their prices are comparable amongst other countries where they have a presence. Decathlon is next to Ikea.

Note as they are not experts, you need to be careful selecting the right bike. They will try and sell you the wrong size (e.g. L vs M etc). I read up intensively on the subject before I bought and I eventually purchased my bike in Decathlon as most reviews said they were decent MTBs (Rockrider, Decathlon's own brand) for the money.  In the past week I've done over 60km on my bike around the hills of Budapest and on the flat in Balaton. I've no complaints about the Decathlon's own Rockrider brand.

Web site is here:

Rbferre wrote:

Salesman recomended Wheelers (never heard about that brand) for the price range I am looking for (150000 huf).

Also see Ghost and Magellan bikes at magellan.hu.

klsallee wrote:

Rbferre wrote:

Salesman recomended Wheelers (never heard about that brand) for the price range I am looking for (150000 huf).

Also see Ghost and Magellan bikes at magellan.hu.

Magellan and Ghost are excellent bikes but probably outside the budget of HUF 150K.

fluffy2560 wrote:

Magellan and Ghost are excellent bikes but probably outside the budget of HUF 150K.

Did you check the web site I posted?

For there you will find the Magellan XC HOBBY series are all below 150,000 HUF. And the Sport level Magellan Polaris férfi Sram Beginner is 153,000 HUF. And there are many in the Ghost SE series also below 150,000 HUF. Just to list a few.

klsallee wrote:

fluffy2560 wrote:

Magellan and Ghost are excellent bikes but probably outside the budget of HUF 150K.

Did you check the web site I posted?

For there you will find the Magellan XC HOBBY series are all below 150,000 HUF. And the Sport level Magellan Polaris férfi Sram Beginner is 153,000 HUF. And there are many in the Ghost SE series also below 150,000 HUF. Just to list a few.

Yes, I did but not particularly rigorously. My mistake. Sorry.

I went straight to MTBs with full suspension (FS) and looked at the specifications mainly to see if the frames were aluminium (carbon fibre way out my league price wise). IMHO, anything under about 300K HUF is likely to be a bit dodgy MTB peformance wise for a FS MTB. Hardtail (no rear suspension) would have more choice. If they can do aluminium for 150K, that's not too bad depending on the rest of it (i.e. disk brakes etc).

fluffy2560 wrote:

Yes, I did but not particularly rigorously. My mistake. Sorry.

No problem. Hidden details...

fluffy2560 wrote:

IMHO, anything under about 300K HUF is likely to be a bit dodgy MTB peformance wise for a FS MTB. Hardtail (no rear suspension) would have more choice.

I agree.

I am old school, and have always had hardtail MTBs. So I tend to make other upgrades to components to end up at about the same price.

At heart I am a road cyclist, but here I think my road frame would break halfway down the fall into the first pothole -- in fact rumor has it two Trabants are still lost in the bottom of one pothole near my house.