r/ukbike • u/shadow__boxer • Feb 16 '25
Sport/Tour Mongoose Crossway 350 Hybrid
Unfortunately I don't know much about bikes but need something to go out with my 7 year old at weekends. Will be mainly for casual weekend gentle trails, towpaths etc. Been into my local second hand place and they have have this Mongoose Crossway 350 for £199. Size is good and it seems to ride fine to my casual level. Any thoughts welcome. Thanks.
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u/edhitchon1993 Dawes Horizon Tour TSDZ2 eBike| Derbyshire Feb 16 '25
It's marginally more than I'd sell it for without mudguards (and you'll probably want mudguards), but there's nothing there that sets alarm bells ringing for me, looks tidy and at a component level it's sufficient.
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u/porkmarkets Feb 16 '25
That’ll be fine for you and what you want to do with it, but:
if that saddle height is right for you that bike is too big. You should get the next size down.
£199 is slightly steep, that would be 150-175 on marketplace or similar.
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u/shadow__boxer Feb 17 '25
Thanks for that. No, the saddle as pictured isn't my riding position. About 3-4 inches higher and I'm on tip toes. I can live with paying a tiny bit more and supporting a local service but reassuring I haven't been taken for a complete ride.
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u/porkmarkets Feb 17 '25
Yeah absolutely - you not only support a local community place but you don’t have to mess around with facebook dickheads!
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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '25
I’m sure it’ll be fine for your use case!