Bike Brands

Choosing a Secondhand Bike Brand

There are now literally hundreds of bike and accessory brands worldwide and buying a quality secondhand bicycle can seem daunting with all the choice and availability. The main thing is to do some research on what you want from your secondhand bike.  Are you simply looking for a cheap bike or are you looking to make the most of your budget by buying a quality second hand bicycle.

We have outlined a number of the more popular brands in the list below, however there are many more good bike brand out there and it would be our advice to do your research before choosing a brand.  Wikepedia’s entry on bike brands is very comprehensive and is a good source of research on rarer brands.

List of more common bike brands seen on the secondhand bike market:

• Cannondale
• Cinelli
• Colnago
• Cervelo
• Claud Butler
• Dawes.
• Derosa
• Falcon
• Felt
• Fuji
• Giant
• Lemond
• Orbea
• Pinarello
• Ridley
• Raleigh
• Saracen
• Schwinn
• Scott
• Specialized
• Schwinn
• Shimano
• Trek