A friend of mine put an advert in a local paper requesting a "Cheap" bike suitable for a beginner. Had so many bikes offered to him at give away prices and did not buy any of them. He asked me to sort out the 3 bikes he was given. 1 was rubbish, 1 was not a bad bike but about 30 years old and did need some work done on it and the last one was a 15year old Trek 820 in immaculate condition.