I'm looking for a cheap second-hand bicycle. I just want it for making short trips around the village, not for long journeys.

 

Does anybody have any suggestions?

try sunny in thailand he seems knows his way around kamala

If you are on facebook have a look at 'items for sale- phuket'. They have a small search engine. Bung in bike and you'll get some hits.

About 50-70m east on the soi between Ohlala and 7-11 there is a shop on the left that always has a few bikes out front. They change all the time, so I'm assuming he sells them. I have no idea on price, maybe worth looking. Or have a new one shipped to your door from Lazada for 2000 Baht. http://www.lazada.co.th/k-bike-folding-bike-16-1-speed-16k101-1852973.html 

I second the idea of just buying new from Lazda or BigC in Jungceylon.

I looked on Facebook, there were a couple of bikes that would have been perfect, but they had been sold already. I asked about the bikes on Soi Ohlala, but he was asking 15,000, too much for my budget.

 

I visited Tesco Lotus and Big C near the bypass road. The bikes were very cheap, and extremely flimsy. I spent 20 minutes at Big C with a helpful repair guy,  the display bikes had crooked wheels, non-working brakes which he tried but failed to correct. Also, most of the bikes at Tesco and Big C were tiny, presumably selling to Thais. I'm a big guy and I'd rather my new bike didn't fall apart as soon as I sit on it

 

There are some promising looking bikes on Lazada, but ordering over the internet it's difficult to get a sense of size or build quality.

 

Any further advice would be very welcome.

^^^ You are asking much for little.

16 hours ago, Shot said:

^^^ You are asking much for little.

 

I'm sure you'd agree that there isn't much point in me buying a bike that falls apart the first time I try to use it. The link to the bike you gave me at Lazada is great value, but it's probably only going to be suitable for somebody small and lightweight.

 

I just want to spend about 5000 Baht on something that is relatively solid. I don't care if it's slow and heavy.