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Salah satu alat transportasi termurah di Liverpool adalah sepeda. Apabila hanya kunjungan sejenak, menggunakan city bike atau mengikuti Liverpool Cycle Tour akan menguntungkan. Apabila tinggal cukup lama, membeli sepeda adalah pilihan yang tepat. Memang cukup menderita naik sepeda saat winter namun apabila menggunakan jaket, sarung tangan dan pelindung leher, masih cukup lumayan. Livepool juga elevasinya cukup lumayan namun tanjakan dan turunan ini diimbangi dengan view yang cukup menarik. Beberapa rute bersepeda juga tersedia dengan pemandangan yang cantik. City bike yang dibooking dengan aplikasi, menjadi terasa mahal apabila anda bersepeda secara rutin dan tinggal cukup lama di Liverpool.

**Beli sepeda di mana ya?**

Untuk sepeda baru, cukup banyak toko yang menjual sepeda, biasanya toko off line juga memiliki fasilitas on line seperti misalnya Evan Cycles dan Halfords.

Untuk sepeda bekas, cukup banyak tempat membelinya. Dari mulai yang gratis (Liverpool freecycle.org yang merupakan web site donasi), yang cukup murah yaiu di berbagai charity shop (misal: Barnardo's, British Heart Foundation), penggadaian (www.cashconverters.co.uk dan cash generator), car boot sale (bisanya hari Sabtu atau Minggu ada tempat parkir yang diubah menjadi pasar kaget, orang bisa menjual barang bekasnya dengan harga murah. Kalau di Jogja sepert "Klithikan"), toko sepeda lokal dan on-line dari ebay, facebook marketplace, gumtree atau shpock. Penulis sendiri sering mengunjungi www.facebook.com/recycles.merseyside yang lokasinya ~~di bawah Bulky Bobs (toko yang menjual furniture bekas dan direkondisi).~~ ~~Di toko ini yang berada di basement,~~ ada service sepedanya juga (namun harus dicek jam bukanya. Kalau tidak salah toko buka hari Rabu sampai Sabtu). Update info, lokasinya pindah Salvation Army, Mildenhall Rd, Liverpool L25 2SN.

**Harga sepeda bekas bermacam-macam tergantung kondisi dan merek. Perkiraan kasarnya:**

Sepeda anak bekas, sekitar belasan Pounds (biasanya di charity shop).

City bike mulai dari sekitar 40 an Pounds

MTB mulai dari 40 an Pounds, dengan suspensi bagus & rem cakram mulai dari 80 an Pounds, dengan rem cakram hidrolik muli dari 100 an Pounds, dengan carbon frame mulai dari 400 an Pounds.

Road bike mulai dari harga 70 an Pounds, dengan group set yang bagus mulai dari 150 an Pounds dan dengan carbon frame 350 an Pounds.

Sepeda lipat mulai dari 50 an Pounds, yang bagus sekitar 200 an Pounds, Brompton mulai dari 300-400 an. Moulton dan merek2 lain yang mihil2 juga banyak.

Sepeda listrik dijual mulai 150 an Pounds namun biasanya batere-nya sudah tidak terlalu bagus (jarak jangkauan terbatas).

Belakangan juga ada sepeda bekas Mo-Bike yang dijual karena layanannya tutup. Sepeda tanpa rantai (dengan gardan) dan ban sepeda karet pejal ini (ban tanpa angin) dijual mulai 70 Pounds.

Limit atas harga tidak ada. Sepeda bekas yang harganya 6000 Pounds juga ada.

Komponen sepeda yang murah juga tersedia di supermarket misal Tesco Extra.

**Di Liverpool enaknya beli sepeda apa?**

Tergantung tujuan bersepeda anda. Kalau untuk komuter (kombinasi naik kereta lalu bersepeda) cocoknya ya Brompton. Sepeda biasa boleh dibawa masuk kereta atau fery, namun untuk di kerta harus booking. Kalau Brompton atau sepeda lipat lain yang bisa diliat kecil tidak perlu booking. Kalau jarak jauh lewat jalan halus ya road bike. Kalau untuk belanja dan keliling2 di dalam kota dan taman ya city bike atau MTB. Kl off road, sudah pasti MTB. Kalau mau menambah jarak jangkauan, bisa mempertimbangkan sepeda listrik.

**Yang harus diperhatikan saat memiliki sepeda di Liverpool:**

**KUNCI SEPEDA** yang bagus. Karena di Liverpool banyak maling sepeda. Tempat di mana anda parkir juga harus diperhatikan. Makanya tidak asing kita melihat orang memarkir sepeda di dalam toko.

Helm sepeda bekas relatif murah. 2 Pounds bisa dapat helm bekas yang bagus. Helm sepeda baru yang biasa2 sekitar 5 Pounds. Kalau ditinggal di sepeda juga jarang hilang. Malah wheel set, sadel dan perlengkapan lainnya yang sering hilang.

Secara umum, punya sepeda di Liverpool sangat direkomendasikan demi kesehatan tubuh dan kantong.

National Cycling Route Map : https://explore.osmaps.com/?lat=53.411039&lon=-2.894364&zoom=10.5276&style=Standard&type=2d&overlays=os-ncn-layer

**Selamat bersepeda.**

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One of the cheapest transportation in Liverpool is
bicycle. For a short tour, the use of city tour or opting on Liverpool
Cycle Tour will prove to be quite beneficial. When planning for a long
stay, purchasing bicycle of your own is the right decision. It is quite
disheartening to ride a bicycle in the winter, but when equipped with a
jacket, gloves, and neck cover, the ride may not be so bad. The
elevation rate in Liverpool road is quite a lot, but you might find the
view to be spectacular. Few cycling routes are also provided with a
beautiful view. City bike can be booked with application, which might
turn out to be quite expensive when you rouitinely ride on a bike and
staying in Liverpool for quite some time.

Where can I buy a bicycle?

For a new bike. there are several stores that sell
them, ususally offline stores also has its own online system, such as
Evan Cycles and Halfords.

For a used ones, there are also a few places to get
them, starting from a free one (Liverpool freecycle.org which is a
donation website), to a quite cheap ones at several charity shops (e.g.
Barnardo's, British Heart Foundation), pawn shops
(www.cashconverters.co.uk and cash generator), car boot sale (usually on
 Saturday or Sunday there will be an empty parking lot that transformed
into some kind of 'pasar kaget', where anyone can buy used items from
the one who used it themselves with a cheap price. You may find this in
Jogja as "Klithikan"), lokal bicycle shop and online shop from ebay,
facebook marketplace, gumtree or shpock. This author himself often visit
 www.facebook.com/recycles.merseyside which located in the downstairs of
 Bulky Bobs (a shop that sells used and reconditioned furnitures). The
shop is in its basement, along with its bike workshop (but you have to
check the time they will be open, perhaps on Wednesday up to Saturday.

The price of used bicycle can range differently depending on its brand and condition. Perkiraan kasarnya:

Someone's used bike, above £10 below £20 (usually in a charity shop).

City bike price starts around £40

MTB starts from £40+, on a nice suspension and
additional disk brakes starts from £80+, on a hidrolic disk brakes
starts from £100+, and with a carbon frame the price starts from £400+.

Road bike price starts from £70+, on a good group
set dengan group set it starts from £150+, and a carbon frame would be
from £350+.

Folding bike price starts from £50+, a relatively
good one would cost around £200, Brompton ranging from £300-£400+.
Moulton and other expensive brands are also available.

Electric bike is sold from£150+, though its charging duration usually does not last that long (limited travelling distance).

Recently, used bike Mo-Bike are also sold due to its
 permanent closed service. A no-chain bike (with axle) and solid rubber
tires (tubeless tires) sold starting from £70+.

There are no price limit. You can even find a used bike for a price of £6000.

Cheap bike components are also available in supermarket such as Tesco Extra.

What type of bicycle is recommended to buy in Liverpool?

It depends on the purpose of your cycling. If it's
for commuter (combination of train and cycling) it'd better to look for
Brompton. Regular bicycle can also be brought into the train, but you
have to book it specifically for that, whereas Brompton or any other
folding bike can be folded that no booking would be necessary. For a
long distance travel, you better opt for a road bike. For shooping and
travelling inside the city, a city bike or MTB would be better. For an
off road, the choice is definitely MTB. On additional distance travel,
electric might also be good for consideration.

Things to take into consideration when you have a bicycle in Liverpool:

LOCK YOUR BIKE properly. There are quite a number of
 bike theft in Liverpool. You have to consider the place you park your
bike as well. It's not that improper or strange to see someone park
their bike inside a store.

You can buy used bike helmet for a cheap price. A
relatively well conditioned bike helmet can range around £2. A new one,
and a standard one at that, may cost around £5. Bike helmet does not run
 into the same risk of theft. Things that you might frequently lost are
wheel set, saddle and other gears.

Generally, each bike in Liverpool is recommended to improve your health, both your body and your wallet.

Enjoy your cycling moment.

Translated by Sena