Which is the best bicycle I can buy...

[thulfi]

for around 300 to 400 quid? Don't mind if it's second hand.

I know zilch about bicycles. I only ever really had naff ones as a child/teenager. Anything to look out for when buying second hand?
Not after a mountain bike. More a slim/light one with thin wheels that goes fast.

Cheers

[fizzwheel]

Read the last few pages of this :

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=115410

Or go onto bike radar and read the beginners section of their forum

First question you need to decide is do you flat bars or do you want drop handlebars i.e. do you want a hybrid or a full on road bike.