Yes, and I voted to leave Europe completely and relocate the UK to a hot and sunnier place.
And you know what, It's happened today.
Can't get better than that. :stuck_out_tongue:

And we allowed you a vote in the referendum did we? :confused:

Got a bike today.

Used the 10% voucher on top of the 20. Plus the voucher also gives you 20% off accessories plus over £30 another fiver off lol

I know slightly lower price point - but what would be a good men's commute city bike (10-15 miles a day in London) in the halfords stable for 150-200 price range?

Crossfire 2 spec is still below the Marasa. it has 21 speed Tourney/Altus mix so only has a 7 speed cassette, the Marasa is 27 speed all Altus and will accept a large selection of 9 speed cassettes and allow the bike to be fine tuned to whatever use it will be put to if required ( a very useful 11-32 comes fitted). The Marasa has better Hydraulic discs against the Crossfire 2 mechanical. The Marasa has rigid forks with fittings for mudguards and pannier lowriders, while the Crossfire has a heavier cheapo suspension fork which is unlikely to ever be needed anyway. Marasa also looks better but that is subjective

The VooDoo Marasa is in a different league to the Crossfire 1, hydraulic brakes and a good step up in quality and number of Shimano gears. For a hybrid bike many, me included, prefer a rigid front fork, which the Marassa has. A closer match is the Crossfire 2, but I would still opt for the VooDoo Marasa if you can get one in the correct frame size for you.

Which is a better bike guys?

Carrera Crossfire 1 Mens Hybrid Bike 2015 OR the VooDoo Marasa Hybrid Bike

I've got a budget of around £250-£300 but not sure what to go for. I will primarily using it for around 30 - 40 minutes a day to get to work and back. Mainly using roads with speed bumps, paths and quite a few large curbs to overcome, occasionally taking it to my local park too. Should I just go for a mountain bike instead? And if so, which one would you pick from the availability at halfords in my price range?

Any bike techies here??

I have bought a voodoo marasa after reading good things about it. I got it second hand but it was virtually brand new. I had to remove the front wheel to get it in the car. When putting it back on i struggled like hell to put it back on and realised I needed to prise the pads open on the disc brakes. Now when I use the front brake the disc pulls one way distorting the wheel. What have I done wrong?

Also the rear brake squeals really loud when I pull the lever hard.

Thanks Neil

Yes you will get the 5th one 100 perc free

Good day, sorry for not getting back to you sooner :smiley:

I'm going with the Vanquish as I wanted the 8 speed claris. The tourney has a thumb clicker to switch down gear, whereas claris has it within the lever mechanism.Preference really, but probably a bit better quality too (never owned a new road bike before, so only have the old downtube shifters to compare to). Also a little lighter, but I know this doesn't make a difference with my 15 stone, 5'11'' frame :P

Just my two pence worth :smiley:

Got the Saruna for my DD - with the 10% coupon code and buying vouchers off Zeek managed to get it for 130 - and if the £5 quidco tracks its an absolute steal IMHO.

Thanks folks.

I've a budget of 500 looking for a hybrid, looked at the Norco XFR2 m8 bought one at 650 now down to 519 .... Just wondering if there was anything else same spec cheaper ...... Don't really know much about bikes tbh .......

​I've been and tried the Marasa and they had to adjust the seat to its maximum height for me at which point the handlebars just felt too low.

The woman at Halfords said the Crossfire 1 is their biggest selling bike but I didnt like the white colour.

I tried the 21" Crossfire 2 which was a perfect size but I was put off by it having front suspension.

​No I didn't try the Marasa I just spoke to the salesman about it. He said I would need to have the seat high which would leave me in an awkward leaning forward riding position.

I will pop round to my local Halfords tomorrow and try it out.

Thanks for the advice, I got lucky today on my way back from Karting for a friends stag do and stopped off in Go Outdoors Liverpool and they had 2 two.two's in stock so I ended up getting one there and then with an extra 10% off with a coupon so it was only £360

Have you tried the Marasa 20" yourself? If not give it a go, it's an interesting frame design and I don't think you will have any problem with seat height, it's a long seat post and depending on your upper height and arm length you will probably find just rotating the bars will give you adequate reach without having to fit a new stem.

Thanks for the heads up on the 10% off voucher which I downloaded and used twice today. Used for both my kids bikes on top of the 20% off and saved loads. Staff in Chorley and Preston didn't even quibble and scanned the barcode from voucher and went straight through. Thanks again!

Can anyone recommend a decent Hybrid or Mountain bike with a 21" or 22" frame for less than £250?

I went to look at the Voodoo Marasa and it looked really good but the salesman told me the frame was not big enough for me.

What would you guys recommend as the best value Mountain Bike in the Halfords Sale? My budget is around £250-£300 max.

Thanks, will do - just booked it last night - now waiting for the zeek vouchers to arrive so I can go collect.

That's assuming the http://www.ridethenight.co.uk/PDFs/November%202015.pdf voucher works? I can't see why not though as the expiry date is valid until 31st July 2016.
Everything else looks pretty spot on too me though :smiley: I make it £116.60
Let me know how you get on with the ridethenight voucher.

Hello - so I was looking at the Carrera Saruna with the below :-

Bike price at the store £144
http://www.ridethenight.co.uk/PDFs/November%202015.pdf (10% instore discount) -14.40
Vouchers value to buy £130
Quidco Reserve and collect cashback 3% = -£4
Zeek Vouchers: £130 (@10% discount) roughly £117 total to pay

Is that the right calculation or am I missing an additional discount/voucher/code etc?

Thanks in advance.

Well if it was me I'd be half tempted to go for the VooDoo Bizango http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/voodoo-bizango-29er-mountain-bike

Review here http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/hardtail/product/review-voodoo-bizango-15-49837/

I know it's slightly more than you want to pay, but for the price you're getting a lot of bike for £479 . Also you could try some of these little things mentioned in another post.

Bike price at the store £600
British Cycling membership benefit (10% instore discount) -£60
Vouchers value to buy £540
Discount when buying vouchers (10% of the basket) -£54
Quidco Reserve and collect cashback 3% = -£18
BC membership £15
Total money spent = £483
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/22-off-any-purchase-halfords-1603626#comments

Worth checking out the Carrera Fury too £439 http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/product/review-carrera-fury-12-45764/ Buy it with the Zeek vouchers and you're looking at under £400

About the Vengeance you mentioned I found a little review on YouTube about it, seems a pretty good buy for that money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p2_XYg5RtU

Thanks, I had considered the Kraken but read reviews on the brakes and forks not being so good for the money and the problems with Halfords sometimes building the bikes wrong, would you say it's well worth the punt at £320 though as opposed to its normal price ? Or would I be better waiting for a two two as I'm not really in a rush to get a bike ?

edit: The Vengeance seems a better spec than Kraken and way cheaper, would you say Vengeance at current price is best bang for money under £400 ?

There are other advantages to have a rigid fork over a cheap suss fork..... They dont go wrong like a suss can, you dont get that horrible thunk when you bunny hop up a curb due to a suss topping out and a rigid fork is a lot lighter. Lighter is always good on bikes, especially when you have to carry a bike up steps over a footbridge.

Many thanks, appreciate it. When we went there, she had a ride and loved it. I will try my luck with the 10% voucher some have had success with to try and buy it cheaper :smiley:

I was looking at getting the Calibre two.two also, but good luck finding one in stock unless you want to travel half the country to find one!
Check this one out http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/13-incline-alpha-27-5-mountain-bike-2015
I know it only sais 16" in stock, but it might be worth asking in store if their is any larger sizes. Cracking reviews!

Also check out the Carrera Vulcan £279.20 Excellent review. http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/product/review-carrera-vulcan-12-45673/

Carrera Kraken £319.99 http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/hardtail/product/review-carrera-kraken-15-49087/

Even better if you can get an extra 10% off the sale price :smiley:

​Excellent! I really hope so as it means I can take advantageof the reduced prices through Cycle2work scheme. Means i can afford the Boardman Pro and accessories

​Perfect! You will see my review on the 1st page from 2015 and I wholeheartedly stand by my comments. A fantastic bike, lightweight and good components - most of all she loves it! Can't recommend enough and it's dropped to about the same price I paid for it a year ago (have not seen it cheaper!)

Thanks Jeff, i'm thinking not to go with the suspension after all then. It's not like i'll be going far off road.

Hello experts - any feedback on the Carrera Saruna - hoping to buy that for my 8 year old daughter - is it a good one or should I be looking at alternatives?

Many thanks.

​Think it was half price a few months ago. I'd say pay extra for a better one myself (I was considering it for a while but didn't buy)

I was in Halfords yesterday and the store price was the same (at least for the Carerra Vanquish and TDF). Didn't have my frame size but said there were loads at the distribution centre and suggested the deal would be on for another 10 days or so.

Anyone know if this is instore or only available online/click and collect?

Just managed to get a carrera kraken for £288 using the 10% of code from http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/further-possible-discount-halfords-2468104 downloaded http://www.ridethenight.co.uk/PDFs/November%202015.pdf to my phone and in store they just scanned the barcode.
The person serving hadn't seen the voucher before but it went through without any issues

I have a Crossfire.... and while its been a good bike and pretty bomb proof as well, i would take the Marasa over it any day. For a hybrid, i'd rather have a decent chromoly rigid fork than the cheap pogo stick suss fork on the Crossfire. Not to mention the gears and brakes being far better on the Marasa.
I think front suss is really only needed on proper mountain bikes..... and anyway, there is a certain amount of flex in a chromoly rigid fork and combined with the fatter tyres you get on a hybrid it will still be a smoothish ride.

Hi Bike folk, got my eyes on the Calibre two.two from Gooutdoors, have been waiting for it to drop in price as it's been on offer in the past for £330. Are any of these sale bikes around the £300 to £350 mark any better than the two.two ?

Here's the review of the two.two which sealed the deal for me http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/hardtail/product/review-calibre-two-two-13-47865/

Cheers OP. Picked up an old model carbon boardman. They also give you £100 of free accessories that you must spend there and then on these bikes.

Would anyone mind giving me some very basic advice on buying a hybrid bike? I'm completely clueless in this field but i'm interested in the VooDoo Marasa simply because some here have said it's a steal, and the Carrera Crossfire 2 looks very good to me also simply because it's got front suspension which i've ridden before and appreciated.

I was looking at the Vanquish as well but now thinking about the Carerra TDF Limited edition at £199.20. It also has the carbon forks and although the specs on the website says a 7005 alloy frame, having seen it in the flesh (and looking at the pics) it is actually 6061. The difference is in the gearset - Shimano Claris on the Vanquish vs. Shimano Tourney on the TDF.... is it worth paying an additional £64 for what is for all intentions and purposes an entry level bike?

Anyone know if http://www.hotukdeals.com/visit?t=2482355&hukdm=353&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hotukdeals.com%2Fdeals%2F22-off-any-purchase-halfords-1603626 or http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/further-possible-discount-halfords-2468104 work reliably to get additional discounts in store?

I am hoping to see Zeek vouchers to reserve and collect in store the Carrera Saruna for my DD.

Many thanks for any pointers.

The Carrera Subway 1 and Voodoo Marasa look a good deal!

The only differences are the frame and the saddle I believe. All the major components art he same otherwise. The women's 2016 vengeance is to a lower spec though.

Is there any difference between the woman's carrera vengeance and men's version?

Hello,
I am looking at either of these 2 bikes
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-subway-1-mens-hybrid-bike-2015?_$ja=kw:drytinder|tsid:40392&cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-PerformanceHorizon-_-drytinder-_-TopLink
or
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-parva-mens-hybrid-bike

Could someone advise me which way to go, it will be used for a 7 mile commute a couple of times a week. Extremely hilly with a 15% gradient at one point :smiley: Thanks for any advice

Hello,
I am looking at either of these 2 bikes
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-subway-1-mens-hybrid-bike-2015?_$ja=kw:drytinder|tsid:40392&cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-PerformanceHorizon-_-drytinder-_-TopLink
or
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-parva-mens-hybrid-bike

Could someone advise me which way to go, it will be used for a 7 mile commute a couple of times a week. Extremely hilly with a 15% gradient at one point :smiley: Thanks for any advice

The most important thing is to find a high quality and low priced bike, with a curved high strength handle bar that can take a pulling.

I have the Carrera Fury and really recommend it. I've had it for about 5 months now and It's such a nice bike for the money. Good air forks, decent avid brakes and sram chainset. It's down to £439.99 in this sale which is a steal. http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/carrera-fury-mountain-bike-2015
**Also really recommend the 3 year bike care plan too**
It's £40 if the bike costs less than £500, and you get a free silver service each year plus accessories and repairs done free. Nice piece of mind (plus the services usually cost £50 each - go figure).

Try this for extra discounts http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/22-off-any-purchase-halfords-1603626

The Kona lava dome for under £300 looks like quite a lot of bike. Its a bit on the heavy side but even so!

​Its a bit of a generalisation that, that folk commonly like to jumo on. Ive had a bike from Halfords another from Cycle Republic, both have been setup well and the customer service has been really good, particularly Cycle Republic.

For anyone looking at the Boardman FS Pro, they wont honour the Bristish Cycling Discount on top of the 20%. Dont think its one branch being funny as i got the same line from 4 different branches.

Be prepared to rebuild the bike, or take it to a proper bike shop to get it set up. In 4yrs as a Cycling Instructor you can always spot the bikes from Halfords, usually because the forks are on backwards!

I would love to know too -:smiley:

Is there any discount codes that can be used on top of this?

Friend bought this bike a month ago at £450 and its great, now at £360 which is an amazing deal. Only 16" left otherwise I'd be tempted

13 Incline Alpha 27.5"

Fantastic just in time for this brilliant weather!

Thanks - the reason I ask is then I could just buy some discounted vouchers to use in store off Zeek or likewise - that would be an additional discount then on top of it - making it sweeter I suppose :smiley:

Has anyone tried the 10% voucher linked to the original post - and if that works ?

I've reserved mine on Click and Collect, not bothering with the free bike build as I had to rebuild the last one Hslfords did. The confirmation email says it is available from now until Friday.

17th August is quoted on the site.

I'm guessing they're anticipating a medium term boost in cycling with the weather and Froome's inevitable victory in this years TDF

Does anyone know how long the 20% is for - and if I order today for click-collect (so I can pay in store) - how long do I have to pick it up - presume they will keep it for a few days at the least?

Just ordered one of the 13 line of bikes for my nephew. Will try the British Cycling thing when I pick it up, but have heard of mixed results for click and collect.

Thinking about the Saruna for my 8 year old daughter - http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/kids-bikes/carrera-saruna-girls-hybrid-bike-24

Mostly city and a little bit of off road usage I suppose.

Anyone with prior experience of this?

To be honest, there is a bargain bike for everyone in this sale. I have spent quite a lot of time researching and buying bikes this year for myself and my family. I have never seen prices as low as this.

Halfords prices and offers change every few days, so I would recommend anyone thinking about it to just get on and reserve t he bike at this price.

Amazing , was literally looking at a bike for my lads birthday on their website last night , saved a decent amount so got it today , nice one OP

Sorry, it's not a code, it is through a website with a username and password.
Worth asking amongst your friends though, it's quite common amongst NHS, Emergency services, local government and education employers.

I can confirm 20% is genuine. Bought the Batman Bike for youngest two weeks ago for £99, not £79 . . grr :stuck_out_tongue:

I lock my Ebike in town quite often, but i use a heavy duty D Lock and only locked up for an hour or so.
I bought the Crossfire 1 and fitted an Ekit to it about 3 yrs ago, cost about £600 in total.... but if this Crossfire E had been out at the time for £800, i would have bought that instead.

Would you mind to share your employer's gift card purchase 10% discount code please?
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/22-off-any-purchase-halfords-1603626

Ordered one for the wife and girlfriend

Unless I am missing something the Carrera Subway 1 looks to be the same spec as the Crossfire for a load less money...

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-subway-1-mens-hybrid-bike-2015

Agreed though that if you have £240 the Voodoo Marassa is a steal.

And yes the 20% is already applied

The Carrera Crossfire E, electric bike, was a reasonable good deal at £1K.... now at £800 its a great deal. Men & womens frames and three different sizes.
Hydraulic brakes and although the battery is stated as 9amp/hr, its actually 11.6amp/hr.

For the same price, the Voodoo Marasa hybrid is a no brainer over the Crossfire.

Look at the Voodoo Marasa same discounted price better spec, Altus 27 speed instead of Tourney 21, hydraulic discs instead of mechanical and a rigid fork instead of a heavy cheap suspension. Looks better too.

Hello Bike experts, any views on the "Carrera Crossfire 2 Mens Hybrid Bike 2015" @ £239.99?

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-crossfire-2-mens-hybrid-bike-2015

Is the 20% discount already included in this price?

For once Halfords seem to be giving a genuine extra 20% off.
I've been looking for a mountain bike for my wife.
Some of the bikes have never been cheaper. I chose the Carrera Vengeance 2015 model as it has a better spec than the new 2016 version.
At £200 it's even cheaper than the £215 I paid back at the beginning of May for my daughter, who has been very happy with it.

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/end-of-line-bikes/carrera-vengeance-womens-mountain-bike-2015

Also a perfectly respectable entry level women's mountain bike is the Carrera Valour at £159.20
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/end-of-line-bikes/carrera-valour-womens-mountain-bike-2015

The main differences from the Vengeance are that it has the lower spec Shimano Tourney gears and V Brakes. Personally I recommend spending the extra £40 for the disc brakes and Shimano Altus gears, but both bikes are perfectly good entry level bikes. You would have to spend significantly more money than the Vengeance to get a better spec.

Unfortunately, the Men's versions of both bikes are £40 dearer.

British Cycling Club 10% discount already mentioned, plus many people have access to work discount voucher schemes. Our one currently gives 10% off Halfords gift card purchases.

Tempted by the Bizango. £479.99 then another 10% with British cycling. :P

If I buy five, will I get 100% off?

Yes, and I voted to leave Europe completely and relocate the UK to a hot and sunnier place.
And you know what, It's happened today.
Can't get better than that. :stuck_out_tongue:

Cheapest I've ever seen for the Voodoo Bizango. £479.99 with the 20% off, I paid £540 for it in February and love it :smiley:

Also, cheapest I have seen for the Carrera Vanquish at £263.99, I am in the process of buying it at £269.99.

If I hadn't already, I would be getting them at this price. A steal for the Bizango :smiley:

prices havnt changed from what I can see. these prices were online but now showing extra 20% off already applied. hmmm