Basic mountain bike that is great for general use, it may be low cost but as there is no suspension etc there is not a lot to go wrong, A lot of people will complain the gears don't change correctly or the brakes rub but this is because like even the most expensive bikes they need setting up correctly out of the box, most people think all they need to do is attach pedals and front wheels and off they ride, even a £2000 bike will need to be correctly set up and tuning, if you are not sure you can go on Sheldon browns website or there are plenty of you tube videos on bike maintanence.
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brilly to A2DY_
2 May 176#13
i'm waiting for the BIKES100 code
Erko
3 May 175#24
Love the 100kg+ men in lycra who think they are at the Olympics, deriding this bike because it's 2kg heavier than it should be hahaha
POWYSWALES to supermann
2 May 174#19
It's only 2kg more than your average Aluminium bike so I would not say it was crazy, ride it in just your underpants and you will be back on track weight wise.
Thanks for that, massively useful as my bike's skipping some gears while shifting and I need to figure out how to fix it. I got a folding commuter bike for £70 second hand and while it was rubbish to begin with I have been slowly tweaking every bit of it. Spent £15 replacing the front brake calipers most recently when the stirrup failed under emergency braking on the old stock brakes. That's the only money I've spent on parts (let's ignore new rear bags, lights, phone holder etc. for now). Cheap bikes can be pretty darned good with some basic tweaks.
spamlover to POWYSWALES
2 May 17#21
Thanks for the tip!
whatyadoinsucka
2 May 173#2
I'd love to see steve peat ride this into the bomb hole at grenoside
rd3d2
2 May 172#3
Sold out nearby and not available for delivery :-(
EDIT: Found one!
There is also 4.5% Quidco which covers reserve and collect items plus good to know that Halfords will build the bike for you before you pick up for free if you ask them :-)
sox5
2 May 17#4
OOS Edinburgh
rd3d2
2 May 171#5
Have ended up getting two - one for myself and one for the Mrs (She knows it's a man's).
Just got a call from Cheltenham telling me it will be ready for pickup tomorrow afternoon. (Picking up the other from Evesham!)
Asked them to "fit" slime in both wheels as we seem to live in a very thorny part of the country! http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-puncture-repair/slime-bike-tyre-sealant
frakison to rd3d2
2 May 17#7
Heard mixed reviews on the effectiveness of Slime, not put it in mine as I have presta valves but would be interested in other users experience of it.
horsepills
2 May 171#8
I have a Giant hardtail MTB that cost £800 (although much less to me as I bought it through the "cycle to work" scheme).
I look at bikes like this and think they would be completely inadequate for my needs, but unlike all the other bike snobs I won't deride them. Others will tell you that you should save your money and get a second hand Scott or something, but let's face it - for £75 you won't even get a used "decent make" bike.
These bikes, whilst pretty terrible, are fine for light use/the occasional outing with the kids, etc... I wouldn't expect to be comfortable on one of these, but I grew up riding a Raleigh Grifter - and that was a beast.
POWYSWALES
2 May 172#9
I put slime in my mountain bike tyres a few years back, used the bike as a work horse pulling a Halfords bike trailer and road it off road a lot. Never got a flat for a good 2 years plus, then one day I got a large thorn in the tyre that the slime could not manage to seal, when I went to repair the inner tube I could see several puncture locations were over the 2 years the slime had done its job. I have a few bottles of slime but I only ever put it in a tube after I have had my first puncture, simply because if you put it in a brand new tube and the tube turns out to be faulty you have wasted half a bottle of slime.
rd3d2
2 May 171#10
Halfords will put it in for you when you buy a new bike and guarantee it for two years so seemed like a good option.
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EDIT: Found one!
There is also 4.5% Quidco which covers reserve and collect items plus good to know that Halfords will build the bike for you before you pick up for free if you ask them :-)
Just got a call from Cheltenham telling me it will be ready for pickup tomorrow afternoon. (Picking up the other from Evesham!)
Asked them to "fit" slime in both wheels as we seem to live in a very thorny part of the country!
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-puncture-repair/slime-bike-tyre-sealant
I look at bikes like this and think they would be completely inadequate for my needs, but unlike all the other bike snobs I won't deride them. Others will tell you that you should save your money and get a second hand Scott or something, but let's face it - for £75 you won't even get a used "decent make" bike.
These bikes, whilst pretty terrible, are fine for light use/the occasional outing with the kids, etc... I wouldn't expect to be comfortable on one of these, but I grew up riding a Raleigh Grifter - and that was a beast.