Decathlon Bikes

jellybellywmb

Being tempted by road bikes to try and keep my fitness levels up when I don't have time to drive to the trials on MTB.
Looked at the Decathlon Sport 2, can anyone tell me if these are reasonable for a first road bike.
One thing I did notice was it had 30 gears as apposed to what seems to be the usual 14ish,is this a benifit or hinderance.

Also any other suggestions sub £300

peejay78

it's a very good bike for the money.

re: the 30 gears - it has a triple, which is fine.

McBain_v1

JellyBelly, I think that you need to fix your sig

jellybellywmb

TRUE :oops: it was transfered from the wmb website and has gone screwy.

jellybellywmb

TRUE :oops: it was transfered from the wmb website and has gone screwy.

jellybellywmb

TRUE :oops: it was transfered from the wmb website and has gone screwy.

jellybellywmb

True :oops: It was transferred from WMB and has gone a bit screwy

jellybellywmb

:oops: :roll: :oops: and I don't have a clue why that posted 4 times

daniel_b

Wowee, that is a lot of replies!

My sig went screwy too - had to redo it as such: (First and last square [] brackets removed so it shows up)

url=http://i4.pinkbike.com/photo/1481/pbpic1481517.jpg]Felt F70 05[/url

Dan

P.S You can delete your duplicate posts if you wish.

Akuma

Yes, it's a good bike for the price

I've had mine for 8-9months now, all I've done to it in that time is add
SPD pedals, move the STIs a little and change the brake pads to something
that fits on the rim properly

I have noticed my rear wheel doesn't spin too well though, it feels smooth,
but there seems to be too much friction slowing it right down. It's a cartridge
I think, so I guess I should just replace it with something decent.

The bottom bracket caps are plastic too. I've only opened them a few times
and they're showing a bit of wear already.

Check the cranks for cracks/deformities too, my right crank had a
crack/deformity in it, took them ages to contact the manufacturer to
see if they'd pay for the replacement or something

Don't let that put you off though, it's a great bike otherwise

richk

Think I might take a trip to the Decathlon shop shortly & have a look at these as I'm in the market for an inexpensive road bike atm...

daniel_b

I nearly bought a Sport 3 in June when I was in provence for a holiday, had a good look at one in the shop, but they didn't have my size, and even if they had, I wasn't convinced enough to bring one back in the car.

I think it would have worked out as £370.
Bagged my 2 year old Felt for £100 more though, so more than happy.

Dan

jellybellywmb

They are £259 at the moment, Also just found a Giant SCR 4.0 FOR £269.
I have Giant MTB and love it , are the road bikes any good.

Thanks for the advice on the decathlon bike.