Bike Name / info

Diebliksem
Diebliksem Posts: 4
edited August 2008 in MTB beginners
hey guys,

I recently came across a mtb name that is unfamiliar to me. the guy tels me a bought it about 7 or 8 years back. never used it for full mountain biking.

the frame looks robust ( aluminium) and it does have all the neccesary Shimano parts fitted. doesnt have shock front or rear.

the name of the bike is a Shockwave and the model is a Okuma.

or the make is a Okuma and the model is a Shockwave.

i cant find anything on this make and model.

will some one shed some light on this for me?

thanks

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    was it bought from Halfords?

    Cheap and not very nice.
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  • Diebliksem
    Diebliksem Posts: 4
    i have absolutly no idea where he bought it.

    everything looks like it can handle a good mountain bike trail. exept for the front shocks, but that easy to replace.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Looks can be wrong.

    can you get a picture?
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  • Alex-nutsaboutbiking
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking Posts: 235
    yes the make is shockwave

    i have a shockwave bike myself and tbh unless your a 12 year old boy who will only use it for riding around to his freinds house dont get one.

    ive had no end of dificulty with mine, sure it was cheap but i wish id spent the extra on a better bike.

    but they dont have a website and halfords sells them so maybe email customer services?

    hope that helps :?
  • Diebliksem
    Diebliksem Posts: 4
    nicklouse wrote:
    Looks can be wrong.

    can you get a picture?

    i will get a picture up in a couple of days time.

    i did take it for a ride, handled good and was very solid. its about 6,5kg.

    thanks for the help sofar.

    does any one have the customer e-mail for Halfords?

    thanks
  • GibboGT
    GibboGT Posts: 287
    is 6.5kg what the seller is claiming? sounds very light!

    For ref. the most expensive shockwave halfords currently stock is £154.99 and thats a "full suss" special.
    nicklouse wrote:
    Cheap and not very nice.

    Take nick's advice. An 8 year old shockwave is pretty much worthless.
  • toasty
    toasty Posts: 2,598
    6.5kg? Bargain, it's lighter than the £6k bikes used in the Olympics then.

    Shockwave are an absolutely stunning brand, selling utter rubbish to the general public for year after year. For a similar price you could probably get an office chair with wheels on, similar spec parts, lighter and probably more nimble down the singletrack. Alternately, if the chair is out of budget, try gluing greasy bacon to your feet and sliding down the trails.

    I understand they have a place in the market, they're not built for genuinely going mountain biking on though.
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  • Alex-nutsaboutbiking
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking Posts: 235
    yer well as i said before there more for boys who dont know a thing about bikes and the worst terrain they cover is the cerbs outside their houses
  • Liam-rooney
    Liam-rooney Posts: 159
    I wouldnt say that shockwave are the most reliable bikes either
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  • Alex-nutsaboutbiking
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking Posts: 235
    no mines recked ive not even had it a year and my bottom bracket broke over wear and tear the rear deraliuer broke for same reasons and now the front gear mechs going the same way the seal has broken on the handle bar grips so they slide around i had to buy new peddals as the teeth wore away and had no grip.. the list goes on
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Could be more than one Shockwave - they certainly weren't around when I worked at Halfords in 2000-2002
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  • Alex-nutsaboutbiking
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking Posts: 235
    yer good point as i found this on the internet http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y264/6 ... C00251.jpg
    under the name shockwave certainly not the same
  • cjw
    cjw Posts: 1,889
    Diebliksem wrote:
    nicklouse wrote:
    Looks can be wrong.

    can you get a picture?

    i will get a picture up in a couple of days time.

    i did take it for a ride, handled good and was very solid. its about 6,5kg.

    thanks for the help sofar.

    does any one have the customer e-mail for Halfords?

    thanks

    6.5kg :shock: Are you certain you know what a kg is :? The carbon bik in my sig is just under 10kg... and that's a light bike.
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  • Alex-nutsaboutbiking
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking Posts: 235
    yer i think weve found out thats wrong lol but if its a shockwave he probs ment 6.5 stone or even tonne
  • toasty
    toasty Posts: 2,598
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking wrote:
    yer good point as i found this on the internet http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y264/6 ... C00251.jpg
    under the name shockwave certainly not the same

    Well no, that's a mountain cycle, the name on the side gave it away. Old brand, used to make a few different full sus models. :P
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  • Alex-nutsaboutbiking
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking Posts: 235
    oh ok forget wt i sed then :lol:
  • toasty
    toasty Posts: 2,598
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking wrote:
    oh ok forget wt i sed then :lol:

    http://www.mountaincycle.com/en/bikes/curent-range/shockwave.html ;)
    Stumpy FSR 29er
  • Alex-nutsaboutbiking
    Alex-nutsaboutbiking Posts: 235
    wow not bad there completly differnt to the make shockwave :lol:

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