£99
tallpol2000
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£99 from Decathlon, plus one set slicks, mudguards and some left overs.
Nice little experiment to see how far this price point goes now days?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tallpol/5231505222/
Nice little experiment to see how far this price point goes now days?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tallpol/5231505222/
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I popped into Decathlon a few weeks ago to see whether they had any Vitamins in larger than medium size frames. It looked as though the £99 bike had exactly the same frame as the Vitamin, just specced differently.0
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That looks like brilliant value.“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Value for money!0
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All Decathlon bikes have 5 year warranty on frame and 2 years on parts, so you can't go wrong really. I'd go for the singlespeed Vitamin though - cheap deraillers aren't much fun.
Oh how I wish this bike came with hub gears... not for me, personally, but it'd basically be the perfect cheap town bike.0 -
You got all that (bike, rack, lights etc) slicks and other bits for £99?!
I thought that was a Vitamin but did a double take when I saw the gears.
It looks like a very slightly different frame than the Vitamin (lugs for a water bottle cage and for the gear cables), different headset, QR rear wheel etc.
Dunno if the OP changed the saddle, but I think I should change the saddle on my Vit. After a 45 minute commute, it does unmentionable things to my unmentionables!
I should take and post a pic of my Vit, but until then I'll describe it and you can use your imagination:
Basically the same bike but single speed. Cheapo mudguards, new pedals and toeclips, spoke reflectors and an Airzound. £116 the lot.
The gearing on the Vit is really low (must work out its GI one day) so its a slow ride, but that also means I'm not tempted to put the hammer down and won't get to work all sweaty. I'll probably be late though!FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees
I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!0