Voodoo Hoodoo or Whistle Miwok

stu100

Was going to get the Voodoo Hoodoo for £450 from Halfords(got a bike to work scheme) but they now have a Whistle Miwok for same price. Voodoo is getting great reports on here but know nothing about the
Whistle Miwok 1163D.

waby1234

If its this one http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... &langId=-1 then my advice would be get the Voodoo

Adotparker

hmmmmmm I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, that i'm riding a Halfords Bike........ :S

Chunkers1980

I actually wouldn't be seen dead on canondale or an orange.

waby1234

Adotparker wrote:

hmmmmmm I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, that i'm riding a Halfords Bike........ :S

There is always one who says that.... Apart from a Rockrider find a better specced non-Halfords bike then?

cooldad

Adotparker wrote:

Boardman all the way....... great value!! forget the 'halfords bike' image...... and you'll love it!

Adotparker wrote:

Rockrider....... Boardman is a 'halfords' bike....... Rockrider has brilliant build quality, good welding, and can be confuse with Specialized

You schizo?

mountaingoatimnot

stu100 wrote:

Was going to get the Voodoo Hoodoo for £450 from Halfords(got a bike to work scheme) but they now have a Whistle Miwok for same price. Voodoo is getting great reports on here but know nothing about the
Whistle Miwok 1163D.

Voodoo - better kit for the money

ElliottDavo

To be honest, only the Carrera and Apollo are Halfords bikes, the Voodoo and Boardmans are just exclusives (Ie, they've had a lot more thought put into them)

ElliottDavo

Hoodoo as well, I've got one, swapped the tyres but apart from that great kit

waby1234

ElliottDavo wrote:

To be honest, only the Carrera and Apollo are Halfords bikes, the Voodoo and Boardmans are just exclusives (Ie, they've had a lot more thought put into them)

What is wrong with Carrera bikes then?

chez_m356

waby1234 wrote:

ElliottDavo wrote:

To be honest, only the Carrera and Apollo are Halfords bikes, the Voodoo and Boardmans are just exclusives (Ie, they've had a lot more thought put into them)

What is wrong with Carrera bikes then?

obviously they are crap, from halfords of course was joking, a mate of mine has the same model fury as you, fantastic bike to ride, anyone who has that bike really got a bargain

Adotparker

cooldad wrote:

Adotparker wrote:

Boardman all the way....... great value!! forget the 'halfords bike' image...... and you'll love it!

Adotparker wrote:

Rockrider....... Boardman is a 'halfords' bike....... Rockrider has brilliant build quality, good welding, and can be confuse with Specialized

You schizo?

I never said it was bad..... I simply said it was an halfords bike if you can live with the name....

Adotparker

waby1234 wrote:

Adotparker wrote:

hmmmmmm I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, that i'm riding a Halfords Bike........ :S

There is always one who says that.... Apart from a Rockrider find a better specced non-Halfords bike then?

I built my orange up, for sub £1000.... Boardman team 2012 is around the same price... People don't buy BMW's just because they have better spec.....

waby1234

Adotparker wrote:

waby1234 wrote:

Adotparker wrote:

hmmmmmm I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, that i'm riding a Halfords Bike........ :S

There is always one who says that.... Apart from a Rockrider find a better specced non-Halfords bike then?

I built my orange up, for sub £1000.... Boardman team 2012 is around the same price... People don't buy BMW's just because they have better spec.....

But we are talking £450 here not £1000.... So find a better specced bike for that price?

cooldad

waby1234 wrote:

Adotparker wrote:

waby1234 wrote:

Adotparker wrote:

hmmmmmm I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, that i'm riding a Halfords Bike........ :S

There is always one who says that.... Apart from a Rockrider find a better specced non-Halfords bike then?

I built my orange up, for sub £1000.... Boardman team 2012 is around the same price... People don't buy BMW's just because they have better spec.....

But we are talking £450 here not £1000.... So find a better specced bike for that price?

Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." Mark Twain

DanDax1990

So i see there are 'brand wa*%ers' in the world of MTB too...

Some Carrera's and most of the Voodoo's are awesome value and are up there in the top 10 etc of their price range normally. Same goes for the Pinnacle's from Evans etc. Obviously this is just my opinion and it doesn't count because I ride a Voodoo Bokor and not a 'brand' bike lol.

DanDax1990

Also... I'd go for the Voodoo every time.

chez_m356

Adotparker wrote:

hmmmmmm I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, that i'm riding a Halfords Bike........ :S

why? you would still be riding something with a frame made in taiwan, just like your orange

The Rookie

Beware of expensive copies...... still Idiotparker is proof care in the community has a place!

Adotparker

The Beginner wrote:

Beware of expensive copies...... still Idiotparker is proof care in the community has a place!

Bitterness, just because you ride a paper-boy bike.....

Adotparker

chez_m356 wrote:

Adotparker wrote:

hmmmmmm I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, that i'm riding a Halfords Bike........ :S

why? you would still be riding something with a frame made in taiwan, just like your orange

So if we're judging quailty, by manufacturing countries....... i guess we would all be boycotting our tv's, most cars, most clothing.......... :S

Adotparker

waby1234 wrote:

Adotparker wrote:

waby1234 wrote:

Adotparker wrote:

hmmmmmm I just couldn't get the idea out of my head, that i'm riding a Halfords Bike........ :S

There is always one who says that.... Apart from a Rockrider find a better specced non-Halfords bike then?

I built my orange up, for sub £1000.... Boardman team 2012 is around the same price... People don't buy BMW's just because they have better spec.....

But we are talking £450 here not £1000.... So find a better specced bike for that price?

Ebay........ and if your into your bikes, you'll be fully able of maintaning them, so buying a cut price second hand machine, one of which you could upgrade, will of be no concern........

DanDax1990

What makes you think he can afford to pay for upgrades?

rockmonkeysc

Aren't Voodoo, Carrera, Boardman, Rockrider & Specialized frames (and probably some others) all made by Merida?
Never heard of Voodoo, Carrera or Boardman frames failing.
I have rode a Crush & Carrera Fury back to back & prefered the Fury!
Cannondale & Orange on the other hand seem to be a little less solid! Seen a few snapped RZ/Rize frame! Also seen a cracked Crush.

cooldad

Still arguing? Didn't you notice he rides an Orange, and is therefore infallible.
I, for one, welcome our Orange riding overlords.

chez_m356

Adotparker wrote:

So if we're judging quailty, by manufacturing countries....... i guess we would all be boycotting our tv's, most cars, most clothing.......... :S

no we're not, the only one judging things is you, based on the shop they are bought from, and remarks like the one above make you look ignorant and ridiculous

rockmonkeysc

I forgot Orange owners are NEVER wrong despite the fact that they decided it was a good idea to buy an Orange and in this case a Cannondale as well.

Adotparker

Strange how the"halfords" crew are bitter..... Both orange and c.dale are proven.... And I totally can understand that you haven't the finances to buy one.... So go for paper boy bikes.... Nothing wrong with that.... If your a teenager working at Maccy D's that is...... I'll be sure to post pics of my newest project soon... Coincidently, isn't a "chav" bike.... But another premium brand.... It's only money.... Can't take it with you!

Adotparker

RockmonkeySC wrote:

Aren't Voodoo, Carrera, Boardman, Rockrider & Specialized frames (and probably some others) all made by Merida?
Never heard of Voodoo, Carrera or Boardman frames failing.
I have rode a Crush & Carrera Fury back to back & prefered the Fury!
Cannondale & Orange on the other hand seem to be a little less solid! Seen a few snapped RZ/Rize frame! Also seen a cracked Crush.

Of course you preferred the fury numb-nuts.... Arguments sake and all that.... Or make believe..:s

supersonic

Boardman and Carrera are proven too, won more awards in the mags in the last two years than practically anything else.

Buy what you like, as simple as that. Let's have less of the stereotyping and silly comments please.

DanDax1990

Well said supersonic, What makes you happy is all that matters.