Newbie needing all your help and advice on what to buy
bond-007
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Going to take up mountain biking after a long number of years off a bike since i was 14 and am 33 now.
Is buying from Halfords a wise decision?
Am looking to spend £3-£350 and was lookin at the Carrera range Vulcan, Centos etc, i want a reasonable bike that will do a few years .
All comments help and advice appreciated
Is buying from Halfords a wise decision?
Am looking to spend £3-£350 and was lookin at the Carrera range Vulcan, Centos etc, i want a reasonable bike that will do a few years .
All comments help and advice appreciated
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Not to generalise.... But if your gonna give your cash to them ar*eholes.....look at the voodoo range
Orange 5 Pro 650b 2014
Orange Crush 650b 20140 -
Buy online or simular then ? Give Halfords a miss then !
Going by halfords prices voodoo range starts at 500 tho
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There's only one a hole in the thread. Just ignore him. The bikes are good value.
Also look at Decathlon.
See the sticky at the top of the Buying Advice thread.I don't do smileys.
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Parktools0 -
If the reviews on the carrera range on halfords web site are anything to go by there not far off the mark for what am after. Buying off halfords is my only concern am seeing very mixed reviews on halfords expertise and knowledge.
Decathlon ?? Is that a make ? sorry for the questions .0 -
Decathlon is a French sports store with shops over here who do their own range of pretty decent bikes. They don't cover the whole of the UK, but they are worth heading to,0
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A shop. Look in the sticky I suggested
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12875967
As for Halfords, like all big chains (and small shops) some shops are better than others, and some staff are better than others. But the bikes are fine.I don't do smileys.
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Parktools0 -
Cheers mate thats a great help, and theres a store in Belfast 0
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bond-007 wrote:Cheers mate thats a great help, and theres a store in Belfast
There's also a Decathlon at Hollywood Exchange - well worth a look.0 -
Cheers lads thanks for the advice.
Bought a Voodoo Bantu today ..0 -
MTBUK wrote:bond-007 wrote:Cheers lads thanks for the advice.
Bought a Voodoo Bantu today ..
Good lad .......
So far so good but early days yet only done about 2 miles lol. One small problem is the front brakes, but is down to my mistake because i took the front wheel off to fit it in the car and accidentally hit the front brake lever, isnt rubbing bad very little in fact but after reading up it seems shud be easy sorted so il have a try in the morning0
