Voodoo Hoodoo 2013/14 model - Good buy still?
tonyburton
Posts: 5
I thought my luck was in after discovering I could get my hands on a Voodoo Hoodoo for around £360, after reading the rave reviews it got here... then I discovered that the review was the 2011/12 model and by some people's reckoning, the 2013/14 is significantly inferior.
I've never owned a mountain bike, my other bike is a Galaxy Dawes, so I'm not entirely sure what I'm after here - reading around, it's likely the worst I'll be doing is Blue Rated trails - possibly the odd red. The remote lockout on the fork doesn't interest me, and the coil forks on the one I tried "felt" smooth, but obviously being Halfords, I could only test them in the store anyway.
Set against the above, I can get the Voodoo Bantu 2011/12 model (which still has air forks according to Halfords site) - that for around £290. Or I could go for a Carrera Fury for around £490 - all from Halfords.
What do people think? I suspect the Fury is the best bike of the three, but is it worth the significant price increase, and will I need it.
I've also just found the Carrera Vulcan - going for £360 which with 20% off I can get for around £290?
Hoodoo 2013: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499
Hoodoo 2011/12: Orig Review and spec: http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... o-12-46194
Orig spec: http://www.voodoobikes.co.uk/bikes/mountainbikes/hoodoo
Bantu 2011/12: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499
Carrera Vulcan: Review: http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... n-12-45673
I've never owned a mountain bike, my other bike is a Galaxy Dawes, so I'm not entirely sure what I'm after here - reading around, it's likely the worst I'll be doing is Blue Rated trails - possibly the odd red. The remote lockout on the fork doesn't interest me, and the coil forks on the one I tried "felt" smooth, but obviously being Halfords, I could only test them in the store anyway.
Set against the above, I can get the Voodoo Bantu 2011/12 model (which still has air forks according to Halfords site) - that for around £290. Or I could go for a Carrera Fury for around £490 - all from Halfords.
What do people think? I suspect the Fury is the best bike of the three, but is it worth the significant price increase, and will I need it.
I've also just found the Carrera Vulcan - going for £360 which with 20% off I can get for around £290?
Hoodoo 2013: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499
Hoodoo 2011/12: Orig Review and spec: http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... o-12-46194
Orig spec: http://www.voodoobikes.co.uk/bikes/mountainbikes/hoodoo
Bantu 2011/12: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499
Carrera Vulcan: Review: http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... n-12-45673
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