Advice needed please - Carrera Vulcan - VS Cube Aim SL 29

Johnson.

Hello,

Looking to buy a mountain bike and to cut a long story short i have narrowed it down to 2 options.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499

£289... until monday... £599.99 normally. Went and seen 1 in halfords today and it is a very nice bike and with the discount it makes it very appealing.

The other optioni have had given to me is a 2010 carrera vulcan for £140.

I need to act quickly so any advice i would really appreciate.

Thanks,

Ben

snowjho

Don't be fooled by the discount halfords state. It's make believe in a DFS sofa way. if that's your budget second hand is the way to go.

Chunkers1980

Neither. Look in Halfords for a proper priced one or decathlon. Or the carrera, but that depends

Johnson.

Thanks for the replies.

Chunkers - Not sure i quite understand your post. The 2 bikes i posted are carrera, 1 of which is from halfords.

Any other suggestions within that budget then guys ? Happy to spend £300 but not a penny more.

Chunkers1980

Sorry meant the second hand carrera. More deets needed.

Decathlon for your other choice

Johnson.

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Sorry meant the second hand carrera. More deets needed.

Decathlon for your other choice

Thank you.

Basically, I want a bike to get more excercise. Mainly be used to commute from a to b with a bid of off road woody riding thrown in.

I hope this helps ? Really keen to get something purchased!

Thanks,

Ben

Johnson.

Well my budget seems to get bigger everyday...

Is it worth spending the extra and getting this instead ? - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499

Im pretty sure i could buy a bike for circa £150 and it still be more than good enough for what i want it for. But as with most things in my life i want the best i can get within my budget regardless of whether or not i will ever use it to its full potential.

I have been put of the Titan because it would appear that it is now being sold for what its is worth rather than having a keen discount added to it.

Would still be interested to see what your money would be spent on if you had £350.

Pacha

This seems to get good reviews for the money

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two ... ke-p275612

Angus Young

If you're stretching your budget then you might want to look at this...

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two ... ke-p275612

And here's the review...

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... -13-47865/

EDIT: Ha, just beat me to it!

beski

^^^ Yes it is worth spending the extra

The Vulcan is a good bike for the money.

Review here...

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... -12-45673/

Johnson.

Angus Young wrote:

If you're stretching your budget then you might want to look at this...

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two ... ke-p275612

And here's the review...

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... -13-47865/

EDIT: Ha, just beat me to it!

Pacha wrote:

This seems to get good reviews for the money

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two ... ke-p275612

Thank you guys!!! That seems a cracking bike... Hydraulic disk and decent forks!

May have the purchase this one instead then.

It seems you canonly collect and the nearest store is 87 miles away

Johnson.

Another twist...

Calibre is out of the window for me im afraid.

So its falls back to the

Carerra Vulcan -http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_810709_langId_-1_categoryId_165499

Or

Cube Aim SL 29 - http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/p/1379 ... -bike-2014

Want to get this knocked on the head and a bike purchased now so let me know your thoughts

snowjho

Why is the calibre out? I'd drive 87 miles for it over the Vulcan.

Johnson.

snowjho wrote:

Why is the calibre out? I'd drive 87 miles for it over the Vulcan.

174 mile round trip. May aswell use the money it would cost me in fuel to buy a better bike locally.

Chunkers1980

You won't get one though. A normal car will do that for 20ish quid

Johnson.

Chunkers1980 wrote:

You won't get one though. A normal car will do that for 20 quid

Highlighted another reason for me not to travel that distance as i dont know that i would get the bike in when i got there anyway. Think we are moving away from the point a little. If your willing to travel 174 miles to collect a bike... good for you, fair play. Unfortunately its just not an option for me.

snowjho

Of the two bikes you link to ones a 29er and £500. You might get other suggestions if that's your budget. Its also worth trying a 29er first. I imagine they ride a little different.

supersonic

If you have 500 then look at the Carerra kraken.

The Rookie

Chunkers1980 wrote:

You won't get one though. A normal car will do that for 20ish quid

That would be over 60mpg.....most normal cars get nearer half that and will cost twice your £20 with other costs added in.

kajjal

The Rookie wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

You won't get one though. A normal car will do that for 20ish quid

That would be over 60mpg.....most normal cars get nearer half that and will cost twice your £20 with other costs added in.

You should ask your chauffeur to be less heavy with their right foot when driving the roller

beski

supersonic wrote:

If you have 500 then look at the Carerra kraken.

^^^this or for an extra £100 the Fury