What 29er?

mrlee

Right then. My employer is introducing the cycle to work scheme but it's only "cycle solutions". So I thought I'd dabble into the world of the 29er, but I'm limited to the "cycle solutions" website. Usual rules apply £1000 spend etc.

My shortlist is

http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p66512/ ... ntain-bike

http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p66148/ ... ntain-bike

http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p65465/ ... ntain-bike

Or at the limit

http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p66149/ ... ntain-bike

Or anything else of the website you could recommend

mrlee

Thought I'd throw this in the mix

http://www.cyclesolutions.co.uk/p65818/ ... ntain-bike

thel33ter

Rockhopper is the only one with XC32's as opposed to XC30's, so I'd go for that personally, pretty iffy selection for the money though on that site.

ianm7222

Good luck with Cyclesoloutions - I ordered a bike through them for £950 and they quoted 3 month delivery. So I looked at a few other similar spec'd options which were all 'out of stock' and was gently guided towards a few naff bikes that just happened to be in stock with Wheelies (their retail branch)! A few other colleagues got their first choice of bike bounced too.

i cancelled my order out of principal and bought a 2013 orange Clockwork S from Sunset cycles on an interest free deal over 18 months and ended up with a better spec of bike for similar monthly payments....

Good luck!

mrlee

ianm7222 wrote:

Good luck with Cyclesoloutions - I ordered a bike through them for £950 and they quoted 3 month delivery. So I looked at a few other similar spec'd options which were all 'out of stock' and was gently guided towards a few naff bikes that just happened to be in stock with Wheelies (their retail branch)! A few other colleagues got their first choice of bike bounced too.

i cancelled my order out of principal and bought a 2013 orange Clockwork S from Sunset cycles on an interest free deal over 18 months and ended up with a better spec of bike for similar monthly payments....

Good luck!

Yeah. Ain't heard anything good about them to be honest. If they can't get what I want, then I won't bother. I got my cotic anyway

mrlee

260 odd views and only 1 opinion on the bikes and 1 opinion on the shop. C'mon. Is it that the Rockhopper is that much better than the others that there is no need for more opinions? Or is it that because the price tag is not over £3000 nobody gives a shit?

stubs

Shit bikes, shit firm, take your money elsewhere.

mrlee

stubs wrote:

shoot bikes, shoot firm, take your money elsewhere.

It's a cycle to work scheme. Ain't got no money to take nowhere

stubs

Just because your boss has signed up to that shit scheme doesnt mean you have to use it. Get a credit card with a free balance transfer, an interest free or low interest loan from a shop or a cheap loan from the bank and buy the bike you want from the firm you want. Over 2 years you will pay roughly a similar amount per month as your boss takes out of your wages. You will also have the satisfaction of knowing that the kickback your boss gets from cyclesolutions wont be coming out your wage packet.

ianm7222

Orange Clockwork is a great bike if you don't pay full RRP. I've got the Clockwork S 2013 and the professional review on here is just boll'x. I've set a stack of personal bests on climbs and descents and haven't even even finished setting the bike up to my liking yet. 120mm forks on the S which may make a difference.... I've stopped riding my Cube Stereo since I got the Orange.

PS - I'm no Orange fan boy - I love linkages and hate the 5 :-)

97th choice

I'd pick my voodoo bizango over all those listed above. get the british cycling 10% deposit and put it on a 0% card.

buddy_club

97th choice wrote:

I'd pick my voodoo bizango over all those listed above. get the british cycling 10% deposit and put it on a 0% card.

Hmm yes looks like quite a good bike that