diamondback descent 29er

jamie8825

Just after some advice before I go get one what do people reckon about them.

cooldad

No idea. Do you have a link?

cooldad

But if it's this

http://www.leisuredepot.co.uk/des18slv. ... tAodpUwAJg

Nasty pointless fork. I wouldn't.

jamie8825

Similar but the forks on the one I have seen are Suntour XCL-LO 100mm  I dont know if there better or worse.

cooldad

Link? Never heard of XCL.

cooldad

If it's from Argos I'm assuming the same mechanical lock out. So nasty and undamped. I still wouldn't.

jamie8825

Yeah it is from argos does argos get the same feedback as halfords does on here lol. Its £279 and to be fair I was going to change the forks after a few months anyway. So It was more the frame and gears I wasnt sure of.

jamie8825

These were the forks iv been looking at or something similar
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi ... lsrc=aw.ds

Martin19681968

This at £200 is much better,needs a bit of oil and a clean though http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Voodoo-hoodoo-mountain-bike-/161346917187?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item2591069343

jamie8825

Nice bike I was also looking at these. Your a bit far for me but thanks anyway

cooldad

jamie8825 wrote:

These were the forks iv been looking at or something similar
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobi ... lsrc=aw.ds

Those have a tapered steerer. I doubt they will fit.

cooldad

jamie8825 wrote:

Yeah it is from argos does argos get the same feedback as halfords does on here lol. Its £279 and to be fair I was going to change the forks after a few months anyway. So It was more the frame and gears I wasnt sure of.

Halfords sell some great bikes.
AFAIK Argos don't.

jamie8825

I was just looking at different types of forks before I bought any I would be making sure I get the correct type. From what iv read loads of people hate the word HALFORDS or is it the people that work there that is the problem.

supersonic

It's usually people who don't know what they are talking about - they sell some excellent bikes.

Take a look at this too:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-52 ... 93188.html

jamie8825

Cheers for that its a bit more than I wanted to pay but it does come with better stuff. What are they like as a bike anygood.

cooldad

Yes. About as good as you'll get for the money.

The Rookie

cooldad wrote:

jamie8825 wrote:

Yeah it is from argos does argos get the same feedback as halfords does on here lol. Its £279 and to be fair I was going to change the forks after a few months anyway. So It was more the frame and gears I wasnt sure of.

Halfords sell some great bikes.
AFAIK Argos don't.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... nformation

XC30 fork, Shimano Deore drivetrain (3x10), SLX hubs, Shimano 395 brakes..... sounds pretty good really for £550?

cooldad

Yep, looks pretty decent, glad I got you to trawl through the Argos website.
Not sure where the massive mud flaps are though. And I hope it weighs less than 18kg.
On the bright side, the forks are on the right way round.

jamie8825

What do you reckon about the descent then

supersonic

The descent is crap. Horrific fork.

jamie8825

I get thay fork aside what about the rest of it

supersonic

Still poor.

jamie8825

No worries cheers might have a look at that decathalon link they seemed quite good

The Rookie

It's daft to buy a bike planning on changing a major component, it means you are buying twice, just get the right bike first time around.

I suspect the quoted weights are boxed regardless of what they say they are.