New bike advice
steadyeddie_red
Posts: 6
Hi all.
Looking for some new bike advice, it will mainly be used for cycle paths/trails/roads and occasional commuting, also some occasional (gentle!) off roading.
Budget is around £300.
Had a read through some of the threads on here and quite like the look of the Rockriders and Calibres but they seem to be in very short supply.
I have managed to obtain a 20% discount at Halfords so think it best to concentrate on their, unless there are strong objections of course.
I have narrowed it down to the Carrera Vulcan at £255, the Voodoo Bantu at £320 or the Carrera Kraken at £320. I may even be able to stretch to the Voodoo Aizan 29er at £360.
Would I be better stretching for the Aizan if I am looking for more speed?
All feedback greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jeff
Looking for some new bike advice, it will mainly be used for cycle paths/trails/roads and occasional commuting, also some occasional (gentle!) off roading.
Budget is around £300.
Had a read through some of the threads on here and quite like the look of the Rockriders and Calibres but they seem to be in very short supply.
I have managed to obtain a 20% discount at Halfords so think it best to concentrate on their, unless there are strong objections of course.
I have narrowed it down to the Carrera Vulcan at £255, the Voodoo Bantu at £320 or the Carrera Kraken at £320. I may even be able to stretch to the Voodoo Aizan 29er at £360.
Would I be better stretching for the Aizan if I am looking for more speed?
All feedback greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Jeff
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The Aizan won't give you more speed per se - it is, however a well equipped bike but rather heavy. Worth having a sit on.
All the bikes you mention are good for the money - you have obviously done your homework! I'd simply go with what feels best to you, you can't go wrong with them at this money.0 -
I've decided on the Bantu but I noticed that Halfords have two different models on there website, I assume one would be an older model. They have different specs, could somebody tell me which would be the better model to try and get.
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Apologies, here are the links
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/voodoo-bantu-mountain-bike-2013-2014-18
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/voodoo-bantu-mountain-bike-18
Edit: Here is an easier link with spec comparison
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes?#compare=786851|9277630 -
The second one. This
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... ke-18#tab2I don't do smileys.
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With the Raidon Air (Dark blue), much much better fork, the Shimano brakes are also better, otherwise they are pretty much the same.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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Just picked up my Bantu this afternoon, really pleased with it.
One thing I noticed is that the tyres are CST rather than the Innova stated on the website. Should I be complaining about this, are the Innovas better?0 -
They have changed one rubbish tyre for another rubbish tyre.
Even on bikes costing several times the price of yours original tyres are usually pretty poor.Transition Patrol - viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=130702350 -
Ok thanks for that.
I'm looking to get some new tyres anyway, something a little bit more tarmac freindly. Any reasonably priced recommendations?0
