13 Bikes from Halfords

BR_Gregor

Oli Woodman has written a piece on the new 13 Bikes range from Halfords (up on the site currently). Anyone like the look of them? Or bad move from the big H?

oodboo

My mam always told me if I don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all.

The sales staff with push them out the door though.

CitizenLee

Got a link? I'm not going anywhere that horrible BR homepage.

oodboo

CitizenLee wrote:

Got a link? I'm not going anywhere that horrible BR homepage.

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/artic ... ook-43421/

poah

frame and stem/bar combo let it down.

lostboysaint

I got as far as "Avid's much loved......" and then came back here. It stretches the bounds of any kind of journalistic integrity to call any Avid brake "much loved".

rockmonkeysc

Good value if it wasn't for the design stupidity.

kammybear

That's the first bike review i've ever read where the reviewer slams the bike!

The stem and handlebar combo looks like something from a £69 toysrus special never mind halfords BSO

rockmonkeysc

Their road bike got a reasonable review
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/cate ... -15-49000/

Nairnster

I thought Guide brakes were branded SRAM in a move to distance them from a lot of the bad rep of Avids.

And as for the ridiculously shit idea of the rubber badge on the seatpost. I am guessing not much thought has gone into other areas either.

coulddobetter

Have avid elixir 9 brakes . Never touched except pad changes . Perhaps too much jumping on the bandwagon.

rockmonkeysc

I have had Juicy 3 & 7 and Elixir 3, 5 and X0. All were unreliable.
The X0 had an rrp of £400 and i replaced them with Deores which were a fraction of the cost and much better in every way other than being a little heavier. I had to bleed the X0 regularly but haven't touched the deores in two years other than changing pads.

The Rookie

My (circa 2006) Juicy 5s were reliable, as were my daughters, nice to use they were not.