XDS bikes UK

oldbean

Recently found the XDS Boss 4 for sale in Australia......looks rather more interesting than the Giant Talon3 I was about to buy......But cannot find a retailer in Uk .Could it be known here under another brand?

I would like to import from China or Aus ...whoever will sell me one.
Anybody know the brand and anybody imported from China??

cooldad

Why?

It has low end bits, and nothing special.

Looks like an OZ bike - can't see why anyone would import them here - dozens of similar options already.

oldbean

Thanks.....so what alternatives would you recommend?

cooldad

Loads of what bike threads here.

viewforum.php?f=20005

The usual suspects would be Boardman or Voodoo from halfords, Calibre from Go Outdoors, or Btwin from Decathlon.

JBA

That XD Boss 4 is about £600. There is a huge range of MTBs available here for that price.
Going through the hassle of importing a relatively cheap bike from Australia or China seems a bit pointless.

As CD has said above have a look at some of the offerings from Halfords, Go Outdoors and Decathlon. Also look at some of the discount sites such as Paul's Cycles and Rutland Cycles.

oldbean

You are all correct .
Just found the Bosnut Evo looks really good ..
My question is that as I'm 78 I need all the help I can get on the hills (Not E bike yet) so Can I fit a 2x chain set in place of the 1x if I cant cope with 1x??
Going to check out Go Outdoors next week ...their test ride is in the store ...I hope its large.
Have fun all .

The Rookie

Can you fit a 2x, no you can’t, you shouldn’t need to with the wide range cassette, but can always fit a smaller chainring if you need to, it has a 32 and you can get down to a 28 as a direct swap for less than £20.