Looking at a bicycle

[Thesupersport...]

Ok i haven't recieved a summons yet but i canit afford to fix my NSR anyway, so i'm looking at buying a bike to ride up the a38 and out on the moors to keep me fit. Now i found one bike used. Its an apollo and i believe this company is quite reliable for its mountain bikes here's the bike anyway.https://leisure.uk.freeads.net/sports/bicycles/mountain_bikes/For+sale+is+this+men%27s+20%22+Apollo+bike+complete-196665.htm

[Thesupersport...]

heres a picture

[Ste]

1. You're a troll.
2. It's a 20" frame, that's far to big for a mountain bike.
3. It's Apollo, they're poor quality.

So no, don't buy it.

[Thesupersport...]

So what would you recommend at £100 i'm not looking to spend loads but its like the difference between spending £500 on a bargain cg and £500 on a crap chinese bike, can you guys help me find the bargain cg of mountain bikes?

[Villers]

Try here, sign up and stay there if its not too much bother

https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php
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[salty21]

like the cg, its best to go 2nd hand like a marin bolinas ridge or some other base modelof a high quality brand, as again, like the cg its made by one of the best manufacturers and should still be in good usable condition pretty much regardless of age.
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[ms51ves3]

What's wrong with Apollo? I had one and abused it and it never let me down. Had it for something like 6 years.

[Thesupersport...]

STE said
3. It's Apollo, they're poor quality.

[salty21]

[ms51ves3]

[Ste]

Apollo bikes...

- Shitty quality frames
- Shitty quality components
- Sold by Halfrauds

If it's only going to be used a bit then an Apollo will be fine. If it'll be used much then you'll have problems. Parts will break, you'll realise that a 20" frame is completely daft for offroad use, you'll notice that the weight of the bike is similar to the weight of an elephant. Eventually you'll end up flogging it in the free ads to some mug.

[Thesupersport...]

I admit halfords do flog some shit. I bought a saracen for £180 and oh dear, the bikes were binding back and front, never ending puntures, pretty slow as well.

[Whosthedaddy]

[Aka Matt]

[Ste]

How tall are you?

For a mountain bike you want to be able to comfortably stand over the frame with both your feet flat on the ground. Generally a 20" frame or 24" frame will cause bollocks injuries.

[tutton]

[Catalyst]

For someone with your IQ i reccomend this:

https://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3158/radioflyerclassicredtrigv8.jpg

The radio flyer! Comes complete with 'go faster' tassles, can do a good 5mph restricted. Take the restricters out and i reckon you could get at least 10mph, maybe more with renthal bars.


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[Thesupersport...]

Could i find a barracuda for £100? they're decent bikes

[Ste]

You'd find lots if you looked.

They don't look much better than Apollo.

[ravingriley]

Im selling a bike mate.
It has the lot !
Hydrolic brakes.
Huge tripple clamp forks.
Speedo/distance computer .
Really ace tyres.

Its a big chunky mother trucker
Private message me if you want to know more.

I will putting it on ebay tomorrow night
You can have it for 150 pound, ( A seriouse bargin) i need the money for a few bits and bobs.
150 would be the lowest i would let it go for on ebay
Cherrz
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[s44678]

So it has come to this...

[cicatrez]

If i were you, I wouldn't bother with apollo, its halfords budget cheap bikes. If you must, try and get a carrera. those are made by saracen and are pretty good bikes. I've had my bike for 3years now, a carrera Kraken, bought for £200 (RRP£400). and its been soild. its a 20'' frame and I'm about 5foot7 and I'd rather go for a 20'' then anything else.

[Ste]

What bike is it?

But a bike for £150 with hydraulic brakes and triple clamp forks is likely to be very heavy, not very good quality and not very usable.

[cicatrez]

i dont know if they've changed the spec on krakens (or if they still do the model name), but mine was a half suspension (just the front) mountain bike. I'd say don't bother with full suspension bikes unless you really need it for off road.

[EuropeanNC30R...]

20" is fine for off road if you aren't a hobbit