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What do you think of this bike ?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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wikkid
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Looks good value for the money, but it'll be heavy.
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Was £399.99! WTF?
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It is not heavy, saw it in shop.
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It costs less than £400 rrp. It will be heavy
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If that is your budget, then go for it.
It will be loads better than the "full suspension" ones at the same price.
if you could stretch to say £300 though, you could prob get a much better brand/quality bike thats perhaps a 2010 model on clearence
Posted 1 year ago # -
It's only seven speed so upgrades won't be easy or cheap.
If that is the limit of your budget I would suggest you have a look out for second hand of the STW classifieds (put a wanted ad up) or elsewhere.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I wouldnt touch it but then again it all depends what your going to do with it... would rather spend the cash on something decent 2nd hand!
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as a mountainbike i suspect it will be heavy and with poor pedals, grips and saddle uncomfortable for long periods off road
however replacing those contact points and probably fitting some decent tyres it would probably be finefor 50 quid more this would be much much much better
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s2p1897Posted 1 year ago # -
love in the specs it says 'exact frame size= 20"', then a few lines below it says 'frame size -19-20'. Classic.
I personally wouldn't touch it and as peteimpreza says, i'd look around for some better bargains
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It is not heavy, i have felt the weight and its light. i've had a second hand one before and it was a big mistake, it broke within 2 weeks if having it (it was only canel riding aswell )
Posted 1 year ago # -
at 180 it's not too bad. At 399 it was massively overpriced.
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Weight is relative James.
I can guarantee that bike is a lot heavier than any of my, or lots of others on this thread, bikes. Even my 140mm full suspension bike.
However, and here is the rub, they will also be much more expensive, 20 or 30 times the cost of that Apollo.
Search a bit more I am sure you can find something a whole lot better for not a lot more.
In fact I will search myself I like a challenge!!
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How the hell is that better, it's a rigid frame an the tyres are road tyres !
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Not bad vfm but you could outgrow it quickly
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Ok then go ahead.
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james - because the top one is what can only be described as shite! The carerra is a hybrid with road tyre son and WILL be as capable as that bag of shite you have linked to but will be lighter and better than super heavy "suspension" forks!!
BTW yours is also a "rigid frame" and it has shit tyres
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Ur bik iz saracin
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Rr is correct
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james0706 - Member
It is not heavy, i have felt the weight and its light. i've had a second hand one before and it was a big mistake, it broke within 2 weeks if having it (it was only canel riding aswell )
so why buy another and why ask the question if you know the answer??
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WTF you on about, its apollo. Yeah but it has suspension, and the tyres are way better than them road tyres, they wouldnt last 5mins off road !
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James biog
"I’m 13 mad about mtb (but havent been doing it long) and i want to get more Serious, hope you can help. "Posted 1 year ago # -
I didnt ask the question, i was just answering what you lot said, becuase, i have had loads of shite second hands !
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WTF u all on about ?
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Its lucky James that the snow is melting and you can continue you education tomorrow. Carrera is quite shite, but appolo is definitely 100% shite.
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It's a replica mountain bike and as such shouldn't be used off-road.
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Kind of assuming this is a troll but what the hell...
The Apollo hardtails aren't all that awful. I had worse bikes in the 90s and made them go both up AND down hills. Better than this forum would give them credit for, but still pretty nasty.
The Carrera Subways are decent. The rigid fork is better than really poor forks, that's a fact, and you can always fit offroad tyres- the tyres on the Apollo will be awful, cheap off road tyres always are.
(one of my current bikes is my old Carrera Kraken, knocked back into service with a set of rigid forks- works better now than it did when it had its Suntour XCRs, and those forks even when completely worn out were better than what you've got there on the Apollo)
Posted 1 year ago # -
Spend a little bit more and get a basic real mountainbike from a decent manufacturer.
That one is meant to look like a good buy but it will be cheap and nasty
Or get a quality bike secondhand
Posted 1 year ago # -
I had an apollo as my first mountain bike. It was crap, but better than nothing.
That one would make a great lakejumping bike.
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Arnt all mountain bikes though cause theres always another one like it and its a mountain with nobley tyres with front suspensin so i think you will find you can use it off-road
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I am looking forwards to reading an ebay advert from James in a few years. The spelling is coming on a treat. Phrases like "duble suspensin" will feature I am sure
Posted 1 year ago # -
I bought one of those as a centre piece for the living room. I had to remove the 'not suitable for off-road use' sticker though.
Posted 1 year ago # -
i thought you had a new bike a month ago???? or at least that what you said in an earlier thread!-trolltabulous
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