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Dani thanks I will come to the shop and take some for a spin
Regarding starter bikes, As a cycle trainer I see people buying halfods £99 starter (MT or BMX) bikes for them selves or more often for their kids "To see if they like riding a bike"
They probably won't. These bike are heavy, gears and brakes poorly tuned, Cheap soft nuts and bolts, they are inappropriate bikes for the function they intend to use them for and also inappropriate for the function it claims to be built for (Don't go mountain biking on a halfords MTB!). Makes riding difficult and not at all fun.
I suppose the judgement call for a cheap starter bike is that it feels fun and is easy to ride (and adjust). I will be trialling a Foffa with that in mind.