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Roboto... hardly completely complimentary, I mentioned the cheap components, squeaky saddle, flimsy front brake. And no I'm not associated with the makers. Just wanted to give my viewpoint on the bike. If it doesn't coincide with yours, well there you go. BTW my name is Jimi, not James, hence the user name.
All I wanted was a cheap bike with few moving parts to go wrong, and that's what I got.
Cheers Skully, good reply, enjoy your shiteheap too! Oh and I don't call it the 'hooligan', just, 'my bike', haha!
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Hi all
I've had one of these bikes for about eighteen months now. I ride it every few days, around town and sometimes on longer trips.
It's certainly not made of the most expensive components, the seat squeaks like crazy, and the front brake is flimsy. However as the back pedal brake is so efficient I rarely use the front, I can always change the saddle, I got pretty much what I expected... for £120 it was never going to be a Pashley. And from looking at forums, Pashley don't use very good components either. Pay for the name?
This bike ticked all the boxes for me. I didn't want a cheap 21 speed mountain bike from anywhere because they all have the v brakes, 21 speeds, gadgets and gizmos... I wanted something simple and low maintenance, which is exactly what I got. Anytime I did go into Halfords, or any other bike shop, the sales people would guide me away from the bottom of the range machines anyway, telling me they wouldn't last.
This bike is perfect for casual use. I'd love to get a lighter framed bike with better components but until I can find one that fits the bill, I'm sticking with what I have. No maintenance needed at all in 18 months, and I've had nothing but compliments on it.
So plus one for this bike. It won't win the Giro but there are no pushy sales people and it does look pretty cool, individual anyway. Next time I park it at the train station I'll take a photo of thirty or so drab looking mountain bikes with this next to them and post it here. No stickers on the frame either, I hate labels.
Thumbs up!
Jim
Yes, this bike of mine, it's unbelievable. It's as good as a £2500 bike, no question. When you ride it over a bump, it takes off, right, and flies for ooh, at least three or four hundred yards, amazing. The build quality is exemplary, and it goes so fast that I met myself coming back from the supermarket this morning, before I even set off.
I don't own the company, honest, but I wish I did, I really do. Whoever set it up is a genius, right? To produce a bicycle of such exquisite quality, at such a reasonable price, and when it arrived, there was a box of chocolates and a Playboy centrefold in the box with it. She was suffering a bit from exhaustion and oxygen deprivation but the idea was nice.
Ooh, Roboto, my chain just snapped, I fell off and grazed my knee. Please kiss it better for me. Hang on a minute... graphic designer... from Shoreditch... you're not Nathan Barley are you?