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Rated <span itemprop="ratingValue">5</span> out of
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<span itemprop="author">Thebikemmaan</span> from
<span itemprop="name">Excellent</span>
<span itemprop="description">No complaints
Comes with a bell which I did not expect
Great entry level bike</span>
<div class="bvseo-pubdate">Date published: 2020-03-17</div>
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Rated <span itemprop="ratingValue">5</span> out of
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<span itemprop="author">Stev55</span> from
<span itemprop="name">Great value</span>
<span itemprop="description">Had this bike for almost a month now, great bike for the money</span>
<div class="bvseo-pubdate">Date published: 2020-03-12</div>
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Rated <span itemprop="ratingValue">1</span> out of
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<span itemprop="author">benkelly92</span> from
<span itemprop="name">Vile little machine..</span>
<span itemprop="description">Bought this bike for a 3 miles commute in November. Was totally new to cycling, as I imagine many who buy this bike are but have learned a lot since then. I see a lot of comments in reviews about gears going out of index but that's normal for a new bike, so wasn't too concerned about that.
What I was concerned about was the fact that when I collected it, the rear wheel wasn't secured properly in the dropouts. This meant eventually it became completely loose, rubbed against the frame and eventually prevented the rear wheel from spinning at all. This happened while riding it and nearly caused a crash.
Obviously since this caused me concern I took it back to Cycle Republic where I collected it. They managed to tighten up the bolt and booked me for my 6 week check (at 4 weeks) since the brake and gear cables had become completely loose.
When picking it up, I got 5 minutes down the road and found the front wheel was completely loose (Yeah, I know, I'm an idiot for not checking it out, but I trusted that since it had been given a full safety check, the staff would have made sure the wheels were actually acttached!).
I'm guessing the wheels can just come loose or have a nonstandard way of attaching them? As I don't thing that Cycle Republic location would be open for very long if they didn't attach wheels to any of the bikes, most of their customers wouldn't be alive to come back.
I managed to get this tightened up, it rode ok for a few days, then the freehub broke (the bit that allows the wheels to spin when the pedals aren't moving), making it unrideable as the chain would constantly come off. At this point I kinda gave up and got a proper bike. After a few months I took it back to Cycle Republic to see if I could get it fixed for a spare or something, so I'd least have a working bicycle for my money. They replaced the freehub, saying it had completely gone, then sent me on my way.
Those are my main concerns, but I've also had the following issues;
- I've not at any point since purchasing the thing been able to shift into the top gear at the front, until I indexed the gears myself, then I can do if for about 4-5 days before it goes out of index again.
- Generally shifting front and rear is a bit of a crapshoot, unless it's been re-indexed that week, it'll either make the gear change (probably 30-40% of the time), not do anything then jump to the next gear randomly or the chain will come off, locking the wheels. Seems safe..
- The plastic around the chainrings is the most delicate, brittle substance known to man.
- It's extremely prone to rust. Between that and the chainrings I've
- The wheels are extremely cheap, they'll go completely out of true with a few weeks use.
- When trying to index the gears, I found that the limit screws very quickly threaded.
I've now had my other bike just as long as I've had this one with none of the issues so I'm fairly sure it's not me. I no longer have the confidence to ride this thing. It appears this is a bike for those who don't wish to cycle.</span>
<div class="bvseo-pubdate">Date published: 2020-03-10</div>
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<span itemprop="author">Bikesim</span> from
<span itemprop="name">Halfords great bicycle</span>
<span itemprop="description">I bought a bicycle about a month ago and Halfords were really great with their service and efficiency.</span>
<div class="bvseo-pubdate">Date published: 2020-03-10</div>
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Rated <span itemprop="ratingValue">3</span> out of
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<span itemprop="author">Mr Bones</span> from
<span itemprop="name">Good bike..but...</span>
<span itemprop="description">The bike is good has good brakes and rides well due to the tires being 700c (thin) you get better speed. The problem i have thou i have only had it aprox a month and the gears are starting to grind when i peddle the chain has come off twice and it wont go back into the top sproket unless you manually stop and do it yourself.</span>
<div class="bvseo-pubdate">Date published: 2020-03-09</div>
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