Apollo Fusion ladies bike on offer in Halfords- any use?

ruprect

Was looking at this bike in halfords,
http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_711905_langId_-1_categoryId_212377#dtab

Features and Benefits:
Powerfully Front and rear V-brakes
Town and trail tyres are beneficial for good road speed and grip on light trails High grade and light weight Aluminium Frame for increased acceleration
Shimano Tourney 21 Speed gears proving A wide range of gears For all situations
ENJOY-123E Suspension forks for increased comfort from road and trail bumps
Lightweight Alloy Stem and Crankset to kelp keep the bike lightweight and nimble
Suspension seatpost for increased comfort from road and trail bumps when sitting in the saddle
Quick release seat post clamp for fast tool free saddle height adjustment
Town and trail bikes offer superior road handling and pedalling efficiency on the road compared to mountain bikes and can be taken on light trails and paths
The Apollo Fusion Ladies town and trail bike offers great advantage on the road compared to Mountain Bikes, this model has an extremely modest weight due to it aluminium constructed frame and components but also has suspention forks and a seatpost for increased comfort

Alloy Rims: Yes
Approximate Weight (KG): 14.3Kg
Brake Type: V-Brakes
Chainset: 24x34x42 alloy- black
Exact Frame Size: 17"
Forks: ENJOY-123E with boots
Frame Colour: Black
Frame Material: Aluminium
Frame Size: 17-18
Frame-: alloy
Front Brake: Steel - Black
Front Mech: DNP top pull
Gear Shifters: SRAM MRX gripshift
Gender: Womens
Handle Bars: Blaack steel
Headset: Black - Steel
Hubs: Black -Steel
Min/Max saddle height : 89/103cm
Number of Gears: 21
Pedals: Resin Platform
Quick Release Wheels: No
Rear Brake: TX-115C v-brakes
Rear Mech: SHIMANO ty-31
Rims: silver - alloy
Saddle: APOLLO vn soft
Seatpost: KSP-523N suspenion
Stem: Alloy quill type alloy
Suspension: Front
Tyre size: 40c
Tyres: black rubber town and trail
Wheel size: 700c

Do you think it is a good buy? it would just be for a short 10-15min commute. Reduced 50% from 500 to €250

RobFowl

No use. Apollo are one of the worst bike manafacturers about,

blorg

Spend a bit more and get a cheap hybrid. From Halfords the Carrera Subway could be a good bet.

kona

ruprect wrote: »

Was looking at this bike in halfords,
http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_711905_langId_-1_categoryId_212377#dtab






Do you think it is a good buy? it would just be for a short 10-15min commute. Reduced 50% from 500 to €250

That bike was never e500, if it was I am dumbfounded.

But yes spend abit more and get the subway.

Caroline_ie

:eek: Approximate Weight (KG): 14.3Kg

CRC are having some good sale on city bikes atm... you might want to have a look at it.

blorg

14.3Kg is not crazy out of the ballpark for a city bike to be honest, you can get lighter but you can get heavier also.

ruprect

Thanks everybody

blorg wrote: »

From Halfords the Carrera Subway could be a good bet.

yeah, have seen that mentioned here before

kona wrote: »

That bike was never e500, if it was I am dumbfounded.

Thats what I wondered too!

Caroline_ie wrote: »

CRC are having some good sale on city bikes atm... you might want to have a look at it.

Cheers, I saw CRCs ones the other day, seemed to be a lot off. She is getting it on the bike scheme working in a bank and has a list of shops she can buy from, has LOADS listed, but only ones in the republic as expected.

But with differeing RRPs, and better offers & savings it still might be cheaper to get one from CRC.

Also I saw a quote from a shop given to a guy from the bank who went into a shop near me. Bike was a dawes 201, €385 which I thought was a bit much, but then had all the extras the lad said "you will need", and it was over €650 by then. Loads of bits & bobs well overpriced, seems they are preying on peoples ignorance and really milking this bike scheme thing.

kona

If your only starting out, e300 isnt much for good gear thats going to last.

Off the top of my head, decent locks start at e50, lights around e40, Mudguards are around the 15 mark(although some are migty expensive), good rain gear add another e60, then a pump add 20, panniers another e40 then a luggage rack another e40 and a helmet is around e40.

so thats....e305, and thats just the basics.:)

Then add on at least e300 for a decent bike,

IMO 650 is the minimum if you want to get it right.

Not much if you look at cycle2work like a credit card, exept your saving either 21.5% or 42%