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Feedback on this bike

  • 04-01-2013 1:30pm
    #1
    John37
    Site Banned Posts: 161 ✭✭


    Does this look like an okay bike for the cost. It would be used for spins of up to 15 miles. I already have a raod bike and was thinking of getting one of these aswell. Don't qualify for the BTW until next year when my 5 years are up

    http://eurocycles.com/ie/product/raleigh/airlite-sf2-0


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  • #2
    Tonyandthewhale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭Tonyandthewhale


    John37 wrote: »
    Does this look like an okay bike for the cost. It would be used for spins of up to 15 miles. I already have a raod bike and was thinking of getting one of these aswell. Don't qualify for the BTW until next year when my 5 years are up

    http://eurocycles.com/ie/product/raleigh/airlite-sf2-0

    It looks like decent enough spec from a quick glance. Raleigh are a pretty crappy brand name who have developed a (in my opinion well earned) reputation for poor quality control however in the last few years I think they've been trying to aim more at the middle of the market rather than the lower end and from what I've heard quality has gone up so I wouldn't say definitely steer clear, but give it a good look over.

    I have a long established antipathy for hybrids/flat bar road bikes so I'm not too sure what alternatives you'd be best looking at. I think the Lapierre shaper might be in a similar price bracket, you could also look at the boardmans in halfords. Both are quality manufacturers.


  • #3
    John37
    Site Banned Posts: 161 ✭✭John37


    Tonyandthewhale wrote: »
    It looks like decent enough spec from a quick glance. Raleigh are a pretty crappy brand name who have developed a (in my opinion well earned) reputation for poor quality control however in the last few years I think they've been trying to aim more at the middle of the market rather than the lower end and from what I've heard quality has gone up so I wouldn't say definitely steer clear, but give it a good look over.

    I have a long established antipathy for hybrids/flat bar road bikes so I'm not too sure what alternatives you'd be best looking at. I think the Lapierre shaper might be in a similar price bracket, you could also look at the boardmans in halfords. Both are quality manufacturers.


    Thanks for the replay Tony. Would this bike be better do you reckon then the Raleigh to justify the difference in price
    http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_777763_langId_-1_categoryId_212377


  • #4
    michael196
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,222 ✭✭✭michael196


    make sure u get correct frame size for u, thts a 56 / or 58 U taller than 5'10 + ?


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