Barracuda Men's Vantos Road Bike (Wheel 700C, 22" Frame) - €125 [via PM/Amazon]

Basq

Barracuda Men's Vantos Road Bike - White/Blue (Wheel 700C, Frame 22 Inch)

Spotted on HUKD.. quite well reviewed for a "budget bike" with Shimano gears and a lightweight aluminium frame.

Another ParcelMotel job (an extra €7 per 10kg.. and boxed weight is 16kg) but will still work out a helluva lot cheaper than the £80 Amazon are charging for shipping to ROI.

Need a new bike, and this is mighty tempting tbh!

Lightweight 22" alloy road frame
Shimano TZ35 21-speed gear with Shimano EZ-Fire shifters
700C road fork
Verismo 700C profiled alloy rims with 700x38C tyres
Alloy dual-pivot brakes
Alloy seat post and 90mm A-Head style alloy stem
28Tx38Tx48T Chain set with alloy cranks
Padded sports saddle
Steel cage pedals
Suit ILM: 32" - 37"

Lumi

Thanks Basq, ordered one

FutureGuy

Lumi wrote: »

Thanks Basq, ordered one

INteresting, I'm trying to find some reviews...anyone know if it is a good bargain at that price?

mcgovern

Interested as well, had been thinking of getting a bike to try get fit.

Basq

Actually am unsure if there'd be anything extra to ParcelMotel..

For example, if you collect an oversized parcel weighing 20kgs from the Nightline Finglas depot, you will not have to pay anything other than the original Parcel Motel charge of €3.50.

Presumably you won't have to pay for it to be forwarded to one of their alternative depots.

dodzy

Basq wrote: »

Actually am unsure if there'd be anything extra to ParcelMotel..



Presumably you won't have to pay for it to be forwarded to one of their alternative depots.

I'm sure you're right Basq. The extra charges are incurred if you chose to get nightline to forward the package from the depot to your house.

mcgovern wrote: »

Interested as well, had been thinking of getting a bike to try get fit.

At that price, its definitely a good deal, particularly for a starter.

Lumi

Basq wrote: »

Actually am unsure if there'd be anything extra to ParcelMotel..



Presumably you won't have to pay for it to be forwarded to one of their alternative depots.

If you pick it up from one of their depots there's no additional charge beyond the usual €3.50 according to @Parcel Motel:Orla

"We can send it to our Nightline depot in Oranmore for no extra charge. We have Nightline depots in Belfast, Sligo, Galway, Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Kerry and Dublin. "

If you want it delivered to your home the bike will cost an additional €10.50 ie €14.00 in total

dodzy

Basq wrote: »

Actually am unsure if there'd be anything extra to ParcelMotel..



Presumably you won't have to pay for it to be forwarded to one of their alternative depots.

I'm sure you're right Basq. The extra charges are incurred if you chose to get nightline to forward the package from the depot to your house.


EDIT: I forgot about dimensional weight !

If dimensional weight exceeds actual ,then dimensional is used LxDxH/3000

EG: A bike in a box. 'say its approx dimensions are 4' x 3' x 8". This translates to 120x90x20. Calculate this out and you get 216000/3000= 72(kgs)

So the first 36kg is €3.50. Then add €3.50 for every further 10kgs totalling approx €17.50. Still a good price (all in) IMO.

Basq

dodzy wrote: »

So the first 36kg is €3.50. Then add €3.50 for every further 10kgs totalling approx €17.50. Still a good price (all in) IMO.

Yeah, you're still talking about €135 - €140 all in.

Great value... not sure whether to take the plunge or not.

22" frame seems ideal for me too.. hmmmm...

EDIT: €444 on Littlewoods... not suprising though.. bloody rip-off merchants!

BostonB

a 22" what range of heights does that suit?

dodzy

BostonB wrote: »

a 22" what range of heights does that suit?

I've a 22" and I'm 5'9".

Calculator here -> http://www.ebicycles.com/bicycle-tools/frame-sizer/road-bike

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£150 now

Invincible

BostonB wrote: »

a 22" what range of heights does that suit?

First post states inside leg measurement 32-37".

Basq

Giovanna Hissing Rabies wrote: »

£150 now

And with that goes my decision to purchase!

EDIT: It's been steadily decreasing for the past month, so might re-appear at this price again.



Do let us know how it works out Lumi!

lavine7

Picked this up at £100. Looks to be a decent piece of kit for the price!

Lumi

Basq wrote: »

Do let us know how it works out Lumi!

Will do - Ill stick up the Parcel Motel costs too

BostonB

Giovanna Hissing Rabies wrote: »

£150 now

And I'm out...

Lumi

Basq wrote: »

Do let us know how it works out Lumi!

Delighted with the bike, it's well made, light & gear change is quick & seamless
Perfect for commuting round town

Parcel motel costs were €17.50

Excellent bargain Basq - thanks for posting