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Moutain bike in Dunnes

  • 12-05-2005 10:30pm
    #1
    fjon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭


    I just bought myself a bike in Dunnes for 100€. It's a moutain bike with front and back suspension. They had a whole rack of them in Cornelscourt - if you're thinking of buying a bike any time soon you could do a lot worse!


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  • #2
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    I personally would find it difficult to go mountainbiking on something that cheap.
    Generally higher price buys you lightness, stiffness and strength. You'd find it difficult to even get front shocks in a bike shop for €100, never mind front and back and the rest of the bike.
    I mean think about it - something's gotta give.... the package has a relationship of price and quality - when one goes down, so does the other....


  • #3
    AlanG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,436 ✭✭✭AlanG


    kenmc wrote:
    I mean think about it - something's gotta give.... the package has a relationship of price and quality - when one goes down, so does the other....


    Wouldn't that attitude defeat the whole purpose of a bargain alerts section.

    Marketing departments just love people who use price to judge quality, they are the driving force behing rip off Ireland. :-)

    99% of these bikes will never be used on a mountain so even if it runs well for a year or two it will be a bargain. Thanks for the tip fjon - I'l be getting one for shop trips and the like.


  • #4
    smorton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 154 ✭✭smorton


    i bought the bike. both wheels were buckled and the allen keys that came with the bike didn't fit into the holes, one being too big and the other too small. i managed to fit the wheels in such a way that they almost didn't scrape the brakes by putting one of the bolts as high as it would go and the other as low as it would go and decided to give the bike a chance.
    but there's a screw that's part of the brakes sticking out and its right in the path of your foot as you pedal. its part of the design, not a fault with mine. after 20 mins cycling my shoe caught on the screw and ripped the whole brake mechanism off. brought it back. can't really recommend it


  • #5
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    My point exactly.
    Wouldn't that attitude defeat the whole purpose of a bargain alerts section.
    Not at all. A bargain is not something that is cheap. A bargain is "Something offered or acquired at a price advantageous to the buyer."(dictionary.com). Furthermore, I'd also add that it's not a bargain unless you happen to be actually looking for one of those at the time you happen to get it. I mean the amount of times I've seen girls clothes on sale at half price, but since they're no use to me they're not a bargain.
    If this had been a Trek or a cannondale or something then I'd say yes it's a bargain. If it's a P-O-S no-name mountain bike that's only worth €100, and you pay €100 then it's not a bargain.


  • #6
    fjon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭fjon


    smorton wrote:
    i bought the bike. both wheels were buckled and the allen keys that came with the bike didn't fit into the holes, one being too big and the other too small. i managed to fit the wheels in such a way that they almost didn't scrape the brakes by putting one of the bolts as high as it would go and the other as low as it would go and decided to give the bike a chance.
    but there's a screw that's part of the brakes sticking out and its right in the path of your foot as you pedal. its part of the design, not a fault with mine. after 20 mins cycling my shoe caught on the screw and ripped the whole brake mechanism off. brought it back. can't really recommend it

    Hmm, bad luck! I had none of those problems. About the worst thing I can say about the bike is that the stickers are a bit tacky, but I will just peel them off.
    I went for a 1 hour cycle straight after I bought it, and took it off regular roads/ tarmac for a bit of a test and it did fine.
    I didn't notice a problem with the brake screw you mention - will have a look at it when I get home.


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  • #7
    goldenbrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 444 ✭✭goldenbrown


    be very grateful for make & model of bike 2 view on google images.. :)


  • #8
    fjon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,088 ✭✭✭fjon


    That's the problem - I don't think it's a proper make. The bike or instruction book doesn't have any brand name at all.... Maybe the box had more on it but I threw it away. Two of my friends have now also got the bikes and are very happy with them - luckily no problems with buckled wheels and such.
    / me touches wood


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