Ghost RT Lector 5700 (mainly carbon) MTB, Further reduced to £1,172.99 from Chain Reaction
Originally £2200. This is a great price for a carbon frame mtb (with alloy chainstays). Ghost are a German company who make high quality bikes.
I've bought this bike myself when it was on offer at £1300 (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ghost-rt-lector-5700-mainly-carbon-mtb-1299-99-from-chain-reaction-1252605) and have been very impressed with it
3% quidco
Ghost RT Lector 5700 Suspension Bike 2011 Features:
Model: RT Lector 5700
Frame: RT HM Carbon/Alloy MIMS SCL
Rear Shock: X-Fusion O2 RL 100 mm
Rear travel: 100 mm
Fork: Rock Shox Reba RL Air PopLoc 100 mm Tapered
Front travel: 100 mm
Handlebar: CG Carbon SL Flat 620 mm 31.8 mm
Stem: Ritchey Comp 31.8 mm
Crankset: Sram X.7 44-33-22 incl. PressFit BB
Rear derailleur: Sram X.9 10-Speed
Front derailleur: Sram X.7
Shifter: Sram X.7 Trigger
Brakes: Avid Elixir 3 Disc 185 mm
Brake lever: Avid Elixir 3
Rims: Alex SX 44 Disc
Hubs: SRAM 506
Spokes: DT Swiss 1.8
Cassette sprocket: SRAM 10-Speed 11-32
Headset: Ritchey Tapered
Saddle: Selle Italia SL
Seatpost: CG Carbon SL 31.6 mm
Front tire: Schwalbe Rocket Ron 2.25
Rear tire: Schwalbe Rocket Ron 2.25
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LOL - you have no idea about bikes then do you! I actually work for justmountainbikes.co.uk and was surpirsed to see a Ghost deal on here as they are a lesser know (In the UK) but increasingly popular German brand. See Ghost and Cube as the Audi and BMW of the bike world if you will in terms of quality and reliability! They also offer better value in realtion to the well established US brands generally.
Raleigh does cheap/affordable family stuff now, like Dawes although Ghost does cater for this market to some degree also.
Anything under £300 is a budget bike and OK for basic use (avoid full suspension like the plague), maybe what you need it for if you do even need one? Popping down the shop, the odd gravel track or local woods once in a blue moon, without going to mad.
At £500 you start to get hydraulic disc brakes which are the most dependable and reliable type, but you'll still have a basic spring fork and slightly better components also.
At £750 you'll get a fork with much better damping as well as more reliable and lighter drivetrain components etc that will take more abuse. And this is just hardtail (front suspension)
Any full suspension bike much under £1000 is simply pretending to be a full suspension bike and will be useless on and off road (heavy and unreliable and I would consider rip offs!), usually you have to spend £1500 upwards for a propper one!
Chain Reaction actually are linked to Hotlines, the Ghost distributor and share warehouses... even though they usually stick to RRPs, on this occasion (as 2013 bikes are about to drop) I can assure you this is a smashing deal if you want a light full suspension bike and are happy with only 100mm of travel making this bike more of a horizontal speed machine, hence why they haven't sold as well as the popular AMR range with 120mm and the AMR plus range with 140mm, which are classed as 'All Mountain'. Downhill takes you to 200mm!
It really is like comparing cheap tools that you can buy in Aldi that will break on 1st use to professional quality Makita. If you are a tradesman you want Makita!
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for a begginer what do you recommend very overweight and unfit
do unthink I should get exercise one in the house style ?
for a begginer what do you recommend very overweight and unfit
do unthink I should get exercise one in the house style ?
Raleigh is now just a sold-on brand name for cheap far east manufactured bikes, if you have fond memories of them then you will likely be disappointed with any Raleigh you can buy now.
You've lost me there
Edited By: Jupiter Obscure on Aug 18, 2012 15:34
But Ghost is an actual company, Raleigh is now just a brand name.
Out of interest, who are they owned by?
I just cant be bothered to try and sell my current bike and there is no way I need two :(
Raleigh is now just a sold-on brand name for cheap far east manufactured bikes, if you have fond memories of them then you will likely be disappointed with any Raleigh you can buy now.
Never heard of Raleigh SP then?
Raleigh is now just a sold-on brand name for cheap far east manufactured bikes, if you have fond memories of them then you will likely be disappointed with any Raleigh you can buy now.
Never heard of Raleigh SP then?
Perhaps I'm really out of date. Have they taken the brand upmarket again? I seem to remember a few years ago the name was being put on any old tat.
Linky
I would rather have this bike
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=55731
Edited By: AugQX on Aug 19, 2012 00:59
Should be great for the single track though and trail centres. Great price too.
EDIT: Ok so what I wrote above was cause of all the useless talk going on. Kind of irrelevant to a deal for a mountain bike. Not a road bike lol.
I wish I could afford this bike. Looks sweet.
Edited By: the cool on Aug 19, 2012 07:50: posts deleted
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