Mountain Bike Deals & Offers

£30k is a lot for a top of the range Honda Civic £6k is a lot for a top of the range OLED TV £1k is a lot for a Smeg washing machine Basically, if you want the top model, you pay the premium, no matter what the object in question is.

I think we both understand each others intended points. Given that there is no engine on the MTB and the 250 & 450 share chassis' I'm not sure why you think the 450 is a more accurate comparison, unless you can get 40kw+ from your leg muscles....... £6k is a lot of money for a bicycle, no matter how you stir it. I haven't voted on the deal itself, for the record.

Why not compare it to a CRF450? I mean this is the top of the range Cannondale Black Inc MTB, yet you're comparing it to something thats not top of the range from Honda. The CRF450R is £9049., why not compare it to that?

But you stated that it was expensive bike condescendingly? What did you expect? Maybe 10 to 15 years ago when high end expensive bike first became available to the general public is might of been slightly amusing but only once. Reading it on every bike thread again and again is not amusing, insightful or original :D

What makes you think a Fireblade is built any better than the CRF?? They're both mass produced. The current model, non road legal CRF250R is a competition spec machine and is £5799 Over to you.....

Decent price hit the minus button instead of the plus (sorry)

(lol) Ha! Yeah, my endura gloves are going to have to become “lost” before I can get away with replacing them- they just won’t die of their own accord

Ordered. Thanks

Hukd will always vote real sportswear down , had my 4 year old pair on earlier, apart from a crash and small tear they are still solid, stitching complete, zips and Velcro all good. I find the only problem with endura stuff is it lasts and so replacing shorts isn’t required, and I seem to have more shorts each year

Heat from me

140.07 emailed them with the link http://www.wiggle.co.uk/rockshox-reba-rl-solo-air-forks-15mm/ which are the same forks and managed to get them

And at £150?

a few complaints later proper ones arrived

mine too arrived and guess what gold stantchions and standard quick release mount -very annoyed. Have emailed requesting the forks pictured, doubt I will get much joy..

i got gold stanchions and 9mm qr too well annoyed already took my old ones off

I think they have made a mistake there, all the reviews I have read say its 2.8

Awesome deal as others have said. Just the fork and dropper post combined probably cost £600! One point though, tyres are 3.0 not 2.8.

You could always make one out of a mole hill ;)

Now to find a mountain....

Hot. As previous posters have said, a lot of bike for the money, quality components.

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/gtech-escent-ebike-bundle-offer-124999-save-over-45-with-code-2987815

Fantastic deal especially with the tyre upgrade.

Sounds good to me hope you enjoy it my kraken model has been great over the last year

Just want to say a big thank you to OP and bonzobanana Got myself a Sulcata down to £247.50 after code, then used Zeek credit for the rest. Paid £226 all in Also, there was a problem with the stock tyres, so they fitted some superior continentals on for no extra charge!

Bike accessories and components might be a rip off but they are normally great for bikes. Going from a independent local bike shop to halfords and seeing what you can get for your money in quality bikes is a revelation. Sometimes its better to order online and collect and pay instore. You can get cashback from topcashback etc and can buy discounted gift vouchers from zeek etc for payment instore. You can create some extra discount. On zeek gift cards are currently 6% discounted for halfords. Also you can get cashback when you order your zeek gift cards etc.

Its still a great bike at 360 to be honest, the normal price is 450

Steel is so much nicer than aluminium. Visually and in terms of ride comfort. Great price for a nice looking bike. (I say this as the owner of a Marin Muirwoods 2018)

Agreed, I'm a medium with 17.5 and 5 ft 10 so 22 is going to be a big frame.

You have to be a BIG man to fit a 22" frame with 27.5" wheels. I'm 6"3 with a 35" inside leg and my balls are less than 1cm from touching the frame on my 20" bike when my feet are flat on the ground. I would only recommend a 22" frame to someone 6"5+

22 is a normal size

Excellent deal, shame there's no sizes for anyone under 6 foot 2!

Scott frames come from the same Giant factory in Taiwan. Just a shame their warranty for frames is only 10 years.

If your buying a sub £500 bike. Dont buy anything other than voodoo or vitus. Get a vitus nucleus for £450. I really like the Scott genius but at this price there are so many compromises. Mechanical, flexy coil fork etc Outdated unstable geometry too. Seriously though, spend £1000 and you wont look back. Your bike will be able to do so much more and youll have so much more fun.

Giant are a real manufacturer. Trek, Scott and Btwin as well as halfords brands are pretty much brand slaps on far eastern bikes. Some are off the shelf designs and some might have geometry tweaks or styling variations but they are Chinese bikes basically to order. You yourself could order from the same factories if you could afford a minimum of about 500 bikes in one order and put your own brand on them. The only thing that varies much is final assembly, sometimes in China, sometimes in other far east countries and sometimes in Europe but the real manufacture of the bike is it's frame and components which is normally China. You won't go far wrong with a Voodoo bike although I'm not sure its designed by Voodoo in the US I think its just licensing of the brand as the US bikes are completely different. Some of the Halford's bikes are superb value especially when discounted. I have a soft spot for Giant though, its a real manufacturer who actually designs and manufactures their own bikes which is surprisingly rare nowadays, they are probably the best frame manufacturer in the world too.

is this a free sign up or?

British Cycling membership will get you another 10% off

The best thing about Giant and Merida is their frame manufacturing quality and technology. They are market leaders but the logistics of selling through bicycle dealers etc is no where as cost effective as a direct manufacturer to retail operation like Halfords, Go Outdoors and Decathlon where the retailer itself buys direct from the factory. A Carrera bike at halfords can often have the same components as a Giant bike 50% or even 100% more expensive. A Carrera model here with a decent drivetrain with strong freehub based rear wheel and completely usable off road without issues. However saying that you do get many offers on bikes that bring them down to around £300 with decent components from other sources. Halfords tend to be always offering something very decent for low money whereas its a rarity for most other bike shops. It's normally when a model is unpopular and they are genuine clearance models. Halfords have something like 40% of the UK bike market by volume and buy huge amounts of bikes. While Halfords frame's may not be quite as cutting edge as Giant or Merida they are very decent and very strong albeit possibly at the expense of a little weight. Fairly sure they use fuji-ta frames same as many big brands like Cannondale. Cannondale in comparison has to pay for brand marketing, sponsorship, wholesaler and dealer margins and often the high volume sales of their cheaper models subsidises their high end innovative models which promote the brand's technology but sell in low volumes and are often unprofitable even at the high retail price because of those R&D costs. They are also have to reimburse retailers for warranty work. https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/carrera-sulcata-mens-mountain-bike-blue

Not in my experience. 29 just doesn't match the agility of 27.5 in most cases. Yes a road bike would be best for commuting but that's all you can really do with it.

I would be fascinated to see a £300-ish retail bike that is genuinely able to do what you’ve said there. At this price point Giant / Merida just have more purchasing power and better components and more important finish generally available. I want to be stood corrected, however.

No it isn’t. The turning circle is more to do with the geometry. A slacker bike is harder to do tight switchback turns on. 29er wheels are heavier but better on rough ground. If you are commuting get a 700c.

Nothing beats the feeling of passing people on there five grand bikes on my second hand Trek DS. It’s all about leg mind power!.

Gone up to 1500 odd now. Ain't sale items ment to go down

Nearly got the gravity trail a little while back, on one's prices fluctuate a lot and I missed the boat.

It was £1500, down to £1300, with an extra 10% off last week, plus BC 10% off, them 4.5% cashback. Technically you shouldn't get British cycling discount on sale/discounted items, but some staff aren't so worried

British cycling gives you 10% So how did you get it to £1000?

How can I justify this when I have a perfectly good Boardman fs already with loads a upgrades