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I had some schwalbe marathon's and while the tyre tread area was thick the sidewalls were quite thin and I had problems with the tyres as the sidewalls perished before the main tread that you would expect. Some of the generic cheap tyres have quite thick sidewalls. I'm thinking perhaps the thin sidewalls aid tyre rim compatibility. The chart I linked to is a definitely a general good guide to compatibility and safe use.

I've been looking to answer the same question FunkiestMonkey and so long as you have clearance at the forks, no mudguards to get in the way you can use a tyre as wide as you like, e.g. this thread where someone uses 2.25" tyres on a 14mm inner diameter rim The greater the mismatch between rims and wheel the greater the chance of you attempting a turn and having your tyre make it while you continue onward without a front tyre. This also says nothing of rim and bike strength, as bonzobanana says if you want to land a 2 metre drop on a road bike with no suspension but a fat tyre you probably won't have a bike afterwards.

Those are road tyres specifically designed for wetter roads, not off road tyres.

29" and 700c (622) are both the same size (also called 28" in Germany etc) wheel but the size of your rims dictates what size tyres you can fit on plus the clearance of your bike itself both front and back. Hybrids tend to have good tyre clearance where as road bikes are less generous. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see a chart for tyre size vs rim size and compatibility. You'll need to convert the top horizontal line of sizes to imperial possibly. 50mm being about 2" for example. The chart is slightly cautious if you are one size above or below you might get away with it. http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html As for the compatibility of your bike for going off road it depends on its it design and how strong it is. For light trails no problem but if you are going to be really giving the bike some abuse fully off road over uneven ground you need to think about its specification. Some hybrids are purely road bikes with a more upright riding style using flat handlebars with fairly weak wheels and designed to be light and fast commuters. Those type of bikes would not be ideal off road for sure. The Carrera Subway is the complete opposite with regard hybrids, apart from lacking suspension its a full on mountain bike and pretty capable off road.

It's okay...I may found it easier than I previously found it.... http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bike-parts/bike-tyres/schwalbe-land-cruiser-tyre-700x40c

You expect me to read through your entire post history to see if you are being sarcastic or not? :/

(party) I wish my frame had been £630.. that’s cheap as chips compared to my cc frame

The irony is I fully know what this is.. just a bit of sibling banter between me and the poster.. I think you need to read my comments on £90 bikes which I only like as it puts people off cycling that blocks up the roads

Let me guess, a bike for you is just a lump of metal to stick in the shed to get rusty. You might use it once a decade at most. That's if you can pull yourself away from your £600+ mobile phone or £1000 TV, Oh the irony.

Why have a Mercedes when you can have a Lada for less why bother with a Sony TV when you buy a Polaroid TV for a lot less no need to buy Gucci when you can get tesco' s own for a lot less its clear you know nothing about bikes so don't bother with stupid pointless comments like this.

JUST ORDERED THANKS (highfive)

these are a great price too, although hitting a tree root a few weeks ago, they dont have the protection for riding fast offroad

Great spot OP!, I have these in black and they are much better than my old five tens, the grip is superb with DMR Vault flat pedals They are true to size, highly recommend them especially at this price (highfive)

Don’t fret, he’s just yanking your chain.

Many adults are like that today which is why cheap full suspension bikes are common. They ride poorly since they're heavy with low end suspension, they probably break pretty often too but they look cool so people keep buying them. If you change products to cars on the other hand, the most common cars are things like a ford focus which are bog standard functional workhorses. There are bikes like that, they have rear racks, hub gears and relaxed geometry. What does this tell us? People don't take bikes seriously, they're a fashion statement or for recreation rather than for getting you to work each day and hauling a couple of shopping bags on the way home. You can change that by treating them seriously yourself.

Some men choose girls in much the same way.

Im not being funny but when i jumped on a bike as a kid (be it mine or a friends) to big or to small, i never even thought about the weight of it or anything else, never got put off just went on its looks!

The HUKD summer outing this year will involve a large crowd watching a fat bloke trying to get one of these up a mountain.

Yeah no tourney as far as I can tell either. I guess if the cassette had been 8 speed that would be part of the tourney groupset but its not its 9 speed maybe that is the confusion. My point about the suspension is unless you check you could assume it was disc compatible as they have obviously intended to give that option as both the frame and wheels are so seems like an oversight not to also have disc compatible front shocks. Still a nice bike though but a hydraulic disc brake set and new front shocks is a big lump of money on top. Personally I think its better value to get a bike with the parts you want from new rather than upgrade later it often works out cheaper.

Full spec is here http://vitusbikes.com/products/nucleus-v-2018/ Doesn't seem to be any Tourney on it. Not sure about the FD, it says Shimano, but the model number is Microshift. Doesn't really matter. V-brakes are fine, I'd upgrade the front suspension before the brakes anyway, so I don't see a problem there.

Doesn't look like the front suspension is disc up-gradable but the frame and wheels are. So to upgrade to a reasonable spec mountain bike will need new front suspension which will be very expensive. On the page it says tourney at the top but what component is tourney fitted to it? Bottom bracket? If the forks were disc upgradable this would be better value, as it is I think its ok value.

dont forget the extra £10 for the clearout code

There is a reasonable similar bike on sports direct. It's £95 so a bit cheaper. https://www.sportsdirect.com/muddyfox-energy24-boys-938433?colcode=93843326 Compared to the btwin model. Similar bikes both with advantages and disadvantages over the other. The btwin bike is 14.75kg has limited gearing and is meant for a young rider that will be much weaker than an adult so it will be a difficult bike to get up hills almost 15kg with limited gearing but definitely good exercise. It has a low end sunrace derailleur not Shimano and seems to have quite cheap components. It certainly doesn't look a quality level above the Sports direct model they look pretty similar overall. However it has a threadless headset and the simple drivetrain without front derailleur will make the drivetrain easier to adjust and likely more reliable at shifting. The muddyfox bike has 18 gears so will be faster on the flats and easier going up hill, The bike appears a bit lighter too. However it has a threaded headset which is not ideal for an off road bike but seems ok for a child's bike in fairness especially as that allows for easy height adjustment of the handlebars not possible with threadless and why a quill stem seems more sensible for a child's bike as they grow quickly it enables the bike to be used for longer. The btwin bike has a derailleur guard which is good although not expensive to add to the muddyfox. The pedals on the btwin bike look pretty nasty. The low end btwin bikes are not a quality level above other bikes they can often be worse in many regards. Their use of more generic components including cheaper non-Shimano derailleurs etc is not great. The important thing about both these bikes is they don't feature low end poor quality suspension making them far superior to the bike of this thread. Also to Decathlon's credit they do not seem to offer a low end dual suspension monstrosity at all for kids. One last point is the total load for the btwin bike is 70kg including the weight of the bike so you are down to 55kg minus accessories, anything you are carrying etc. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/ecuk/static/bikes/btwin-instructions.pdf It's lower than some competing brands and an overweight child could be over that limit. A quick check online shows average weight just below that at 12-14 years old. Btwin is not a brand that has generous rider weight limits and they have some history of frame failures.

if you want a bike as a form of transport, this isn't it. You'll expend a lot of energy with the cr@ppy rear suspension and the weight. Also, because of the rubbish suspension, your gearing will be needing constantly re-adjusted and I'd wager the brakes would be the same. It might look the part but trust me, it's not worth the cash and a lot of these will end up rusting in sheds/gardens and ultimately landfill. Muddy Fox was a cool brand in the early 90's but not any more since Mike Ashley bought the brand.

I have the recoil 26. Got boxed new from facebook for £50. Swapped out the tires and inner tubespedals, seat and seat post, brake pads. Added a post rack and new grips . Been nothing but trouble. I have needed to checking every nut and bolt, Allen key and grease all the bearings. Who ever puts these together preboxing needs to rethink their job. Crank section is weak. Its just an a2b bike for work. At least fully working after all my efforts

Pile o keich

The sale price is a joke ... It's only ever been around £80. It's a really poor entry level bike.. if all you have is about £100 then your better of buying a second hand bike as you will get more for your money .

I didn't even see that previously for some reason I just assumed based on missing wheels. Both of us forgot to mention the rim tape. Strange that the bike literary is just missing the wheels with the brake system split with just the rotors missing because they are fitted to the wheels. Makes you wonder about the story about how the wheels went missing. Good price anyway.

It does give a list of things needed: Complete 650b front and rear wheel with tyres and inner tubes Disc brake rotors (160mm recommended) Compatible 9 speed Cassette

Good deal but a wheelset, tyres, tubes, rotors and a cassette is a reasonable sum of money to make a complete bike and that assumes there is nothing else missing from the bike as the advert is a bit unclear.

cashback with quidco too

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322993733424 I would say this is a better deal, just need to buy your own wheels. Parts on their own without the frame and forks are worth £150.

That will be made off toffee. It will melt in the warm weather we are having currently.

I'd rather have the Ridge. Full suspension is a really bad idea unless you're planning to race down mountainsides. Doing that on a £100 bike is a REALLY BAD idea.

I think the Ridge bike has 6 or 7 gears and I think the reason they have done that is because such low end drivetrains work more consistently without a front derailleur. The Ridge also lacks the suspension that fails so quickly on bikes like this one. For me the Ridge bike is much better than this bike. Lighter, faster, safer, more reliable and still probably usable in 5 years or so.

You do that too? Thought it was just me. Loves a bargain I do

Not what I had in mind, it’s like going to a pub and asking for a pint out of the slop tray because it’s cheap.. its sometimes wise to spend a little more and get some quality

I don’t know how to edit this but it is available in other sizes. Click to select. Only L is out of stock.

Still there!

And now you are responsible for my heart attack

Price now reduced to £800

The tyres and suspension do different things, the huge tyres are great for riding on natural trails that can be quite uneven as they soak it all up without the same loss in power you have when the suspension is unlocked. The suspension on the other hand works better at speed particularly on technical sections as it can smoothly absorb impacts as the bike returns to the ground which fat tyres don't do at all, it's much harder work with the rigid on technical terrain and you've got to be a lot more careful with your weight. I did ride a rigid fat bike through the year including a ten hour endurance race but in the dry there's not much benefit from the monster grip of the tyres and the lack of suspension makes it hard work on the shoulders and hips. John

Love that (lol)

Thank you so much

Have a read on this site https://www.islabikes.co.uk/, when they grow up you can resell these bikes on for near enough what you paid originally. Looking at around a10kg bike for that age

Good for buying for a child that you don't want to get any further than about 20 metres from the house although saying that the front suspension looks pretty weak and dangerous. Cheap bikes are fine although can be high maintenance if they don't have suspension anywhere. I don't get how they can do these bikes so cheaply. It's the same price as a rigid basic steel mountain bike yet features so many additional parts and an aluminium main frame. Cheaper just to pull something similar out the metal scrap container at your local recycling centre.

Correct! (angel)

You can lead a horse (aka troll) to water.....