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Its sort of compelling, can't manage to look away. PS: Let this be a warning to all, this is what happens when you cycle two abreast.

Was the model called Waun Hung Lo?

Did anyone get one?

There is a comparison here between a very low end Muddyfox road bike and a fairly high up Boardman bike which would be equivalent perhaps a big brand bike in the £4k bracket, I would say a good £500 bike would be far closer to the Boardman than the Muddyfox. Also dare I say it's more about the engine than the bike, you don't buy a Ferrari and put a 20cc petrol mower in it. Also bear in mind a high end bike may need more maintenance and regular checks, the tolerances are tighter because of the thinner gears in the cassette, carbon fibre is like fibre glass just many times stronger. It is not robust and can be destroyed easily in a road accident. High end parts may be made of lighter materials like aluminium instead of steel cogs which wear more rapidly and when you have to replace them they will be much more expensive. There is the safety aspect too as higher end bikes are optimised for performances not safety. Many for example would use a basic stronger bike for their commuting bike and use a high end bike for their weekend rides or sunday rides. If you are looking for the sweet spot between performance and value I would probably say Claris, something like the sub 10kg Giant Contend with Claris which drops below £500 but others often say Shimano 105 present the best value point, it really depends on your perspective and how powerful a cyclist you are and your weight maybe. I've seen comparisons where for many gravel bikes were better than road bikes, they could ride anywhere with them to make their commuting route more flexible and they had better grip in worse weather, more comfort and could ride pot-hole strewn roads faster so the end result was a faster bike based on where they were cycling. As you can see from the video below the differences in speed aren't amazing, I can't remember the speed difference might have been something like 6% but I reckon with the Giant Contend it would be less than 2% but I'm guessing. Remember that 6% is from a very low end road bike to bike that has mid high to high specification. That is the extreme range.

My cousin did the Paris Roubiax :)

Thanks ordered two

Specialized are much better bikes than Halfords voodoo Bizango lol, that guys not got a clue about bikes id rather have a Rockhopper sport or a a Trek marlin or xcaliber, know what i mean, id be embarrassed with suntour forks (lol) (lol)

How can you say it has better aluminium when it doesn't give the aluminium specification? I'd be surprised if it's not 6061. The parts maybe subjective, but if you go on list price for the parts the bizango wins hands down. The geometry on the Specialized is crap too.

Would never buy a bike from Halfords and the Specialized has better parts and better quality Aluminium in the frame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-RUQMPASB0 all the forks in question for all the youtube fans, conclusion: raidon bad

Working out what bike is in stock on wiggle is not a game I’m willing to play. Evans the best thing they have looks like https://www.evanscycles.com/gt-avalanche-expert-2021-mountain-bike-EV381395 Not an easy time to to buy a bike!

HEAT!!! Well done for posting this.

Thanks, was just doing that as you posted.

Great deal if they have your size. Probably worth adding "Specialized" to the title so people know the brand as well as the model. (y)

Salmon pink sounds lovely. Sounds like you have a happy house today. It's nice to make others feel good, especially your children... you good parent you (y)

Glad I could help somebody

Just had the XS delivered today, the bike is made in Cambodia, the yellow bike is not yellow at all, it's a very nice cross between orange and salmon pink, daughter is very happy with it.

Very informative. Thank you.

Vietnam like Cambodia is quite a good location for manufacture, many of the Taiwanese manufacturers have set up there because of the EU tariff free status and those manufacturers generally have pretty good manufacturing quality. Sometimes the factories are just assembly plants and sometimes they manufacture the frames and forks as well plus lace the wheels. I think Cambodia has to have 30% local content in order to avoid EU tariffs but in contrast in Taiwan they have to have 70% local content where as if you assemble in Europe the rule is simply 'last significant process' so they can literally rebox the bike and slap a 'Made in Germany' or 'Made in Italy' sticker on it. Fuji-ta is a Chinese manufacturer though and also has factories in Vietnam and Cambodia mainly for export to the EU but the same models exported to the US would probably be made in mainland China as I don't believe the US gives exports from Cambodia and Vietnam favoured tariff free status. http://www.tianjinfujita.com/

It's a patented safety feature

Is MIPS a quality standard?

Gone again :/ hope more comes in stock

I didn’t hesitate...nice one! (y)

Back in stock.