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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: bobafett on January 30, 2011, 10:56 PM
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But.............
It's not a BMX either :-[ :LolLolLolLol:
So it started like this...........
My dad had been chirping on about wanting a mountain bike so we all chipped in and got him one for christmas. I was tasked with finding the bike and we had a budget of £250 - £300
A second hand bike wasn't an option with it being a gift so off I went comparing specs. Did a bit of reading on some MTB sites, read a bunch of reviews and started a few threads.
Key things I wanted to achieve where:
- Hydraulic disc brakes
- Forks with a decent amount of travel and preload
After a lot of reading I desided on the Carrera Vengeance - originally £499 and pre christmas £299 :)
So after viewing the bike I decided, fook it - I'm having one of them too :LolLolLolLol:
My brother-in-law who was after replacing his old budget MTB saw the spec and said fook it I want one too :2funny: :LolLolLolLol:
So I go in the store asking for more discount cos we're buying 3 and end up getting them for £269 >:D
Not the greatest MTB by a long stretch but for an entry level bike at £269 i think it's a crackin' little machine............
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/mtb/carrera1.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/mtb/carrera2.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/mtb/carrera3.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/mtb/carrera4.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/mtb/carrera5.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/mtb/carrera6.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/mybikes/mtb/carrera7.jpg)
The guy in halfords said - we can build them up for you or you can have them come dis-assembled in the box.
My brother in-law said "yeah go on I'll have mine built by you guys"
I said "fook off I'll build it myself" ;)
My brother-in-law picked his up and they had the fookin handle bars on backwards :2funny: :LolLolLolLol:
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:shocked: ??? :-[ :-\ did you bang your head John ??? . :LolLolLolLol:
Looks good fun and great value for the money that mate :daumenhoch:
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Looks good John , liking the Black and White :daumenhoch:
Bargain at £270 I reckon .
When are we off to Llandegla or the lakes then ??? ..... that should give it a baptism of fire >:D
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Looks like a tasty bit of kit for the money :daumenhoch:
Nice one John
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looks pretty good for the money mate :daumenhoch:
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that's the exact bike I got mrs griff on boxing day :daumenhoch:
although it cost a bit less than that
was in the halfords sale down to £244.98
on boxing day they offered 10% off everything online, but this also included gift vouchers
so we reserved £220-worth of vouchers online and picked them up for £198
we reserved the bike online in a shop down the road (in case they thought we were taking the piss) and then went in & paid with the vouchers :angel:
on top of this we put both orders via a cashback site so there might even be a 4% on both the vouchers and the bike, but tbh it was a great deal anyway
my brother in law has been using one of these to get to work every day and he's well happy with it, he's normally pretty tough on bikes and the fact that it's still in perfect nick speaks volumes :daumenhoch:
mrs griff is a bargain hunter extraordinaire
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nice1 john :daumenhoch:
crack sellers bike >:D
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crack sellers bike >:D
Fookin hell Gaz - you'd know ya shifty lookin fooker :LolLolLolLol:
When are we off to Llandegla or the lakes then ??? ..... that should give it a baptism of fire >:D
Soon Joff - she needs to get all mucky >:D :LolLolLolLol:
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Welcome to the dark side :daumenhoch:
Reckon you'll have a fair few laughs out on those.
think you did right not letting halfords near it, heard some right mad stories of them putting bikes together
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I'm withdrawing my bid on ebay :'(
you will now be lost to MTB - a sad day :'(
only joking but watch out for back ache ;D
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nice is that good spec too,get up to gisburn forrest you will love it there :daumenhoch:
:smitten:
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John, John - nothing should stand on that grass other than a goose!!!!
photo's of other breeds should be taken at the side of the house, do you feel guilty? :2funny:
nice bike, do not make a habit of it. :knuppel2: ;)
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John, John - nothing should stand on that grass other than a goose!!!!
photo's of other breeds should be taken at the side of the house, do you feel guilty? :2funny:
:LolLolLolLol:
Your lucky you can see a bloody bike the length of that grass and as for that fence ::) :D
I'll have to have a word with the mongoose HQ groundsman :police:
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do you feel guilty? :2funny:
Yes :-[
nice bike, do not make a habit of it. :knuppel2: ;)
I won't :(
I'll have to have a word with the mongoose HQ groundsman :police:
Shot him.
He kept stroking the geese.
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here is my halfords special,,,online price 190 squid,,,bargain
fixed gear with flip hub for a freewheel
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h56/spikeybonce/002-38.jpg)
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Quote :LolLolLolLol: My brother-in-law picked his up and they had the fookin handle bars on backwards :LolLolLolLol:
This made me laugh :LolLolLolLol: did he notice instore or after he got it home, the sort of thing I'd miss :LolLolLolLol:
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Nice bike for the doh , the forks and brakes would cost you that bought seperately at full retail :4_17_5:
Give me bof n dubber a shout if you fancy a blast up lee quarry (Burnley) or Gisburn Forrest, we may just join you :daumenhoch:
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Nice bike for the doh , the forks and brakes would cost you that bought seperately at full retail :4_17_5:
Give me bof n dubber a shout if you fancy a blast up lee quarry (Burnley) or Gisburn Forrest, we may just join you :daumenhoch:
:daumenhoch:
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Aye nice one JP :daumenhoch:
The Reverend Diggler is right too :daumenhoch: we need to get your MTB and my 4X bike muddied up a bit on a trail
The Reverend will no doubt christen them with his holy spud water :shocked: :-\
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great spec for that price john.looks the bolox too :daumenhoch:
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Just need to get yourself a NS park/street bike for coppull and Rad lock ins now Johnno :daumenhoch:
sticking loyal to the goose brand of course :angel:
even got a motomag sprocket :4_17_5:
(http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/images/prod_34639.jpg)
(http://www.woollyhatshop.com/images/uploads/Jakes/Bikes/BMX/mongoose-program%20bmx-bikes-2011-tan(1).jpg)
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Just need to get yourself a NS park/street bike for coppull and Rad lock ins now Johnno :daumenhoch:
sticking loyal to the goose brand of course :angel:
even got a motomag sprocket :4_17_5:
(http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/images/prod_34639.jpg)
LOL - I do like the look of that "program" with the gumwall tyres, seen it before, but it's all tubes steel ???
That 2011 "fraction" at the top there is obviously a much better model and full chr-mo but I think I prefer the 2010 model "legion" here :
(http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/images/prod_25338.jpg)
But I don't think I'm ready to take the plunge into the dark side :-\
No new school BMX for me just yet :LolLolLolLol:
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Having a look is just the start.... ;)
You know you wanna... :daumenhoch:
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Having a look is just the start.... ;)
Oh no ! :LolLolLolLol:
I'd love to hear some reports on how the Knight Retro Goose rides :coolsmiley:
(http://bmxmuseum.com/image/bike_004_copy24_blowup.jpg)
:daumenhoch:
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Redoing the Kos aswell this year - http://www.ozbmx.com.au/index.php'showtopic=24395&pid=289739&st=0&#entry289739