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Advice needed on CLAUD BUTLER URBAN 300

  • 29-06-2010 7:02pm
    #1
    irefubar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm looking for some quick advice.

    I was looking at the CLAUD BUTLER URBAN 300 (http://www.falconcycles.co.uk/Corporate/CB/Urban300.shtml), It's in a bike shop in Donegal Town for €350.

    I was wondering if anyone had any advice on this bike. It's around the right price for what I want to spend. I'll only be cycling around 10 miles a day on country roads.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    HivemindXX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭HivemindXX


    That's the same model as my bike, but mine is from a much earlier year.

    It's a good bike, very sturdy and quite nippy. As far as I'm concerned you need mudguards to commute so get the shop to put them on for you.

    The suspension seat post is a bad idea. They eventually get worn and the saddle starts to spin around. When this happened I replaced it with a regular seat post which was cheaper and gave a better feel for the road. Think about asking the shop to change this for you at purchase time.

    The suspension fork seems to be a bit more serious than the one I have. It's not really necessary for roads in my opinion but sometimes it's handy. Other times it introduces unwanted vibration. On the whole I'd say the suspension fork is fine but if it was an optional extra I wouldn't be paying more money for it.

    I've used this for proper mountain biking, it wasn't very good but I did it. I've used it for thousands and thousands of miles of city commuting. I've used it for 100k+ cycles around Wicklow a few times.

    Short version: Fairly cheap, very sturdy, very flexible. I'd go for it.


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