Halfords bikes / Alternatives

Danye

Hi all,

Looking to get myself a run around for a bit of casual cycling, get me from A to B locally and to generally improve fitness.

Halfords have a selection of bikes that don't look to bad to an uneducated eye. I'd be interested to hear people's opinions on what would be best for my requirements


1. http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=15551&langId=-1&categoryId=212536&productId=912087&storeId=11101

2. http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=15551&langId=-1&categoryId=212536&productId=1038535&storeId=11101

3. http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=15551&langId=-1&categoryId=212377&productId=992087&storeId=11101

4. http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=15551&langId=-1&categoryId=212377&productId=1115677&storeId=11101

Or can anybody point me in the direction of a decent bike for what I'll be doing with it.

Thanks.

Cee-Jay-Cee

How far is it between A and B?

You've linked 4 totally different bikes. Personally I'd stay away from any bike under €300 as they'll generally be heavy with cheap components. What's your budget?

Kevincavan83

As cee-jay-cee just said.
How far are you looking at going?
Are you going off road(at all)?
Are you looking at doing long spins at weekends or joining club as some dont allow straight bars?
Also look at your budget if you can use the bike to work scheme it will help also buy a good lock or two a good chain lock and good u lock with cable

Lumen

That Carrera Parva looks quite decent for the price.

Avoid Apollo.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I avoided Halfords for years but last year I wanted a hybrid for leisurely cycles and after much research I decided upon their Voodoo Marasa and I absolutely love it.

I love its versatility, its equally happy on the road, on light trains and canal tracks. And the hydraulic brakes (disk brakes) are some of the best I've used, and all for less than €400.

I'm presently braking in a saddle on my road bike and put in a 70k cycle yesterday, put that bike away and decided to take a spin around the park on the hybrid ~ I was like 'blisssss, relaxed riding position, lovely brakes, fat tyres.

I don't have an experience of the other Halfords bikes you've listed, sorry.

Red Kev

Got a Carrera Zelos for around €350 two years ago, very happy with it, just got it to keep fit and didn't want to spend big money in case it was a bit of a fad. I do anything from 25-125km (1-5 hours) on it no bother.

Saddle was a bit hard but I changed that, tyres were good, just upgraded them to Schwalbe Marathon Plus when they wore out.

Masala

I got the Carrera Subway last year and love scooting around the park on it..... Don't see the need to spend €500++ for a runaround when Halfords have decent stuff at €300++

Danye

I'm on my phone so can't multi quote but thanks to everybody for their replies.

I'm going to go with one of the Carrera models.

Thanks for the help.

Kevincavan83

Danye wrote: »

I'm on my phone so can't multi quote but thanks to everybody for their replies.

I'm going to go with one of the Carrera models.

Thanks for the help.

Be sure to get measured up correctly. Best of luck. I know i had a headache deciding on my bike!
Remember you can save 52% of cost of bike and accesories on bike to work scheme up to value of €1000.
Depending on your tax bracket.
(Some companies dont do halfords bike4work voucher scheme though)