Mangizmo
Raleigh Fan
Yea I agree it is a bold claim so I will rephrase it to, I ride every day and very rarely need to ride on the road, I have off road routes in every direction from my house and Dartmoor is 365sq miles of mixed wilderness and I have been riding this area for 30 years but I like to keep my cycling inexpensive and have no interest in fasion or trends, I like what works and the cheaper the better, I am just staggered at the cost of bikes today and what people are prepared to pay and that they fall for the marketing hype. But the bike trade need those people, so good luck to them, if everyone was like me bike shops wouldnt behalf so profitable. I think its hard to beat a good hybrid with front suspension for practicality, I have just retired a Halfords Carrera Crossfire that I absolutely hammered for about 20 years, I bought it on offer for £220 with a carrier and mudguards fitted, never even broke a spoke, they still sell them (a bit different now) and they are surprisingly good, I am still using the carrier, the rapidfire shimano shifters, the flat bars and the stem, so I think I had good value out of thet bike& that's a bold claim.
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