Muddyfox flux hybrid.. BSO?

[constantG]

Hi,

I'm new here and to cycling in general so please bear with me. After much deliberating, I am about to buy the Muddyfox Flux Hybrid 700C and I am fully aware that "you get what you pay for" and that this bike is a flat pack BSO but putting aside any biaised opinions and bearing in mind that this is all I can afford, for the price is this about the best that I can get.

I have thought about going the second hand route and I am just as wary about that, purely on the basis of the "unknown" aspect to buying anything second hand.

All replies appreciated.

Thanks

 

[battered]

If you really don't want a second hand bike and this is the budget, then provided you only want to do a bit of pottering about and commuting, why not? Edin Bike coop also do something similar, retail £250ish, often available around £170-180. I've seen these around and chatted to owners, they seem happy enough.

You will always get more bike second hand though. My last bike, a Spesh HardRock used as a round-town hack, was a tenner. It needed a new rear wheel (bits box), cables, tyres, and I had to buy a seat post and find a saddle, again in the bits box. I suppose it now owes me about £25, but if you'd had to buy all new parts you'd be £100 poorer, and more if you can't DIY. It's still a better bike than the flatpack one you've seen.

If you can't trust yourself to inspect a SH nike have you got a mate who can do it for you?

 

[mcshroom]

Actually that looks like a good deal to me

Nice sensible bike that, and although the equipment is low end (7sp freewheel, tourney dérailleurs) it is all pretty robust.

 

[constantG]

Two days ago I didn't know what a derailleur or 7 speed freewheel was so I'm quite glad to see that my first choice isn't considered dumb. I am by nature a geeky type and will, over the coming years get to know every piece of equipment in the same way that I do with PC's but, one step at a time. I will eventually take up a spanner and collect a "bits box" no doubt but, I've gotta get out there and enjoy cycling first.
Thanks for your advice and I'll keep everyone here posted on my cycling exploits.

C

edit:

If you can't trust yourself to inspect a SH nike have you got a mate who can do it for you?

You think I've got mates after all I've said. lol

 

[HLaB]

From its description that bike actually sounds OK, as long are you are willing to accept that it wont be the lightest I can't see much wrong with it. Actually, it looks better than my first bike on returning to cycling

 

[constantG]

This bike arrived today and unfortunately, the rear mudguard was dented and the bolt holding the handlebars in had been over-tightened by the "engineer" who assembled it. I had already put the bike together when I found out about the bolt but looking closely you can see that it is made up as a bolt with a large washer solidly fixed together and the washer part of it is sheared slightly.

I contacted SportsDirect and they are forwarding replacement parts to me. Overall though after my first short ride on it I am quite pleased and can safely say that I haven't wasted my money.

Thanks for your comments.

 

[Shawsy]

Hi just purchased the same bike form sports direct... a bit nervous of what to expect when it arrives. Any problems with it so far?

This bike arrived today and unfortunately, the rear mudguard was dented and the bolt holding the handlebars in had been over-tightened by the "engineer" who assembled it. I had already put the bike together when I found out about the bolt but looking closely you can see that it is made up as a bolt with a large washer solidly fixed together and the washer part of it is sheared slightly.

I contacted SportsDirect and they are forwarding replacement parts to me. Overall though after my first short ride on it I am quite pleased and can safely say that I haven't wasted my money.

Thanks for your comments.

 

[Kestevan]

Silly question, but is the washer a split ring washer

If so they're supposed to be "sheared" like that.