Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
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- Cwmbach, South Wales
Amen to that!!!
New Mountian bike help
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Amen to that!!!
Nevakonaza
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Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
There are 6 cogs on the rear wheel,It has Disk brakes.
OK a new rear wheel might be hard to source but there are still options although they will involve swapping out the shifter as well. That said you may well find a 2nd hand 6 speed rear wheel out there.
Nevakonaza
New Member
Ah,Well i emailed Muddyfox directly a couple of days back about an exact replacement rim to fit my bike and i got a reply back today,They are going to see if they have any in stock and how much it woudld be for the wheel trim + delivery,But im expecting thisto be £££ direct from Muddyfox.
Appreciate the help so far though guys
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
You might be lucky. If it is old stock then they might let it go for very little (fingers crossed)
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
The problem is that the mechanic will have taken one look at the bike, written it off as a (near) BSO, and gone back to drinking his tea or coffee. He won't have recrecognised that this bike is the OP's transport and therefore important to the OP.
The trouble is the Hustle is a sheep in wolf's clothing. It looks like a trick disc braked full suspension mountain bike. It isn't. New ones are available from fleabay right now for £150 bin (with an alledged rrp of £500 FFS) and Tesco's Direct were selling them for c£130. Because it is not a 'real' mountain bike* replacement parts will be expensive and hard to find. Rather than bemoaning the repairability of the machine why don't we help the OP find a good quality replacement bike....?
*by which I mean it would come badly second in any encounter with any real mountain and would probably maim the rider in so doing
The trouble is the Hustle is a sheep in wolf's clothing. It looks like a trick disc braked full suspension mountain bike. It isn't. New ones are available from fleabay right now for £150 bin (with an alledged rrp of £500 FFS) and Tesco's Direct were selling them for c£130. Because it is not a 'real' mountain bike* replacement parts will be expensive and hard to find. Rather than bemoaning the repairability of the machine why don't we help the OP find a good quality replacement bike....?
*by which I mean it would come badly second in any encounter with any real mountain and would probably maim the rider in so doing
Angelfishsolo
A Velocipedian
- Location
- Cwmbach, South Wales
Granted it is not a great bike but a new wheel and shifter will still be cheaper than a new (2nd hand bike)
Nevakonaza
New Member
Sorry for been dumb,Whats BSO mean?
But yeh it is my Transport,I cant drive so usually go everywhere on my bike and now im gonna have to either walk or catch the bus...i dont work all that far away from where i live though so its not too bad but im already missing my bike.
Still no reply back from Muddyfox as of yet,My dad reckons just to get a new bike to save all the hastle and messing around,At least i will have some sort of guarentee if i get one from Halfords or something and if anything goes wrong with it i can take it back in.
Problem with the bikes ive been seeing on Halfords website they all seem to be the make "Appolo"....am i right in thinking they will be crap?
Been thinking this time if i get a new bike not to get one with Full susp,But rather go with one with a Hardtail and just front suspention...and instead of Disk brakes get one with standard pads as the disk pads on my current bike kept squeeling all the time no matter how i adjusted them..PITA.
Globalti
Legendary Member
Your post brings up a whole bunch of issues:
BSO = Bike Shaped Object, a perjorative term for cheap bikes that don't really deserve the description "bicycle".
You will miss your bike, it's the most efficient and economical form or transport available.
If you buy a new bike (which is what that mechanic is hoping you will do) try to avoid buying it from Halfords. Their mechanical preparation is only as good as the mechanic at the store and some are fairly crap. Can't you travel to a town with a proper bike shop, rather than a car store that also flogs bikes? Once you have become a customer at a good bike shop they will give you proper after-sales service.
....and yes, Apollo bikes are BSOs.
....and yes again, unless you are a hardcore downhiller, full suspension is a waste of money and adds massive weight to the bike. A traditional "two triangle" bike frame is a strong structure but as soon as you fit rear suspension you introduce all kinds of stresses into the equation. These s stresses need strong materials but with a cheap bike you are only going to get high-tensile steel so to compensate for the weakness of this material the bike will have to be built like a tank. You don't even need front suspension if you are just commuting, have a look at a fully rigid hybrid and spend your money on some better components, not suspension that you don't need.
Your brakes squeal because they are cheap. As you write, it would be better to go for simple rim brakes, lighter, just as effective and easy to set up.
BSO = Bike Shaped Object, a perjorative term for cheap bikes that don't really deserve the description "bicycle".
You will miss your bike, it's the most efficient and economical form or transport available.
If you buy a new bike (which is what that mechanic is hoping you will do) try to avoid buying it from Halfords. Their mechanical preparation is only as good as the mechanic at the store and some are fairly crap. Can't you travel to a town with a proper bike shop, rather than a car store that also flogs bikes? Once you have become a customer at a good bike shop they will give you proper after-sales service.
....and yes, Apollo bikes are BSOs.
....and yes again, unless you are a hardcore downhiller, full suspension is a waste of money and adds massive weight to the bike. A traditional "two triangle" bike frame is a strong structure but as soon as you fit rear suspension you introduce all kinds of stresses into the equation. These s stresses need strong materials but with a cheap bike you are only going to get high-tensile steel so to compensate for the weakness of this material the bike will have to be built like a tank. You don't even need front suspension if you are just commuting, have a look at a fully rigid hybrid and spend your money on some better components, not suspension that you don't need.
Your brakes squeal because they are cheap. As you write, it would be better to go for simple rim brakes, lighter, just as effective and easy to set up.
Globalti
Legendary Member
Something like this Kona would be an excellent choice for you: http://www.evanscycl...d-bike-ec027214
Read the first customer review and have a look at the other hybrids lower down that page.
Read the first customer review and have a look at the other hybrids lower down that page.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Taint necessarily so. At least; expense does not guarantee silence. I've ridden with plenty of expensive Avid discs that scream like banshees.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
New bike wise I'd point the OP's Dad in the direction of Edinburgh Bicycle Coop and one of these
or, as I don't share Globalti's dislike of Halford's, the OP having shown service in local bike shops isn't always what it might be, one of these
In either case I'd get the bike setup and checked over in a decent local bike shop. Should cost about £25 - £35
or, as I don't share Globalti's dislike of Halford's, the OP having shown service in local bike shops isn't always what it might be, one of these
In either case I'd get the bike setup and checked over in a decent local bike shop. Should cost about £25 - £35
Nevakonaza
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Kona Lanai 2011 any good?
