To those who want to buy a cheap bike
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Is that just the Framepalinurus said:
spandex
I love Dr D
I am trying to find there tv advert that was on last night about the bikes.
As one of the bikes has the forks backwards
And that is on the ad....
As one of the bikes has the forks backwards
And that is on the ad....
philipbh
Spectral Cyclist
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- Out the back
spandex said:I am trying to find there tv advert that was on last night about the bikes.
As one of the bikes has the forks backwards
...and the front wheel looks less than perfectly round too
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
A good article, but just one query....
Listed as a 'fault' is:
"The handlebar stem is the old "quill" style (instead of attaching to a steerer tube it fits directly into the headset and screws onto the forks), rather than an a-head stem."
All my 3 bikes have quill stems. I know how to adjust them, and can do so with one tool. What's wrong with them? As far as I can tell, with an A-head, you have to set it up with spacers and the like.
If A-head is stronger, and that's why it's good on MTBs, fair enough, but this bike was never going to be bought for serious off roading, so what's wrong with a quill stem?
Listed as a 'fault' is:
"The handlebar stem is the old "quill" style (instead of attaching to a steerer tube it fits directly into the headset and screws onto the forks), rather than an a-head stem."
All my 3 bikes have quill stems. I know how to adjust them, and can do so with one tool. What's wrong with them? As far as I can tell, with an A-head, you have to set it up with spacers and the like.
If A-head is stronger, and that's why it's good on MTBs, fair enough, but this bike was never going to be bought for serious off roading, so what's wrong with a quill stem?
cisamcgu
Legendary Member
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- Merseyside-ish
Arch said:
I was thinking exactly the same thing !
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
+2
I love quill stems. Simple, elegant, effective.
I love quill stems. Simple, elegant, effective.
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wafflycat
New Member
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Well.. possibly old technology, used less & less, so will become difficult to replace as time passes? A quill stem can look just the thing on a classic old bike, but I seriously doubt the quality of the quill stem on an Asda special.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
wafflycat said:
True, but you'd doubt the quality of whatever stem they used
PpPete
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Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Thank goodness, I was starting to think I was some sort of quill freak...
Browser
Guru
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- Crowland, Lincolnshire, UK.
My last purchase was a Falcon Explorer 15 about 10 years ago. It was about £190 and I now consider it a cheap bike. I have replaced all of the major wear coponents at least once and wish to high heaven I'd known enough to spend more on a decent machine. WIth many things in life you can get away with a cheap option if you don't use whatever it is very much or are gentle with it. Other things you just have to bite the bullet and shell out the readies, it's worth it in the long run.
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
To those who want to buy a cheap bike - buy a second-hand bike. 'nuff said.
PatrickPending
Legendary Member
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- Leicester
hang on I just saw the tv ad for the 70 quid asda bike and it looked like the forks were the wrong way round on the gents bike. At least they're the right way round on the website 
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wafflycat
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- middle of Norfolk
PatrickPending said:hang on I just saw the tv ad for the 70 quid asda bike and it looked like the forks were the wrong way round on the gents bike. At least they're the right way round on the website
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jul/23/asda-flat-pack-bicycle-dangerous
"Asda back-pedals after advert shows £70 bike built so badly it was dangerous
Supermarket pulls TV ad for 'flat-pack' bike after experts say brakes and steering would not work properly"
