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On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 18:13:48 +0100, wrote:

24V A PEUGEOT 21 SPEED GENTS MOUNTAIN
BIKE WITH ALLOY WHEELS AND SHIMANO GS GEARS.


I would make a guess that this one is older than the others, but assuming
it is in good nick would be one I'd be interested in. Puegeot have made
some nice MTBs. The've made some crap ones too. Without looking at it,
it's very hard to give advice.

A quick look at ebay shows:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

Nice looking but simple Ridgeback.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW

Carrera with ali frame. Possibly a bit lighter, but personally I would
want the Ridgeback.

BTW I have nothing to do with these people and can't vouch for the
relative conditions of the bikes.

Hope this helps.

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On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 18:08:20 GMT, Simon Brooke
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Can anyone say if any of these bikes are any good. They sell at
auction for 40-50 pounds. Sorry about the caps (cut and paste job).

I haven't looked through this list in detail but you know the answer
yourself. If they were any good at all they would not sell at auction
for £50. And seeing some of these are Apollos - Halfords own brand -
they are presumably bikes which Halfords found they just could not
shift at any price.

They probably aren't even worth melting down for scrap.

Funny you should say that because i have seen wheels and tyres sell
for 20-30 a pair on ebay.

You certainly have. Not those wheels and tyres, however.

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On 02 Sep 2004 18:44:23 +0100, Ambrose Nankivell
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Can anyone say if any of these bikes are any good. They sell at
auction for 40-50 pounds. Sorry about the caps (cut and paste job).

These four don't have suspension and are thus worth the effort. Avoid
all the others like the plague.

thanks, what is so bad about suspension on a bike ?

If it's any good it's very expensive; if it's cheap it's heavy; and even
if it is good it isn't normally useful on smooth surfaces - good
suspension units have switches to lock them rigid for use on the road.
Good suspension is only better than no suspension on really rough
surfaces; bad suspension is never better than no suspension, and it's
heavier and there are more things to go wrong or break.

There aren't any full suspension bikes worth buying under £1,000. A good
pair of suspension forks will set you back about £300, a good rear
suspension unit about the same.

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On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 19:14:08 +0100, wrote (more or
less):

On 02 Sep 2004 18:44:23 +0100, Ambrose Nankivell
wrote:

writes:

Can anyone say if any of these bikes are any good. They sell at
auction for 40-50 pounds. Sorry about the caps (cut and paste job).

24V A Peugeot 21 speed gents mountain bike with alloy wheels and
Shimano GS gears.

25v An Apollo gents Manic mountain bike with 18 speed Shimano gears
and alloy wheels.

29V Universal Rapid Reactor gents mountain cycle in black

31V A Shogun Trail Breaker gents mountain cycle in black.


These four don't have suspension and are thus worth the effort. Avoid
all the others like the plague.

thanks, what is so bad about suspension on a bike ?

The items that get supplied in the £50 range tend to be engineered for
show-room 'gee-whiz', rather than engineered to be capable of doing
the job.

They'll basically make pedalling the bike harder, without giving you
the advantages decent suspension will provide.



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Funny you should say that because i have seen wheels and tyres sell
for 20-30 a pair on ebay.

Yes, but all wheels are not created equal, same with tyres. If you put
cheap remoulds on a sports car do you think it would still corner as
well? Now apply the same to bikes...

Pete.
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On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 09:10:17 +0100, Peter Clinch
wrote:

wrote:

Funny you should say that because i have seen wheels and tyres sell
for 20-30 a pair on ebay.

Yes, but all wheels are not created equal, same with tyres. If you put
cheap remoulds on a sports car do you think it would still corner as
well? Now apply the same to bikes...

but those Claude Butlers which everyone says are crap (probably are)
have excellent alloy wheels and top class tyres.

wrote:

but those Claude Butlers which everyone says are crap (probably are)
have excellent alloy wheels and top class tyres.

By what criteria are you judging "excellent"? I don't know, I haven't
seen them, but I'm not sure you can be quite so sure, or you wouldn't be
asking us if this stuff was any good...

Pete.
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On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 22:22:41 +0100, Chris Davies
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 18:13:48 +0100, wrote:

24V A PEUGEOT 21 SPEED GENTS MOUNTAIN
BIKE WITH ALLOY WHEELS AND SHIMANO GS GEARS.


I would make a guess that this one is older than the others, but assuming
it is in good nick would be one I'd be interested in. Puegeot have made
some nice MTBs. The've made some crap ones too. Without looking at it,
it's very hard to give advice.

A quick look at ebay shows:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

Nice looking but simple Ridgeback.

thanks Chris. I put in a bid. I will replace the tyres to something a
bit more road like.

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 10:51:37 +0100, wrote:

On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 22:22:41 +0100, Chris Davies
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 18:13:48 +0100, wrote:

24V A PEUGEOT 21 SPEED GENTS MOUNTAIN
BIKE WITH ALLOY WHEELS AND SHIMANO GS GEARS.


I would make a guess that this one is older than the others, but
assuming
it is in good nick would be one I'd be interested in. Puegeot have made
some nice MTBs. The've made some crap ones too. Without looking at it,
it's very hard to give advice.

A quick look at ebay shows:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

Nice looking but simple Ridgeback.

thanks Chris. I put in a bid. I will replace the tyres to something a
bit more road like.


Did you get it? What sort of tyres are you after?

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On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 13:23:06 +0100, Chris Davies
wrote:

On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 10:51:37 +0100, wrote:

On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 22:22:41 +0100, Chris Davies
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 18:13:48 +0100, wrote:

24V A PEUGEOT 21 SPEED GENTS MOUNTAIN
BIKE WITH ALLOY WHEELS AND SHIMANO GS GEARS.


I would make a guess that this one is older than the others, but
assuming
it is in good nick would be one I'd be interested in. Puegeot have made
some nice MTBs. The've made some crap ones too. Without looking at it,
it's very hard to give advice.

A quick look at ebay shows:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

Nice looking but simple Ridgeback.

thanks Chris. I put in a bid. I will replace the tyres to something a
bit more road like.


Did you get it? What sort of tyres are you after?

I was outbid and it was in Stoke, So I am waiting for a ridgeback to
come up in the London area, when I get it I will contact you regarding
the tyres.