Author Topic: My latest bike is NOT a mongoose !!! (Read 2568 times)

bobafett · « **on:** January 30, 2011, 10:56 PM »

But.............

It's not a BMX either

So it started like this...........

My dad had been chirping on about wanting a mountain bike so we all chipped in and got him one for christmas. I was tasked with finding the bike and we had a budget of £250 - £300

A second hand bike wasn't an option with it being a gift so off I went comparing specs. Did a bit of reading on some MTB sites, read a bunch of reviews and started a few threads.

Key things I wanted to achieve where:

- Hydraulic disc brakes
- Forks with a decent amount of travel and preload

After a lot of reading I desided on the Carrera Vengeance - originally £499 and pre christmas £299

So after viewing the bike I decided, fook it - I'm having one of them too

My brother-in-law who was after replacing his old budget MTB saw the spec and said fook it I want one too

So I go in the store asking for more discount cos we're buying 3 and end up getting them for £269

Not the greatest MTB by a long stretch but for an entry level bike at £269 i think it's a crackin' little machine............

The guy in halfords said - we can build them up for you or you can have them come dis-assembled in the box.

My brother in-law said "yeah go on I'll have mine built by you guys"

I said "fook off I'll build it myself"

My brother-in-law picked his up and they had the fookin handle bars on backwards

In2 bmx · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:12 PM »

$:-\$ did you bang your head John

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Looks good fun and great value for the money that mate

NORTY40 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:14 PM »

Looks good John , liking the Black and White

Bargain at £270 I reckon .

When are we off to Llandegla or the lakes then

..... that should give it a baptism of fire

brettypeeps · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:14 PM »

Looks like a tasty bit of kit for the money

Nice one John

HARORIDER · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:15 PM »

looks pretty good for the money mate

griff · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:32 PM »

that's the exact bike I got mrs griff on boxing day

although it cost a bit less than that

was in the halfords sale down to £244.98
on boxing day they offered 10% off everything online, but this also included gift vouchers
so we reserved £220-worth of vouchers online and picked them up for £198
we reserved the bike online in a shop down the road (in case they thought we were taking the piss) and then went in & paid with the vouchers

on top of this we put both orders via a cashback site so there might even be a 4% on both the vouchers and the bike, but tbh it was a great deal anyway

my brother in law has been using one of these to get to work every day and he's well happy with it, he's normally pretty tough on bikes and the fact that it's still in perfect nick speaks volumes

mrs griff is a bargain hunter extraordinaire

rollin72 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:50 PM »

nice1 john

crack sellers bike

bobafett · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:58 PM »

Quote from: rollin72 on January 30, 2011, 11:50 PM

crack sellers bike

Fookin hell Gaz - you'd know ya shifty lookin fooker

Quote from: NORTY40 on January 30, 2011, 11:14 PM

When are we off to Llandegla or the lakes then ..... that should give it a baptism of fire

Soon Joff - she needs to get all mucky

kdw712 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2011, 08:06 AM »

Welcome to the dark side

Reckon you'll have a fair few laughs out on those.

think you did right not letting halfords near it, heard some right mad stories of them putting bikes together

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2011, 02:08 PM »

I'm withdrawing my bid on ebay

you will now be lost to MTB - a sad day

only joking but watch out for back ache

rick1970 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2011, 03:07 PM »

nice is that good spec too,get up to gisburn forrest you will love it there

sid1972 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2011, 04:56 PM »

John, John - nothing should stand on that grass other than a goose!!!!

photo's of other breeds should be taken at the side of the house, do you feel guilty?

nice bike, do not make a habit of it.

NORTY40 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:11 PM »

Quote from: sid1972 on January 31, 2011, 04:56 PM

John, John - nothing should stand on that grass other than a goose!!!!

photo's of other breeds should be taken at the side of the house, do you feel guilty?

Your lucky you can see a bloody bike the length of that grass and as for that fence

I'll have to have a word with the mongoose HQ groundsman

bobafett · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:21 PM »

Quote from: sid1972 on January 31, 2011, 04:56 PM

do you feel guilty?

Yes

Quote from: sid1972 on January 31, 2011, 04:56 PM

nice bike, do not make a habit of it.

I won't

Quote from: NORTY40 on January 31, 2011, 05:11 PM

I'll have to have a word with the mongoose HQ groundsman

Shot him.

He kept stroking the geese.

THIRSTYKIRSTY · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2011, 06:20 PM »

here is my halfords special,,,online price 190 squid,,,bargain

fixed gear with flip hub for a freewheel

BMX1973 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2011, 08:10 PM »

Quote

My brother-in-law picked his up and they had the fookin handle bars on backwards

This made me laugh

did he notice instore or after he got it home, the sort of thing I'd miss

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2011, 08:36 PM »

Nice bike for the doh , the forks and brakes would cost you that bought seperately at full retail

Give me bof n dubber a shout if you fancy a blast up lee quarry (Burnley) or Gisburn Forrest, we may just join you

bobafett · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2011, 01:00 AM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on January 31, 2011, 08:36 PM

Nice bike for the doh , the forks and brakes would cost you that bought seperately at full retail

Give me bof n dubber a shout if you fancy a blast up lee quarry (Burnley) or Gisburn Forrest, we may just join you

hunterdubber · « **Reply #18 on:** February 03, 2011, 06:05 PM »

Aye nice one JP

The Reverend Diggler is right too

we need to get your MTB and my 4X bike muddied up a bit on a trail

The Reverend will no doubt christen them with his holy spud water

$:-\$

trickydeno · « **Reply #19 on:** February 03, 2011, 10:12 PM »

great spec for that price john.looks the bolox too

hunterdubber · « **Reply #20 on:** February 03, 2011, 10:55 PM »

Just need to get yourself a NS park/street bike for coppull and Rad lock ins now Johnno

sticking loyal to the goose brand of course

even got a motomag sprocket

bobafett · « **Reply #21 on:** February 03, 2011, 11:55 PM »

Quote from: Hunterdubber on February 03, 2011, 10:55 PM

Just need to get yourself a NS park/street bike for coppull and Rad lock ins now Johnno

sticking loyal to the goose brand of course

even got a motomag sprocket

LOL - I do like the look of that "program" with the gumwall tyres, seen it before, but it's all tubes steel

That 2011 "fraction" at the top there is obviously a much better model and full chr-mo but I think I prefer the 2010 model "legion" here :

But I don't think I'm ready to take the plunge into the dark side $:-\$

No new school BMX for me just yet