Author Topic: Tesco BMX (Read 1580 times)

HEYWOOD BMX · « **on:** December 06, 2008, 03:22 PM »

Anyone else seen these things? They`ve been advertised for £39.99.Allegedly,it`s a freestyle bike,with v brakes and an invisible gyro...
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.202-9181.aspx

southend_styler · « **Reply #1 on:** December 06, 2008, 03:24 PM »

The ones being advertised on bus stops?

poolysheriff · « **Reply #2 on:** December 06, 2008, 03:25 PM »

is it the full bike for £39.99

I,ve seen 1 in Tesco's

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #3 on:** December 06, 2008, 04:08 PM »

Looks top quality...

moomin · « **Reply #4 on:** December 06, 2008, 04:49 PM »

the equilevent to a team murray $:-\$

CD17 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 06, 2008, 04:53 PM »

Vert-ego

darkersomeday · « **Reply #6 on:** December 06, 2008, 04:58 PM »

Quote from: Mrs Ratty on December 06, 2008, 04:49 PM

the equilevent to a team murray $:-\$

i started out on a team murray,

i was so chuffed when i got that badboy on christmas morning,

some kid out there will get one of those tesco specials for christmas and feel the same way,

so in one way that makes it better than my custom built s&m,

and thats the best bike on this whole forum

irony.

macky · « **Reply #7 on:** December 06, 2008, 05:08 PM »

Some kids gonna get that thing for xmas...

and snap that stem... then face meets floor!! $:-\$

mr.magoo · « **Reply #8 on:** December 06, 2008, 05:52 PM »

thread about these on Talk, my thoughts are thats something similar in quality and financially to what i started on
and yes it made my xmas, having a BMX, then i found racing upgraded several times making my local proper bike shop rich
and the rest is history

don't knock it if it

A. brings in new kids to the sport, and
B. keeps BMX in the limelight, even if only on bustop boardings

no such thing as bad publicity

Midlife! · « **Reply #9 on:** December 06, 2008, 06:47 PM »

I started on a team murray too

Nana · « **Reply #10 on:** December 06, 2008, 06:54 PM »

Quote from: wish id kept my TA on December 06, 2008, 04:53 PM

Vert-ego

lmao chris maybe he's in talks with the big boys

HARORIDER · « **Reply #11 on:** December 06, 2008, 09:11 PM »

hey if it makes them smile and happy and warms the hearts of the parents that see them open it up then so be it

mr.magoo · « **Reply #12 on:** December 06, 2008, 09:39 PM »

tis no worse than me making my lad race my old appollo all summer, and he's only 8, but he stuck with it, even though he kept coming last, cos of the weight and 44-16 gearing....i'm so mean.... but on the plus side, he has a nice Kuwahara Junior in the garage for xmas

lodge · « **Reply #13 on:** December 06, 2008, 10:39 PM »

I started on a team murray like this, one thing for sure that tesco bike will be much lighter than the metal magged murray.

ORANGEZIPPY · « **Reply #14 on:** December 07, 2008, 01:15 AM »

Quote from: Midlife! on December 06, 2008, 06:47 PM

I started on a team murray too

me too,

nearly bought a murray a while ago to replicate what i had bitd,

that tesco one still looks good value @£39.99,

wonder if they end up doing a recession type one called a "tesco value" for £20

HARODAVE · « **Reply #15 on:** December 07, 2008, 07:59 AM »

Quote from: The-flying-banana! on December 06, 2008, 06:54 PM

Quote from: wish id kept my TA on December 06, 2008, 04:53 PM

Vert-ego

lmao chris maybe he's in talks with the big boys

Me Too ...... i loved it to bits ....literally ......still , it gave my lots of very early welding lessons !!

Nosnod · « **Reply #16 on:** December 07, 2008, 04:49 PM »

And me to! And I thought it was the best thing sinced sliced bread when I got it

josh_spratty · « **Reply #17 on:** December 07, 2008, 05:23 PM »

i saw an advertisemet for one of tjose on a bus stop
it was a different pic though with the bars on the left .there was rust around the bottom bracket

then my mate decided to go to tesco and we tried picking one up

it was like a tank

dialledbikes · « **Reply #18 on:** December 08, 2008, 04:25 PM »

It's all relative. By 1980s standards, those Team Murrays were low end, but were still semi-credible BMX bikes for that era. That Tesco bike isn't a credible BMX bike at all.

But like some have said, for a kid who can't afford anything better or whose parents won't/can't buy them anything better, I suppose a £40 special from Tesco is better than nowt and will hopefully help the kid catch the BMX bug.

Timmeh · « **Reply #19 on:** December 09, 2008, 03:51 PM »

Quote from: mr.magoo on December 06, 2008, 09:39 PM

tis no worse than me making my lad race my old appollo all summer, and he's only 8, but he stuck with it, even though he kept coming last, cos of the weight and 44-16 gearing....i'm so mean.... but on the plus side, he has a nice Kuwahara Junior in the garage for xmas

Love that..He'll kick ass next season!

This Chrimbo will stay with him for ever 'remember your first Kuwi'?

Awesome!

brass monkey! · « **Reply #20 on:** December 09, 2008, 03:57 PM »

it'd have looked better decaled up with the TESCO VALUE stickers !

WARDY · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2008, 07:22 AM »

Quote from: monkeybiscuits! on December 09, 2008, 03:57 PM

it'd have looked better decaled up with the TESCO VALUE stickers !

" Every little helps " across the top tube

JT71 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 10, 2008, 07:37 AM »

if it get's kids on BMXs then it's all good. Yeah they've used old tech on it, but it's cheap and gotta be better to have a kid ripping around on one of these rather than playing Dave Mirra on the Xbox?

Hopefully the kids dad will drop the stem down, ditch the bell, the chain guard and the fleccies and off the kid goes.

can't see you getting much more fun for £40, yes it'll be heavy but that never stopped me on my Mki Lead Burner.