Hawk Cycles

[Ed]

Hi.

Can anyone tell me if Hawk bicycles are a good make or not? They're certainly cheap and I think
British made.

Thanks.

Ed.

[Andy Hibbins]

Ed wrote:

> Can anyone tell me if Hawk bicycles are a good make or not? They're certainly cheap and I think
> British made.

Well they used to be pretty crap, heavy, poor components etc. Maybe they have changed for the better
in the past 10 years.

[Tony Raven]

ed_zep@ntlworld.com (Ed) wrote in message news:<58e9f9da.0307280508.15385daa@posting.google.com>...
> Hi.
>
> Can anyone tell me if Hawk bicycles are a good make or not? They're certainly cheap and I think
> British made.
>

I think you've just answered your question yourself ;-)

Tony

[Richard Bates]

On 28 Jul 2003 06:08:25 -0700, ed_zep@ntlworld.com (Ed) in
<58e9f9da.0307280508.15385daa@posting.google.com> wrote:

>Can anyone tell me if Hawk bicycles are a good make or not? They're certainly cheap and I think
>British made.

They are made out of the patented "Scaffold Tubing". I believe that many shipping lines buy them,
take off the wheels and use them as anchors during storms.
--
If ingnorance is bliss then I am the erm er luckiest thingy in the whatchamacallit. To mail me,
change the obvious bit to richard

[Rg]

"Richard Bates" <mail.sent.here.gets.deleted@cuddle.clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:02naivssa4fmth6l38i1h492ube0ghsjeg@4ax.com...
> On 28 Jul 2003 06:08:25 -0700, ed_zep@ntlworld.com (Ed) in
> <58e9f9da.0307280508.15385daa@posting.google.com> wrote:
>
> >Can anyone tell me if Hawk bicycles are a good make or not? They're certainly cheap and I think
> >British made.
>
> They are made out of the patented "Scaffold Tubing". I believe that many shipping lines buy them,
> take off the wheels and use them as anchors during storms.
> --
> If ingnorance is bliss then I am the erm er luckiest thingy in the whatchamacallit. To mail me,
> change the obvious bit to richard

I would suggest that you employ the barge-pole as far as Hawk is concerned. They have a few retail
outlets in the Midlands where the "staff" are pretty lacking in knowledge and levels of service
(even to buy an inner tube!) are laughable.

Go to a real bike shop, or one of the mainstream mail-order outfits that advertise in the
cycling mags

RG

[Peter Rollason]

In defense if you want a £50 bike - don't intend to go off road. I would suggest a hawk is ok.

They are bloody heavy though.

Pete.

"Andy Hibbins" <andy@andyhibbins.me.uk> wrote in message news:bg3jkb$1bb$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Ed wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me if Hawk bicycles are a good make or not? They're certainly cheap and I think
> > British made.
>
> Well they used to be pretty crap, heavy, poor components etc. Maybe they have changed for the
> better in the past 10 years.

[The Oracle]

Peter, Not as heavy as my Raleigh genesis. I was doing thirty mile rides on that thing and I am sute
that's the reason I was losing five pounds a week in weight - the thing must weigh eight tones at
least !!! Steve "Peter Rollason" <peter.rollason@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:VNWVa.4997$Id1.477147@newsfep2-win.server.ntli.net...
> In defense if you want a £50 bike - don't intend to go off road. I would suggest a hawk is ok.
>
> They are bloody heavy though.
>
> Pete.
>
>
>
>
> "Andy Hibbins" <andy@andyhibbins.me.uk> wrote in message news:bg3jkb$1bb$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Ed wrote:
> >
> > > Can anyone tell me if Hawk bicycles are a good make or not? They're certainly cheap and I
> > > think British made.
> >
> > Well they used to be pretty crap, heavy, poor components etc. Maybe they have changed for the
> > better in the past 10 years.