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Peter Clinch
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> Hi, I've recently bought a Claude Butler Supermoto Mens 26ins, 24
> Speed mountain bike for about £150 from a local auction in London.
> These bikes got for £370 new.
> Shown here:
> http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xDN-Sports_and_Outdoors--14088_price_range_above_300-14068_men
>
> I'm seeing a *lot* of cheaper bikes for £70, 26ins, 24 speed that also
> have dual suspension and shimano gears. Is there much difference
> between the cheaper bikes and the hand made Claude Butlers?
The CB you have very probably isn't very good: full suspension at this
sort of price is basically sheep in wolf's clothing stuff.
£70 bikes, OTH, are lame sheep with bad asthma in wolf's clothing. In
automotive terms, think clapped out Lada with remoulds but a shiny paint
job, alloys and a big spoiler.
Junk, in other words, that will weigh a tonne and go wrong.
Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/
> Hi, I've recently bought a Claude Butler Supermoto Mens 26ins, 24
> Speed mountain bike for about £150 from a local auction in London.
> These bikes got for £370 new.
> Shown here:
> http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xDN-Sports_and_Outdoors--14088_price_range_above_300-14068_men
>
> I'm seeing a *lot* of cheaper bikes for £70, 26ins, 24 speed that also
> have dual suspension and shimano gears. Is there much difference
> between the cheaper bikes and the hand made Claude Butlers?
The CB you have very probably isn't very good: full suspension at this
sort of price is basically sheep in wolf's clothing stuff.
£70 bikes, OTH, are lame sheep with bad asthma in wolf's clothing. In
automotive terms, think clapped out Lada with remoulds but a shiny paint
job, alloys and a big spoiler.
Junk, in other words, that will weigh a tonne and go wrong.
Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/