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How much of a lemon could this be ?
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 4:26pm
by brucelee
https://www.sportsdirect.com/muddyfox-r ... e=93330944I know, it's sports direct, and it's really old tiagra stuff which makes me think they had a legal issue and had to sit on them for a couple of years but how bad could the frame possibly be ? Most of these Chinese spray jobs are generic anyway and the groupset would do for spares. And yet no ones buying it.... Any one got any inside info on the origin of the frame ?
Cheers,
Bruce.
Re: How much of a lemon could this be ?
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 6:22pm
by random37
Get one, and find out. If it is actually dangerous, sue Sports Direct.
Re: How much of a lemon could this be ?
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 7:51pm
by jessand
The carbon must be quite thick, it weighs 26 1/2 lbs!!
Re: How much of a lemon could this be ?
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 8:23pm
by crazydave789
it should be okay but was never 1499 thats not how sports direct works. so it was always a 499 bike
Re: How much of a lemon could this be ?
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 8:29pm
by Bonefishblues
jessand wrote:The carbon must be quite thick, it weighs 26 1/2 lbs!!
It's hard to see how they could manage that!
Re: How much of a lemon could this be ?
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 9:04pm
by gregoryoftours
There is a pretty informative review here -
https://roadandmountainbikereviews.co.u ... road-bike/I imagine that qc and build quality of the frame, fork and wheels must be pretty bad for that price. I don't really think that is worth buying for the bits either, you can get the more modern 4700 group set for £235, some bad wheels, not great frame, budget tyres and other bits of no great quality that you probably wouldn't buy by choice to soak up the other £265.
Re: How much of a lemon could this be ?
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 9:25pm
by whoof
gregoryoftours wrote:There is a pretty informative review here -
https://roadandmountainbikereviews.co.u ... road-bike/I imagine that qc and build quality of the frame, fork and wheels must be pretty bad for that price. I don't really think that is worth buying for the bits either, you can get the more modern 4700 group set for £235, some bad wheels, not great frame, budget tyres and other bits of no great quality that you probably wouldn't buy by choice to soak up the other £265.
That review is wonderful.
Common questions: What is the use of rigid front forks.
Answer: ..to help bikers stay focused on long distance trips.
It also says owners like the 15kg weight.
Re: How much of a lemon could this be ?
Posted: 22 Aug 2018, 10:41pm
by gregoryoftours
Quite often on these sorts of sites the aerodynamic fork will be described as the 'breaking wind droplet' fork! And chainrings are 'dental plates'