comments on bentini travesio, please.

[up hill struggle]

ive sent my mtb back to where it came from, problem after problem, 4 repairs in 4 weeks & finally the shop said we cant fix this but heres a new bike for you, got the new bike home & went fit the extras & road tyres, found the bike had been put together by monkeys bolts over tightened & stripped threads, front brakes over tightened & constantly rubbing on the rim rear brake pads not even hand tight stem wobbling & chain ruined by some prick wrecking the link when fitting it so but onto the car it went, off to the shop demanded refund this time as I was completely fed up with them.

most of what was wrong with bike build would be simple to fix but after the 1st bike repeatedly braking I had major quality concerns & after the bull#### job they did of building the replacement I simply had no confidence in the bike or staff.

almost glad to be honest as I kind of regretted buying the bike in the first place.

now ive been looking around & found what I think is a very nice bike for decent money, nice gear shifters (shimano easy trigger) comfortable riding position, ridged frame 21 gears, but I cant find any info on them on line, ive attached a link below & would be glad for any comments others may have good or bad.

the bike is coming from a bike shop this time so no more monkeys working on it & this seems like a decent fella & doesn't seem to stock any cheap flimsy bikes like I had bought previously, every thing in the shops looks good quality & he said when it come to the service & repair end of the business he wont even take bikes in that are cheap, his words more like (you don't into asda & s##t on the floor & I don't want s##t in here).

bikes £225 & this is not a link to the shop just the bike from online site.

http://www.bikesbikesbikesuk.co.uk/product.php?id=300

 

[vickster]

Never heard of it. You'd be better off with one of these, bombprooof, and then get it checked over by a good LBS if you aren't sure about your local Halfords staff skills

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_810731_langId_-1_categoryId_165534

 

[up hill struggle]

ive search for hours now, cant find a single review of any bentini brand bike, found them for sale but no reviews & no info anywhere online about manufacture. should have found something.

that tells me all I need to know, really liked that one too.

thanks vickster but didn't really want another mtb but the spec on that is very tempting indeed. I may still consider it

 

[vickster]

The subway isn't a mountain bike in my view, but a rugged hybrid. A mountain bike has suspension

If you can go to £300 and want a more road oriented flat bar, you'd do worse than the ridgeback velocity. You could also look at decathlon'a offerings

 

[up hill struggle]

was thinking about heading to decathlon before i make a decision just to see what they have. Also a few other bike shops near me here so want to have a look around them.

the carrera crossfire 1 is also a possibility although i would have liked either rigid forks or have the choice to lock them.

 

[vickster]

the carrera crossfire 1 is also a possibility although i would have liked either rigid forks or have the choice to lock them.

Very wise, just adds weight on cheaper bikes. Look at the rigid forked disc version. Discussion on it here http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/new-bike.159129/#post-3149334

Another option could be second hand

 

[up hill struggle]

throwing a new contender into the ring in the form of the ridgeback motion, searched online & getting good reviews on ridgeback, called to a different lbs & saw it. Comfortable & with good spec.

Was in shop for almost an hour chatting, had a ride on a few bikes but the ridgeback has ticked all boxes so far & felt comfortable to ride. Any thoughts on these?

 

[vickster]

Good solid bikes, British company. An ex colleague of mine had a ridgeback commuter, used and abused in all weathers, bombproof