Decathlon or halfords

[shumidrives]

which have the best value for money bikes?

rockrider or carrera?

how do they compare to GT and Specialized???

 

[Hacienda71]

For service alone Decathlon by a mile very helpful set the bike up well. The bikes in Halfords are fine its just the service that goes with it that lets them down.

 

[jay clock]

+1 for St Deckie

 

[Cubist]

Decathlon Rockrider was reviewed and voted best sub £500 hardtail in the summer.

GT and Spesh, all much of a muchness across all four types at that price point. Once you start upping the price point and specc to say £1000 Spesh leaves the rest behind. If you are looking around at that sort of money Halfords Boardman bikes knock the rest into the weeds for VFM.

 

[Salad Dodger]

At the lower end of the market I would say Decathlon bikes are built with better components than Halfords own make bikes. And I have more confidence in the mechanics at Decathlon than Halfords, although of course you can find good or bad workmanship anywhere.

Once you get up to, say £600 or £700 or more then the Halfords/Boardman bikes look pretty attractive...

 

[shumidrives]

im thinking around £400-£500 price range soooooooooo......

 

[BearPear]

you tailed off at the end there, have you dashed out to make a purchase?!!

 

[shumidrives]

noooooo not just yet

 

[Cubist]

Looks like you may have your answer, but with some of their offers on at the moment, Halfords is still worth a look. Whatever you buy, and wherever you buy it, make sure it's put together properly before you ride it!

 

[valleyold boy]

picking up a carrera "vengeance" in the morning(where do they get these names)as a winter bike.At present i have a dawes hybrid bought last winter that i have been very happy with and done over 1500 miles this year.However at £200 on the web for a bike that has been selling at over £400 for the rest of the year seems a good buy.Some of the trails in Wales need a mountain bike,however my other half says at 66 i,ll never get my wear out of it!Decathalon is agreat store if i was in my place in Brittany though i would not have had such a good deal.

 

[Crankarm]

Decathlon, no contest.

 

[youngoldbloke]

- just wish Decathlon would open more stores - if you live in the SW or Wales you are stuffed! My nearest store is in Dudley - around 200 miles round trip.

 

[upsidedown]

I'm a big fan of Decathlon, their returns policy is brilliant, they never argue and there's no time limit on returns.

 

[Alan Whicker]

I'd have bought a B'Twin Riverside from Decathlon if the top tube hadn't been erm, uncomfortably high. Great value, and the service I had from the staff at the Surrey Quays branch was brilliant. They really were very knowledgeable. And I love the way they just let you ride round the store until you're happy. I must say buying even minor items from Halfords (at the Mile End branch anyway) has always been a chore, and it certainly puts me off their bikes.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

My eldest has had bikes from both - go for decathlon.