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turns out not that classifieds ..
Looking for a £200 bargain to tow mini RRR on his trailer bike. Any deals, European websites, amazingness?
thanks
199 GBP
Calibre bikes
27.5 "rail" hardtail:
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/Product.aspx?ProdId=446503&path=product
In size s, m , l available.
More or less an outdated design - but for 200 GBP is great value.
In support of the Calibre Rail, a work mate picked one up to get into mtb a couple of months ago, and is loving it and currently thrashing around the Peak like a loon. In many way's, whilst it clearly lacks some of the modern tick boxes, I can't help thinking it's as capable as many of the hardtails I've rode around the Peak for years on and paid way way more for!
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I can’t help thinking it’s as capable as many of the hardtails I’ve rode around the Peak for years on
haha.
One of my bikes is an Calibre bike as well. The Bossnut V2.
And yes - there are some pre-assembly quality issues, the soft paint, the lousy Formula hubs - but for around 1k ...- excellent, excellent trail bike! Made the RockShox Sektor "small service" recently. The bike now feels better than ever! Biked it over winter time and now in summer around three times a week. And I'am not pampering the Bossnut.
Calibre Rail: don't really know this bike. And guess for 200 GBP you won't get the "perfect" bike. But guess Calibre is able to surprise in a very positive way!
I don't care about the weight of mountain bikes. Bikers which feel very sensitive to bike-weight: o.k. - Calibre bikes are on the more heavy side.
Thanks guys. That Calibre rail looks good. I might have to investigate. I just can’t face a steel frame, V braked halfrauds Apollo special ..
Classifieds? Online auctions? Bound to be better deals on offer than new.
The Calibre looks ok for £200 to me if you want new. For towing a trailer you don’t need anything s****y. You also don’t have to worry so much about it being nicked I suppose.
Or, you could look on eBay and see if you get lucky. I previously got a Kona full suss from the late 90’s for £150. The fs design wasn’t great but it had Easton alloy tubing and lightweight wheels etc.
27lbs ish for a fs wasn’t bad at all. V brakes though - they were generally fine - it was only pummelling down long downhill sections like Cafell at Cwmcarn where they weren’t really up to the job.