Corrie21 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Hey all, You might remember me from the "35 y/o Beginner" Topic. Anyway, I went around looking for bikes and came across a "Huffy" Dual Suspension at Mr Price Sports in Atterbury Value Mart (Pta) It looks like a decent bike and for R2499, doesn't look like a bad buy. BUT, and there will always be a but, I have never seen the name, and have never heard of anyone riding it SO, my question to you serious hubbers, "Is it a bargain or a waste" C21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smolly Posted January 24, 2012 Share Is that R2499 or R24,999? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJacques Posted January 24, 2012 Share I've seen those too. They are pretty heavy and I'm not sure how it will ride, but I'm guessing it won't be very nice. Saying that, a cheap bike isn't always bad. A few weeks ago I borrowed someone's 'cheap' hardtail (an oldSchwinn Mesa) and it was lots of fun to ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_mtb Posted January 24, 2012 Share Hey all, You might remember me from the "35 y/o Beginner" Topic. Anyway, I went around looking for bikes and came across a "Huffy" Dual Suspension at Mr Price Sports in Atterbury Value Mart (Pta) It looks like a decent bike and for R2499, doesn't look like a bad buy. BUT, and there will always be a but, I have never seen the name, and have never heard of anyone riding it SO, my question to you serious hubbers, "Is it a bargain or a waste" C21 That has to be the oxymoron of the year! I can absolutely assure you that this bike will be a piece of junk. WASTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie21 Posted January 24, 2012 Share R 2 499 That's exactly why I'm asking the question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 24, 2012 Share If you want to ride on the road around the block it would suffice. LINK to bike For 2.5K rather buy a second hand hard tail MTB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie21 Posted January 24, 2012 Share Thanks Rob Seeing that I'm a beginner with a ' don't know everything like you" knowledge on these things, I thought I would ask "Professionals" like you, but obviously was mistaken that there are people on TheHub who would help when I need help. Apologies for me being so naive Kind Regards Oxymoron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azonic Posted January 24, 2012 Share You can't get a half decent bike for R2499. I wouldn't even put my parents on a R5000 bike. Huffy is huge in the USA, but I am sure this is no more than a sticker. Much like the SA's version of Raleigh have nothing in common with the UK Raleigh's. Save your money. It will be a tank, and it will break/bend very soon. Have a look at these rather: http://www.axis-bikes.com/bikes/mtb-hardtail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drongo Posted January 24, 2012 Share Hey all, You might remember me from the "35 y/o Beginner" Topic. Anyway, I went around looking for bikes and came across a "Huffy" Dual Suspension at Mr Price Sports in Atterbury Value Mart (Pta) It looks like a decent bike and for R2499, doesn't look like a bad buy. BUT, and there will always be a but, I have never seen the name, and have never heard of anyone riding it SO, my question to you serious hubbers, "Is it a bargain or a waste" C21 Dude. Huffy have been around since your Grandpa's Grandpa. My first 2 wheel bike was a red Huffy Dragster. Just remember. You get what you pay for. R2499.00 ain't much pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNOSE_E Posted January 24, 2012 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/19893-scott-aspect-40/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNOSE_E Posted January 24, 2012 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/17783-silverback-alpine-2011-medium-price-reduced/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNOSE_E Posted January 24, 2012 Share https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/19611-mountain-off-road-bicycle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie21 Posted January 24, 2012 Share http://www.thehubsa....-price-reduced/ Thanks for the links, I am concerned though, The Alpine is a medium, I'm 1.86m tall, would a medium be big enough? C21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted January 24, 2012 Share Its fine to start with, but most likely you will enjoy the experience, have fun with your friends, start feeling fitter and better about yourself, and an upgrade will feel like an irresistable urge.Selling your huffy may be difficult, so most likely you will be writing off the R2400 as a startup cost, and then spend a lot more on what you feel you really need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NINER_boy Posted January 24, 2012 Share You will be waisting in the LOOONG run. Now it is cheap and "half" OK. Ride on a dirt doad (not even racing hard), and in a few weeks you will start breaking spokes.Then fix and true the wheel. That will KEEP ON happening. Then, in a month or two from now, the BB will bo.Then in a mont or so from that the hubs will be shot, and wou will have to buils new wheels. And it will go on and on like that. So, pay double that (still not a lot for a MTB), and it will at least last you a year or two before the real expenses start again. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted January 24, 2012 Share Hey all, You might remember me from the "35 y/o Beginner" Topic. Anyway, I went around looking for bikes and came across a "Huffy" Dual Suspension at Mr Price Sports in Atterbury Value Mart (Pta) It looks like a decent bike and for R2499, doesn't look like a bad buy. BUT, and there will always be a but, I have never seen the name, and have never heard of anyone riding it SO, my question to you serious hubbers, "Is it a bargain or a waste" C21ignore the bike snobs, it wasn't a bad question and you clearly labeled your naivety as such.did you try picking it up?! don't be fooled by dual suspension. there's a separate category of bikes called 'makro bikes', and are the ones sold by hypermarkets. they are generally total crap, but sell loads of units as they are quite cheap. they have pogo stick rear suspension which is uber crap. if you actually took it off road, there's a good chance you'd have 5 things broken within a month, with replacement parts equal to about the sales price at a decent bike store. so what's the difference, how do you spot it?gears is a good starter.10 speed...that's the bees knees, costs a bomb however9 speed..still awesome, nothing wrong with this8 speed...this is starting to get shaky7 speed..el dodgious crap also if it says shimano, it's probably reliable to a degree. there really is nothing between total crap, and something half decent...recently launched axis bikes look like they might be filling that with their basement bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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