Decathlon Bikes Reddit

The best thing for buying a new bike is to test it.

Decathlon bikes reddit. Hi all excuse the pun in the title. I don t bother taking my own bike for short tours nowadays i just hire a decathlon whatever less hassle and cheaper too. Bring it out for a 30 minute spin and see how it feels. I would expect decathlon to be no better.

Try to get a fitting thrown in. The ones with rim breaks and suntour coil forks. If you are serious about wanting to get into road cycling i would recommend saving for a triban 520. I bought my first adult bike the other day a black gt aggressor sport 29 medium frame.

But you should probably go a bit higher up the range if you can. I find myself looking to choose between 4 bikes. Btwins aka decathlon bikes are generally good deal for money however. Best place to get advice tends to be smaller local bike shops.

There aren t many ways you could make a bike difficult to service. Once you get into more geared ones they generally tend to oversell them. The worst i ve had was a shagged out b twin city a couple of weeks ago in alicante it still gave me 100 s of enjoyable miles with no issues. 6 points 1 year ago.

It has full sora shifting the newest sora is p great for the money is very reliable and a ton. The decathlon bikes always have some great parts and some lesser parts. Bikes mountain bikes and off roaders sit alongside bmxs in our wide range of bikes. All in all you ll get good value for money and the bike seems suitable for your climb as well.

Btwin are decathlon s own brand meaning they cut out a middle man and can offer lower prices. Decathlon bikes are fine and generally quite good value however they often spec lower end components which may explain things coming out of true rubbing etc as in your case. That only really applies for the lower priced ones. Went out for my second ride with it and it was stolen today.

They re the tesco value of cycling. We even have electric bikes great for uphill commutes and keeping up with a more proficient rider as well as bikes specifically designed for kids who are learning to ride for the first time. The rc500 model also uses quick releases in conjunction with disc brakes so this is another area where rub mis alignment could creep in. Better is incredibly subjective and depends on how you fit the bike more than pretty much anything.

Decathlon bikes tend to reasonable for the price. I m not dead set on getting a decathlon bike but they seem great value and i was happy with my old triban 3. By the looks of it you got some nice schwalbe marathon tires and a good group set disc brakes are nice to although 99 chance they are cable brakes rather then hydrologic. I parked it and chained it up to a toronto bike rack on ted rogers way just south of bloor street east next to a bike share rack around 4 45pm and by 6 30pm when i went back to it it was gone.