Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductMobileDisplay?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&productId=786865&categoryId=165499&langId=-1
Gonna check my local place and see if one is available
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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Good stuff. Gets great reviews. I'd suggest either getting it unbuilt from Halfrauds and building yourself or getting a decent local bike shop to build it. I'd not trust Halfords.
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Ben J
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http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/review-voodoo-hoodoo-12-46194
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Nic Barnes
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I'd need to pay it monthly sadly
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Ben J
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My link is a review, not a cheaper one.
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Jamie Walby
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Registered: 15th Nov 04
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Got a nice £170 bill for my road bike service this morning.
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Ben J
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For what?
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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My car service wasn't that much last week.
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Jamie Walby
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Registered: 15th Nov 04
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My car service normally runs upto about £700 
Ben - new chain/cassette and some new bearings somewhere plus i asked them to stick some new bar tape and huds on while they had it.
Also told I need new wheels but new road bike in 2 months time so decided to leave it at the above. Its only cos I am selling it to someone I know that I even had that work done TBH.
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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Barnes if your going to pay monthly see of gates will let you do a cycle to work scheme pay it out of your wages before tax is taken off
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Nic Barnes
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Like I said coley I doubt they would. I will ask but it would take a load of people to ok it. Takes twelvety phone calls to get a new pair of gloves/
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Cole
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Are they a fair size chain of depots if tgey are they might already do it
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Nic Barnes
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just 2
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Cole
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Can only ask mate
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Simon
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Registered: 24th Apr 03
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quote: Originally posted by Jamie Walby
My car service normally runs upto about £700 
Ben - new chain/cassette and some new bearings somewhere plus i asked them to stick some new bar tape and huds on while they had it.
Also told I need new wheels but new road bike in 2 months time so decided to leave it at the above. Its only cos I am selling it to someone I know that I even had that work done TBH.
If you ever and in a whole bike they will always find something else that 'needs' replacing I''ve learnt to only take in the offending item now
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smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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Nic have a look at Paul's cycles for a deal.
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Jamie Walby
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quote: Originally posted by Simon
quote: Originally posted by Jamie Walby
My car service normally runs upto about £700 
Ben - new chain/cassette and some new bearings somewhere plus i asked them to stick some new bar tape and huds on while they had it.
Also told I need new wheels but new road bike in 2 months time so decided to leave it at the above. Its only cos I am selling it to someone I know that I even had that work done TBH.
If you ever and in a whole bike they will always find something else that 'needs' replacing I''ve learnt to only take in the offending item now
Yeah I will do the same now. I only had a new chain and cassette last May so was a bit alarmed that needed changing. Then I worked out how many 1000s of miles I've done since and I've probably only lubed the bike half a dozen times.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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You lot need more trusting LBS's!
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Jamie Walby
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I think you're right. The other thing was new brake pads. I put new brake pads on at the start of December
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Simon
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Registered: 24th Apr 03
Location: Oxfordshire
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I ride with a guy who owns a bike shop, only problem is he doesn't tend to get his hands dirty any more. I always agree with him what needs doing, then it's passed onto his mechanics and it's them to find other 'faults'!
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Our place does cycle to work nic, worth asking, this company is quite small, under 15 employees
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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I've asked my place numerous times over the years to do the scheme but they keep refusing.
Would love a new bike
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Liam
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Stafford
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Why not just get a bike on interest free? Quite a few bike shops were doing 36 months interest free when I was looking for a bike..
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Jamie Walby
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Registered: 15th Nov 04
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sod paying for a bike over 36 months, even if it is interest free. Id be wanting a new one 6 months down the line
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Cole
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That's why I won't buy one Jamie I'm looking at a new bike now a cannondale as it happens but I looked at paying it over time and thought I might aswell juat buy it outright because I'm bound to want something different in 6 months
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