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Author's product rating:   

Value for money	Excellent
Durability	Good
How does it compare to similar products?	Good

Advantages:	Nice to ride, Comfortale, affordable, easy to maintain and built like a tank .
Disadvantages:	Rusts quickley and is Very Heavy .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I have a 1989 Apollo Mayhem MKI which is the original, they made them up until 2002. If you want a hardcore off road bike the this is not for you, as it would shake it's self to pieces. However as a 21 speed road bike it is good. It has a smooth ride, a nice driving position, a nice set of gears (shimano 21 speed grip shifts) which seem to change with out a problem. The Promax V style brakes can stop a bus, They are very good brakes and they do stop you quickly and safely when you need them to. The bike I find very nippy and easy to manoeuvre at high and low speeds, this is a quality that is hard to find in full sized hard-tail mountain bike's. The problems the bike has are few and far between, but. Rust, It rusts very quickly my Mayhem is very rusty (round the handle bars, the bottom of the frame and the rear fork's have badly rusted. It is also a very heavy bike weighing in at nearly 28Kg. Over all it is a good value bike, It has a nice ride it stops and it had a nice gear change. The older ones are very easy to get hold of and very easy to fix as it is a very simple and basic bike to maintain. You can pick up a second hand Apollo Mayhem form £3 to £25. Depending on the condition and age.

For a basic bike it is good value for money and won't break easily. It is built like a tank. And rides like a Ford Granada.