Deuter DS Bike 18 Litre Backpack

Advantages: Cheap, looks great, suspension helps!
Disadvantages: Cant attach a pump or water bottle

...I realised after seeing an advert for this bike in halfords that i perhaps should get back into riding a bike, having not had one since I was 13years old. Not knowing anything whatsoever about bikes i wasnt sure at first that it was the right bike for me, or if you had to buy bikes in the right size or anything, so i went into halfords to ask some advice, and saw it sat there with a big half price label on it... Reduced from £159.99 to £79.99... always a bonus. The details say this bike has "18 speed Shimano gears with SRAM gripshifter" and "Powerful V-brakes" Well all i know is there are 18 gears (3 front x 6 back) covering a huge range from 'impossible to pedal' to 'so easy you barely move when you pedal' and the gripshift does make it easier to change gear without thinking about it than those old levers like on bikes ive had... Read review

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Advantages: Lighwreight well made rucksack
Disadvantages: There are to many straps

...I recently needed a new backpack because my old one was rather worn and large for my purposes. So of to good old ebay I go, on the hunt for a new one. Firstly I looked at the some of the sports bags like Adidas, Reebok and Nike. None of these however fitted my personal criteria. I was looking for something that would fit comfortably on my shoulders whilst on my bike. It needed to be practical, lightweight, with lots of compartments for my bits and pieces. So I have a look through the camping section on ebay and soon found the bag I was looking for, the Karrimor Vault 20. The bag itself is black and grey and has the Karrimor logo neatly stitched on the front, this looks like a union jack at first but on closer examination turns out to be two "K's" back to back in inverted colours one side being silver/black and the other black... Read review

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Advantages: QuickQuickQuick
Disadvantages: Frame Colour could be better

...Giant Anthem 2 Price £1400 Frame ALUXX aluminium, Fluid formed, Maestro suspension system 3.5/90mm travel. Fork Rockshock Recon 327 80mm travel. Brakes Avid Juicy 3 hydralic disc, 160mm rotors. Wheels WTB Laser Disc XC rims with Formula hubs. Drivetrain Shimano Deore 27 speed shifters, XT rear mech. Sizes 14.5”, 16”, 18”, 20”, 22”. Color Metallic Team Blue/Aluminium. There are also 4 other bikes in the range. Anthem 1 £1800 Anthem w (Women specific) £1800 Anthem zero £ 2999 Anthem Advanced £4699 There are also two frames Anthem £899 Anthem Advanced £2260 I recently decided to trade up from my specialized FSR Comp, I was looking to buy an specialized stumpjumper or an epic. Both these bikes were available for a trial at my local bike shop so I booked to have a go on them both. While I was there I picked a Giant catalogue up. I... Read review

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