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...
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Advantages: Nice ride, reasonable pricetag Disadvantages: suspensions a touch soft
...The £250 price tag means you can't expect an incredible bike, but giant do very well with the money, providing a good set of equipment for a first bike.
The Suntour M7600 forks give about 3 inchs of travel they are slightly soft but rarely bottom out. The gears are a fifteen gear set, with shimano altus rear mech and rapid fire ez shifters, which are cool. The brakes are v-brakes which take a little getting used to, but will definitly stop you! The frame comes in anything from 14" to 21.5" which means you can choose the right size for you.
The overall ride is pretty smooth, the control is good, the braking is excellent without being too fine. It's the kind of bike that lets you belt up and down hills, but can also be used safely on the road.
In conclusion a great bike for a starter, with a reasonable equipment range and a nice price...
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Advantages: Lightweight and flexible Disadvantages: None
...As I feel the cold quite often when I'm diving I decided to invest in a cyberskin as I had read good reports about it in various dive magazines. I wasn't keen on buying a semi-dry to take abroad with me as I feel they can be cumbersome. I usually wear a 5mm Gul Steamer but felt I needed some extra insulation.
The cyberskin is 0.5mm thick and extremely light. The material is silky and flexible and feels extremely comfortable. It comes in women's and men's sizes from small through to XXL and is £65. Although it is only 0.5mm thick it is equal in warmth to a 2mm wetsuit and can be used alone for diving in warmer waters. I bought an all in one with a back zipper but it is possible to purchase it as a separate top and bottoms. I had thought that it might be difficult to get my 5mm wetsuit over the top of it but in actual fact it made...
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Walking through my local Comet store with the husband, we were discussing games for 'girlies' when I said that I fancied something a little bit business like, something like The Sims, but with a purpose to aim for. On the bargain rail, there was a copy... more
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