Mountain Bikes > Raleigh Mountain Bikes

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Bad gears and overall quality

...of what really makes a Raleigh bike. Firstly, these mid-high price bikes, you would expect to come at a high quality – which in general they are, apart from… ~The Gears~ This is my main gripe about Raleigh bikes, in particular the Raleigh Vex (£200), which generally has 15 gears. I have had my bike for 6 months now, and in that time the chain has snapped twice (and been replaced), and the gears never seem to engage properly, and I have ...
...gear. This is especially noticeable changing to front gear 1. ~The Handlebars and Frame~ The hand grips on the handle bars have come off, which means that they were not properly glued on, both unsafe and bad quality. Also the whole frame seems to have been designed to small for any extra components, i.e. lights and cycle computer to fit properly on – which is annoying. However, the bike does perform will most of the time, and with the front ... Read review

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Cheaply made

After having my Raleigh viper stolen from my garage, i decided to claim on the insurance and get a new one. I went down to halfords and was looking around, the raleigh stonefly seemed to catch my eye with titanium frame, alloy wheels, V-brakes, front suspension, 21gears and generally a good looking mountain bike, when i got home i assembled it and then started riding it, i had been riding it for about 3 days when my pedal bent off. This to my surprise ...
...cover doesn't cover that and im actually astonished by Raleigh for making such a cheap, fairly expensive bike. I never had these kind of problems with my Viper (had it for 3years no problems) and was very displeased with this new model. I do not really recommend Raleigh any more. ... Read review

Advantages: Well built, reasonable specification, good styling
Disadvantages: Gear shifters could be better.

...feel too cumbersome. For the price its a good soild introduction into the world of mountain biking and with a big brand like Specialized you will not go far wrong. I would recommend trying out for size at a local bike shop before buying to ensure correct sizing. ... Read review

Advantages: Brakes
Disadvantages: I fell Control

GT BIKE 1.0 AVALANCHE Strengths: Great riding position. fantastic geometry Components: are ok for the price like Deore and LX components. Great frame for upgrading. Kenda Nevegal Weaknesses: Fork X100 is good only under normal conditions, on single tracks its very bad even a bit scary! Cranckset Truvativ 5D Similar Products Used: Haro V1 Bike Setup: Standart but changed to mavic 717 with XT Cassette and hub Saddle WTB Laser V PRO Bottom Line: After ... Read review

Advantages: Robust build and a superb frame
Disadvantages: Average forks brakes and cranks. Also not the lightest

...the ride more than makes up for all of that. Kona have managed to make the handling agile and yet stable with good stand over clearance. Add to that good Canadian build quality with components that are built to last and good mud clearance and you cannot go wrong. ... Read review