Can you give me any information on these please? (Bikes + Piccies)

Ricochet J · 21 Jul 2006 at 18:04

Does anyone know what type of frame and brakes these mountain bikes have?

Frame?

Brakes?

Frame?

Brakes?

Thank you

Mark A · 21 Jul 2006 at 18:39

They look like U type brakes, i had them on my old bike. Im not sure of the frame but i think they are both quite cheap frames, as they use the old type handle bar stem. My brother is selling a similar cheap dual suspension bike and looking to get about £40 for it as they're only £100 new these days.

Mark

OzZie · 21 Jul 2006 at 18:39

eXSBass said:
Does anyone know what type of frame and brakes these mountain bikes have?

Frame?

Sorry, dont know this one. X or V Frame maybe...?

Brakes?

Standard Cable. U-Brakes as mentioned

Frame?

Y Frame

Brakes?

V-Brakes

Thank you

G-MAN2004 · 21 Jul 2006 at 18:39

Errm lol. Don't know much about bikes at all but are those bottom brakes V-brakes?

EDIT: Beaten.

alexakasloth · 21 Jul 2006 at 18:51

They look like quite cheap bikes (the dual sus probably about £100~ new), can't say much other than what has been said.

georges · 21 Jul 2006 at 19:04

Standard Hard tail frame.
Cantilever brakes
Y frame(standard rear sus type frame)
V-Brakes.

IamMed · 21 Jul 2006 at 19:30

Frame?

Std hardtail, think technically its called a diamond

Brakes?

Cantilevers

Frame?

Y-Frame

Brakes?

V-Brakes

Thank you

NP

McDaniel · 21 Jul 2006 at 19:39

Did the images really need to be quoted twice

lol.

Ive always felt a bit offput by the 2nd type of frame, like its ready to snap - does look good though

Seraphim · 21 Jul 2006 at 21:28

McDaniel said:
...does look good though

specsavers.co.uk

McDaniel · 21 Jul 2006 at 22:06

the frame looks good i.e the shape - not that particular bike

squiffy · 21 Jul 2006 at 22:56

Blue one looks alright (Cantilever brakes) just for tootling around town, but the yellow one looks a cheap n nasty £80 FS jobby, V brakes.

MuvverRussia · 22 Jul 2006 at 00:06

Yeah, the hardtail looks as if it has straddle wire cantilever brakes to me. With these brakes, whatever you do don't remove the front reflector bracket - it's really important if the brake cable were to fail. Frame wise, I'd guess it's aluminium, due to the diameter of the downtube, but that's just a guess. Otherwise, it's a bottom end, mid 1990s hardtail - nothing particularly special.

As for the full sus, it looks like a ubiquitous cheap swingarm based full sus frame. The brakes are V brakes, although I'm not sure how good they'll be. Otherwise, the whole bike is likely to be a pile of **** compared to the hardtail - too many sacrifices will have been made to get a fork and full sus frame for that price.

If I had to choose one to ride on, I'd go for the hardtail. It's going to be lighter, more comfortable, faster and more manouerable than the bouncer.