I’ve went and bought a Voodoo Bizango from Halfords, I know from some brief research and from owning a car that Halfords can be a real pain in the ass.
I got the bike through the cycle to work scheme and managed to get it for around £500 which seems at least okay. I’m a heavier guy looking to lose weight and build fitness, I had an Apollo some time ago which was terrible, I later had a carerra vengeance which was much better, how does this stack up against them? And does anyone have any advice regarding the bike?
From my experience with Halfords I will be heading to my local bike shop to get them to check the bike over before I ride it, I mainly want to ride easy trails in Scotland and simple easy canal routes, would also love to ride out into the wilderness and go camping. I’m excited.
Is this thing okay?🤣
by Awfully-hotcoffeepot
3 Comments
Voodoo are a cheap brand that certainly in recent years at least have been really well reviewed for what you get for the money. For £500 I doubt you’ll be able to find a significantly better new bike, even used for £500 would likely come with some compromises.
TLDR: it’s bangin
Great bike for the price as /u/darach87 said, and an upgrade vs the Carerra in every way.
It is tubeless ready, but probably came with inner tubes, so that might be something to consider upgrading at some point.
The fork is air sprung rather than coil sprung like the Carerra. It needs filling with the correct amount of air for your weight – did Halfords do that?
I also owned a vengeance and even it would be fine for what you want to do.
The Bizango has been the best reviewed entry level MTB for years. It packs better components than most bikes in that range.
Whilst I don’t fully trust Halfords for wrenching, they randomly have caught something my local shop didn’t. I’d bent a quick release axle and because of the slight bend it kept loosening the quick release while I was riding. My LBS basically took my money and told me it was user error. It was only a random conversation with the guy behind the counter at Halfords, while I was there for my kid’s bike, who suggested I pull the axle and check it’s not bent. Went back the next day and bought the replacement and it fixed the issue.