I think he was just unlucky as I’ve not heard of anyone else having such problems but it’s nice to know that if you do they’re happy to help sort it out ASAP. Sometimes a stunning bike with good set up for not very much at all. This one seems to fit the bill so I was wondering if anyone on UKC decathlon road bike has experience of Decathlon’s bikes. I don’t have any personal experience, but generally speaking Decathlon bikes are regarded as being pretty good value for money. I haven’t heard any horror stories, but I do know plenty of people who are very happy with Decathlon bikes and other bits of kit.
Van Rysel’s carbon fibre frames, used across its EDR CF range, come from the Vietnam-based industrial partner VIP. There, VIP goes through a 12-stage creation process for the carbon frames before they head to Lille for assembly. The front triangle alone has more than 200 individual pieces and each of them is weighed to the exact gram. Please decathlon bike help UKClimbing continue to provide varied and free content by becoming a UKC Supporter, or UKC Supporter Plus which includes discounted products from Rockfax. They are good value for money and I’ll carry on using it for commuting for as long as it lasts but I ride a much nicer bike on the weekends now and the difference is incredible.
A helmet is something you might want to factor in, but it’s entirely down to personal choice whether you wear one or not. Helmets costs from as little as $20 and are available in many styles, colors and sizes. Choose one that provides a comfortable snug fit with a good range of adjustment for making sure the helmet doesn’t easily move around on your head – it’s a piece of safety equipment so it needs to fit and stay in place all the time. Designed for moderate distances over flat or gravel terrain, thanks to 32mm wide tires, the Triban 100 is the perfect choice if you’re just starting out with road cycling. It has plenty of tyre clearance and can accommodate mudguards and a rear pannier rack.
Those technical partnerships made it possible to accelerate the development and design of new ranges of bicycles, textiles and helmets. Cyclist friends all agree we wouldn’t get anything half as good for the price in any other brand. I’d avoid the Decathlon in Sheffield when it comes to servicing and repairing your bike. They messed mine up 2 days before an event and I spent my evenings on YouTube learning how to fix it.
Found one on the Decathlon website and spent 3 late nights trying to order it at 11pm when orders opened for the next day until eventually it was no longer available. Kept looking everyday for some more weeks and eventually managed to order it. Finally deliver day was due and we got a message to say it would be delivered then got another message to say it would be delivered a day late, no explanation. Could not get hold of Decathlon at HO so returned it to my local store in Poole who were very understanding and apologetic. They found another store who had a small but said the other store was refusing to send it to them.