GT Aggressor XC2. What a Bike for the Money

Advantages: Strong Frame and Wheels, Tyres do not let go
Disadvantages: None really!!

...Bought this bike with my work cycle to work scheme. A great buy from Halfords. Excellent speck for the price and a very strong bike. I'm 18st 10 (253 ibs) and in my opinion this bike can handle this weight easily. Great colour Black with like a Pearlesent White, Very good speck components, Shimano Deore derauillers and Sram Truvatic Crank. Hydrolic Brakes and Discs. These will stop you instantly and do tare a little time to get used to or a flight over the bars could come along. These sqeak when covered in Muck and Water for the first few occasions, but when used this disapates. Wheels are Alex DP17 rims, Strong, Maxxis Ingnitor Tyres Grip like hell. Suntour XCR forks are ok for Cross Country riding, Not a great Jump fork, but hey Im no Jumper! (I think that if yoiu are lighter than me you could have some safe landings with these...

damo1401 07.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of GT Aggressor XC2 Mountain Bike

On Yer Bike!

Advantages: Great fun, slow, Harry loves it
Disadvantages: Noisy, siren is a pain

...Now, Harry isn't what I would call a daredevil. In fact, he's not into anything that moves too fast or does things that he doesn't expect to happen, pretty much like any 2 and a half year old I expect. So as you can imagine, I wasn't overly thrilled when I found out last year that Harry's great aunt had bought him a motorised motor bike. Please bear in mind last Christmas he was only 21 months old and consequently pretty small and unconfident, but nonetheless, the Halfords Mini Racer Bike was on its way to us courtesy of my parents. It wasn't something we expected to keep for long but funnily enough, its now become Harry's favourite ever toy! The Halfords Mini Racer Bike is available from the Halfords website, and in-store but I can't really say I have ever seen one when I have been into a Halfords. My brother works for Halfords...

mummy2harry 01.12.2008 · Read review
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Do you NEED that mountain bike?

Advantages: VFM, Light, good components, nice seating position
Disadvantages: Not a mountain bike

...I already owned an ageing Raleigh racing bike, and I always felt that I would enjoy cycling more if I was not battling against the bike so much. So this year, I bought myself a San Rafael City Bike, by Marin. I am suprised to see that Marin were not already in the ciao headings. I don't know a great deal about bikes, but I know enough to know I like this bike! It has front suspension, and a mountain bike look, but with nice road tyres. It is lovely and light, and has excellent push/pull gear changers - bit like my old grifter! I like the upright seating position. I am using the bike to go to work, and leisure cycling at the weekends. I wont be doing much off roading, but I know I could go off-road if necessary. Not mountain climbing, but honestly - how many people with mountain bikes actually use them for that purpose...

carltonf 29.01.2001 (27.01.2001) · Read review
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Review of Marin San Rafael City Bike

"Look at my fancy newbig boy bike!

Advantages: great customer service, great quality
Disadvantages: Matching accessories not available

...On Tuesday 27 March, my son turned three making him officially a "big boy" as he reminds us on at least an hourly basis. His dad and I thought it only appropriate to celebrate this graduation into "big-boyhood" by buying him his first "big boy" bike. Kyle is an extremely active and strong boy and the level of destruction he can cause is extraordinary to say the least so it was vital that we found a bike that could withstand the endurance test that is hurricane Kyle and unfortunately, it was doubtful that the Spiderman bike from Argos he had his eye on was going to do the trick. With this in mind I started to do some research online into different options. One brand in particular kept popping up in reviews and newspaper/magazine articles. That brand was Isla Bikes. Now, I am not particularly knowledgeable when it comes to...

ally2kc 30.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Isla Bikes

A wheelie good toddler bike

Advantages: Small cheap, good quality
Disadvantages: no brakes

...A child’s first sized pushbike, with stabilisers, squeaky horn and clip on basket. Adjustable handlebars and seat, suitable for children from approximately 2 to 4 years. Manufactured by Universal and costing around £30 from large toyshops such as Toys”r”us. My 2 year old was desperate for her own “big girls bike” with two wheels and stabilisers. I looked at many, most of which were above £50, as I didn’t have as much as that to spend, I homed in on this jazzy little bike initially sold in Index. After realising that they were from the old stock and that they were not in the catalogue, the pleasant assistant offered to go out to the back of the store to see if there were any still lurking in the warehouse. Perfect, one left, and as it was old stock at an unmissable price of £22...

headgardener 10.07.2001 · Read review
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CITY CHIC

Advantages: smells nice, fantastic staying power
Disadvantages: too strong and heavy for some

...City Glam is a fragrance which was first released in 2005 by Giorgio Armani; I have always liked the Giorgio Armani fragrances and have quite a few of them in my perfume collection so as soon as I spotted City Glam in my local Chemist's I had to buy it, and I knew I would like it. I paid £25 for a small 30ml bottle of City Glam Eau De Parfum approximately 7 months ago although Boots sell a 30ml bottle of the perfume for £22 according to their website. As you can see from the picture at the top of this review the bottle of perfume is supplied in a tall cylindrical pink bottle, which City Glam written in silver lettering. I think that the bottle looks quite stylish and plain because it is supplied in a metal tin as opposed to a glass bottle. Most of the Emporio Armani fragrances for both men and women are supplied in the metal tins...

just.bcoz 23.04.2008 (27.04.2008) · Read review
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Review of Giorgio Armani Emporio Armani City Glam Eau De Parfum for Her

Tour de Northumberland

Advantages: Lightweight, sturdy, stylish and very versatile
Disadvantages: Expensive

...My brother and I had a flimsy agreement in youth to share a bike so we could get a better more expensive model instead of two more inferior ones. Once our parents bought the BMX Mongoose you didn?t see my brother and his mates for dust all summer. Twenty years on, last year, he suggested the same principle. I had wanted to buy a bike for some time for short journeys to the next village instead of using the car. We decided on the Marin San Raphael at a cost of £425 from the North East dealer in Gateshead for Marin. With it being a joint purchase we had to buy a bike that was suitable for both of us. The San Raphael is classed as a hybrid touring bike and a unisex model; however, I do believe it?s more of a male bike with the high crossbar. I have always preferred the more sturdy looking bikes anyway compared to the ?ladies...

marylou2u 09.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Marin San Rafael City Bike

Vienna City Bike scheme

Advantages: extensive network, good idea, plenty of terminals
Disadvantages: Lack of colours, abuse of system, no helmets

...Last month, in a wave of press coverage and media bombardment, 1,500 city bikes, intended for use within the city centre in Vienna were placed at some 230 something terminals in the central districts, in either blue or pink (not his and hers matching colours, but the colours of the sponsors Nokia and T-Mobile (formerly Max Mobile in Austria)). The clamour to find a bike was incredible, not because of the fact that they were so popular with the Viennese that everyone wanted to try them out, but because of the fact that those who did try them out, were very pleased with them, and tended to store in their flats, rather than returning them to the nearest terminal. Others ended up in the outer districts of Vienna. For those of your unfamiliar with Vienna?s districts, the area within the Ring (unsurprisingly a circular road!) is the 1st...

Morgenhund 10.06.2002 (03.04.2003) · Read review
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Review of Everything that starts with V ...

City of Ember Smoulders Without Really Catching Light

Advantages: A fun, well told family adventure
Disadvantages: Underdeveloped characters. Understated ending.

...INTRODUCTION Every now and again a film will kind of sneak up on you and take you completely by surprise. I knew my wife had wanted to see ?City of Ember? at the cinema, but I had taken one look at the trailer and dismissed it out of hand. However, when it made a recent appearance on the Sky Movies schedule, I relented, thinking that, without the added investment of having to buy cinema tickets, a bucket of popcorn and perhaps more importantly, using up a rare night out, I could always fall asleep on the couch if I wanted to. SYNOPSIS The film starts out with a flashback to a time when the fate of mankind is in the balance. An unidentified catastrophe is soon to make the earth uninhabitable, so a group of scientists (American obviously ? they?re always American) create an underground city, called Ember, to which...

Hishyeness 08.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of The City Of Ember

Lego City 7686 - 3 for the price of 1 -

Advantages: Cost, Design, Look, Fun Factor
Disadvantages: None So Far

...Lego City 7686 As many people will be aware Lego has a huge selection of sets available to buy, my now 6 year old son has fallen in to the City range. The range is very extensive and prices range from as little as a few pounds for a simple set to the rather upmarket sets which cost a few hundred pounds. This set sits nicely in the middle of the set when you compare the amount of pieces, value for money and the overall design of the product. I am reviewing Lego City 7686 which is Helicopter Transporter Just like I add to all my Lego reviews, if you want to read any of the history of the Lego Company I have included there link at the bottom of this review for you. Assembling the products Firstly this particular set is aimed at the age range of 5yrs ? 12yrs, the box is a fair size and your little one will struggle to...

marcellep2 06.10.2009 · Read review
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