SunnySideUp

Claud Butler D24 Cape Wrath Mountain Bike for £270.

My brother had a Claud Butler Racing Bike in the 60's - I had a Dawes - these were quality makes back then.

Claud Butler Cape Wrath D24 Mountain Bike (2008) - £269.99 - from GO Outdoors.co.uk

Might interest someone?

Dip Yer Bread!

pete higham

i have just bought one of these

Bikes 2U Direct -- Mountain Bikes : Front suspension -- Claud Butler Cape Wrath Disc


it is a better deal as it is RRP £500

Snazy

I had a Cape Wrath in about 2004 and that was brilliant in its day.
For the money I would say you cant go wrong. Pretty good spec for the money. Just dont expect amazing things from it.
Gonna be "quite" heavy, and will never amaze you, but all round, for the money. Worthy

SunnySideUp

I'm 20 stone .... that would be the very least of my worries

Snazy

I was 20 stone when I had my GT Aggressor too, but had a much better riding experience from when I got my Gary Fisher
Will make a difference to you, trust me

unclebuck

Looks like a fantastic bike for the price, I might buy two. Thanks for the heads up.

Gutmann pug

Get yourself on the government cycle to work scheme and you will pay a fraction of the normal purchase price interest free over a year

pete higham

dpb

The frame will be made in China for a fiver by a machine .

20 years ago i borrowed a holdsworth before i built my own up - All those frames were hand-made

Snazy

lol but you aint getting a totally hand built bike for messing about on for £300 now are you

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Have to say, it does indeed look like a good deal, the brakes alone are 90 quid, I doubt at that money you could find better.

Good spot Pete !

Snazy

Like I say, I had a Cape Wrath when discs were first out. Come to think of it, it must have been about 1998-1999ish
Was a great bike back then, so hopefully they have only improved.

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

i bought a 2000 quid trek and it was knicked in a month when i was away on holiday . the ****s actually chiseled the lock ring out from the concrete floor in the garage . and it wasnt small . so never buying an expensive bike again .

Snazy

I had a 450 quid bike nicked out of my car, causing a couple of grands worth of damage.! **** holes!

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

not worth buyin an expensive bike unless u sleep with it because some chav will see u n it and follow u home and nick it .



my mate s specialized was knicked from a station bike shed and the stupid **** who knicked it was riding it about when i saw him a week later . limeted edition spesialized and it stands out like a sore thumb . what a lemon . lets say justice served

Snazy

A friend had his Spesh nicked from his shed. The next day he is coming out of a local shop and sees his brakes on a bike. Grabs the kid. Kid says he is gonna call his dad, mate says DO IT!.

Long and short of it, dad was ashamed and dealt with lad. Bike and all parts returned. But thats sheer luck.

Sad really as a good bike can enhance the fun of the ride, but finding it gone.............. I was gutted, especially about the damage to the car.

pete higham

mine will be kept in the house

in the same place my moto x bike used to take up

madisonmonkey

iTrader: (4)

My stumpjumper fsr expert lives int the house with my girls



Bikes are too easy to nick and strip/sell to leave anywhere. If you're looking for a commuter then don't spend too much our you'll not want to leave it anywhere.

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

my shovelhead is guarded by satan ,... and woody

Snazy

lol mine is kept in the house too. Always has been unless taking it somewhere.
On that fateful night I came out to get the bike to go into town on, and just found a mess!

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

that is a mess

Snazy

Not what you want when you have just finished a days work, and are all mentally ready for a nice long night ride in the woods, and BANG, you car is fooked and you have to spend the whole evening making it secure etc