Emmelle Active 18 Speed Silver/Black 20" Frame Gents Bike
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #11701 in Sports & Outdoors
- Brand: Emmelle
Features
- 20" Gents Mountain Bike Frame
- Front Suspension Fork
- 18-speed Indexed Gears
- 26" Silver Alloy Wheels
- Front & Rear V-style Brakes
- Gents Sports Saddle
- Suitable for Inside Leg Measurement 76cm-89cm (30"-35")
- Suitable for Teenage/Adult Riders
Editorial Reviews
Manufacturer's Description
A fine quality product designed, specified and tested to meet the needs of riders and the demanding requirements of British and European Safety Standards.
Customer Reviews
It's worth paying more!
Admittedly, if you're paying £70 for a bike, you can't expect too much, but after buying this bike, I'm wishing I'd spent a little bit more as it's a real disappointment.
I found that the manufacture of the bike is so poor that I'm scared to cycle fast in-case it falls apart. This is evident from the start when I was assembling the bike, in particular some of the "threads" on the screws don't really match, at first this meant I couldn't even screw in the right peddle, and in the end I had to get a friend (who's a mechanic) to completely re-thread it, just to put it together.
All in all, it's a bit dangerous, and for about £50-£80 more you can get a pretty decent bike. I really recommend shelling out the extra.
Its actually ok.
I bought this bike for a number reasons firstly my kids wanted me to accompany them on bike rides,and secondly i suffer from a stiff knee sometimes so i didnt want to shell out loads of money in case my knee wasnt up to the job,the bike was easy to put together,seat,front wheel,peddals etc.the bike is solid and ive enjoyed using it with no problem from my knee.So if your not a serious cyclist and just a occasional user and are on a budget you cant go wrong with this.
Don't buy this bike!
After one week of owning this bike I encountered several faults and returned the bike. I did not request a replacement.
On my first outing the chain came off between ten to fifteen times on a 5 mile round trip. I solved this problem and took it out again only for one of the pedals to bend. I never managed to fix it. On the same trip the front brake failed when I applied both the brakes. I was going quite fast at the time downhill and had to take avoiding action to prevent hitting traffic. I fixed this problem but never traveled on road or at high speed again; I am thankful both brakes didn't fail. The last fault was the rear cassette which made the bike unusable when it failed. Basically there was no power being transmitted to the wheel; pedaling forwards was as useful as pedaling backwards.
My recommendation would be to visit a store such as Halfords so you can not only see what you are buying but can have a safety check performed for free. I would invest a little more money too.
My recommendation to the manufacturer would be to recall these bikes and withdraw them from sale because they are accidents waiting to happen!






