HSV Mountain Bike hahaahaaa.

[Towcar]

HSV brand some below average to very poor products, no reason this bike would be anything different, cheap Chinese crap.

Is it worth anything? about the same as the $2 shop floor mats and seat covers probably.

 

[commodore665]

really not that hard to decipher if you're capable of reading
obviously its about an overpriced bicycle that's marketed under the brand name hsv

really ...............??????...........,

 

[Drawnnite]

really ...............??????...........,

sarcasm really does need another font for those who cannot pick it :/

its all marketing in the end.
people who know bikes wouldn't touch it with a 10ft pole.
ill take a santa cruz Bronson over that any day of the week :thumbsup:

 

[Brisbarnz]

Them bikes used to be at supercheap.

 

[PIR4TE]

Apart from the shocks, which I would replace anyway, what's wrong with it for say $200?

 

[ari666]

 

[Drawnnite]

Apart from the shocks, which I would replace anyway, what's wrong with it for say $200?

absolutely nothing, depending on what you wanted to do with it.
fine for rides around while your kids learn to ride, but not something that would great for anything beyond about that.

it is just that there are plenty of other "Better" (again dependant on what you want to do) Bikes out there that are also reasonably cheap, especially second hand.
for a few hundred more you could pick up a better build quality (Geo, Weight etc), better components and one that will have less problems sourcing seconds later on.

the next is, to change the shock, generally with those bikes it is not something you would do, unless you can find one the exact same, and even then price wise it isn't worth it, generally cheaper to buy another bike.
the upside though is, I did read it had some shimano deore components on it, which is better then most of the bikes of that standard.

 

[ari666]

the boys on rotorburn are sayin' it was 2k:
ebay item of the day.. HSV /HRT Mountain Bike - Page 2

ebay listing has gone, obviously.

thats all i could find on google about it.

 

[Calaber]

I don't mind being wrong in my earlier post about the thought that HSV wouldn't put their brand on rubbish - if fact, if they do, it isn't the smartest marketing move because it cheapens the public perception of their product.

However, everybody has ****-canned the bike based on one picture or cheap HSV branded Chinese floor mats or whatever.

But has anybody ever seen/ridden/bought one of these bikes to give an honest opinion about its quality? Or do we all think we know better anyway and just assume it's rubbish?

 

[mpower]

yes because only hsv so this stupid crap - complete and utter marketing bs, just like jackets, caps, watches, cologne, etc etc etc etc ad-nausea.