Hoy Bonaly bike review

Designed in partnership with Sir Chris Hoy, the Hoy Bonaly bike promises to offer the lightest, most durable and grin inducing ride for your budding Olympian

Hoy Bonaly bike
Cycling Weekly Verdict

Relatively lightweight, the Hoy Bonaly bike manage to balance a well thought out design and cost, making it a valid option for a taller rider who isn't quite ready for the weight or complexities of gears. If the chain had a guard, it would be close to perfect. 

Reasons to buy
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    Cost

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    Relatively lightweight

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    Variety of wheel sizes

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    Variety of Colours

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Reasons to avoid
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    No chain guard

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When Sir Chris Hoy launched his range of kids bikes back in April, he promised lightweight bikes and competitive prices. Named after the final down hill run on Sir Hoy's old riding patch in Pentland Hills where Sir Chris Hoy first rode his mountain bike, the Hoy Bonaly bike range was carried over from the previous bike Evan Cycles exclusive range, but now comes with a completely redesigned lightweight frame, child friendly components and in 16, 20, 24 and 26 inch wheel sizes.

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Hannah Bussey

Hannah is Cycling Weekly’s longest-serving tech writer, having started with the magazine back in 2011. She has covered all things technical for both print and digital over multiple seasons representing CW at spring Classics, and Grand Tours and all races in between.

Hannah was a successful road and track racer herself, competing in UCI races all over Europe as well as in China, Pakistan and New Zealand.

For fun, she's ridden LEJOG unaided, a lap of Majorca in a day, won a 24-hour mountain bike race and tackled famous mountain passes in the French Alps, Pyrenees, Dolomites and Himalayas. 

She lives just outside the Peak District National Park near Manchester UK with her partner, daughter and a small but beautifully formed bike collection.