Apollo is the UK’s best-selling bike brand, stocked by Halfords which means 1 in 3 of the bikes in the UK are made by Apollo. Apollo Cycles also make Kids' bikes, Road bikes, and Mountain bikes which come with full dual suspension, and range in price from £100-250.

These are bikes which are at the cheaper end of the scale, so expect them to be heavy, especially with the dual suspension. Regular riders look down at the Apollo range for its cheaper components, but many thousands of second-hand owners have enjoyed these bikes for many years, often for only 10s of pounds.

Reviewers said of the Apollo FS 26 bike that it “had been great”, that the disk brakes were “powerful”, and that it is a “tough, smooth, well-made and beautiful bike.”

To note, the pedals on this Apollo 26-inch mountain bike are low to the ground.