Kingston Hampton Ladies Classic Traditional Heritage Bicycle 7 Speed With Basket (6 Colour Options)

This bike looks gorgeous, and my girlfriend was suitably impressed. One thing to note is that it is quite heavy - not good if you have to lug it up stairs, but this seems to help it balance better on the road, so overall no problem for me or her.I live in Ireland, which is often a problem; but had this bike delivered to a parcel depot in Antrim, paid a nominal fee to have it brought from there to Dublin, then sat back and enjoyed the warm fuzzy feeling of getting a lovely bike for 60-70% of what it would cost in a local shop.It was neither easy nor hard to assemble - like anything, you just need to give it time and read the instructions. One suggestion: unless you're especially competent with an allen key and a spanner, I would recommend taking it to your local repair shop after a few days/weeks, and giving them a few quid to tighten everything up.

I bought this as a birthday present for my wife. On the plus side it arrived on time. I have been cycling for about three years now and had a couple of good standard bikes (Trek 7.3 and Specialized Allez). Despite the good looks, this is a very poor quality and overpriced bike. Except for the 'Shimano' gear set, all other parts are really very poor quality and low end. By that I mean the breaks and the body of the bike, the peddles etc. The wheels are of exceptionally poor quality and are not puncture-resistant so you ought to expect a lot of punctures. The bike comes with a pretty much good-for-nothing manual which is very vague and not user friendly at all. This is a pain because the bike comes packaged with the front wheel, the front mudguard, the seat, the basket and the handle all detached so you find yourself really guessing how you ought to be fitting them, and if you are not experienced (much like me) you can spend some time and make mistakes.The basket is another problem which I found to be really annoying. Besides the really bad manual (separate form the other one) to fit it which is very unclear you find yourself having to dissemble part of the front break to be able to fit it. Needless to say when I did that it all got messed up and I ended up having to take the bike to the workshop to to repair the breaks. Amazon were nice enough to bear the cost of that but then the workshop did not charge us anything on this little job. Then my fears came to true to top it all when my wife got a puncture in the tire while she took back the bike from the workshop. To give you an idea I have been using the other two bikes for three years and never had to enter a workshop and never got any punctures on my good quality 'Bontrager' tiers. This is a very bad buy and way overpriced for the quality of the product you get. I mean I would not even pay half that price for the bike now that I have seen it's poor quality. My advice is if you are looking for a vintage looking bike, do spend the extra 100 pounds and buy from one of the more known bike stores.

I absolutely love this bike, it arrived in good time and there were a few bangs on the packaging but that is too be expected with something of this size. As long as the product inside is fine that's all that matters. The finish is great and it looks amazing once built.My only issue was that the instructions are generic, with some work you get were everything needs to go and how to alter the breaks and whatnot. With that said I'm not familiar enough with bikes to fell confident building one so those of you who are a bit more confident shouldn't have any problems. In all honestly if I didn't have my brother who is a master know it all it probably would have taken me a lot longer to get it all done.I took it out as soon as it was done, the tires needed a little air, and it was lovely to ride.

the bike was ok but the back wheel tyre was miss shaped and the tyre does not say up tryto tell makers but they did not reply back now have to take to shop to be repaired same

Good bike but not easy to setup. A bolt and nit were missing to set the front mud guard. The chain sometimes touches the chain guard makin a metal to metal noise. Other than that all fine.

It's beautiful bicycle but it is really heavy ! I love the sage color , took me about 1,5h to Assambel:)

Really pleased with this new bike. Amazingly fast delivery, arrived less than 48 hours from me ordering it. Sage is a lovely colour and the bike looks better than I hoped. Seems great value for money and a very happy customer. 16 inch is perfect for 5ft5 height. Highly recommend.

My wife is over the moon with this bike. The colour is just as in the pictures, but even nicer, and it is such fantastic value for the quality.The only reason for the 4 stars rather than 5 is because of a couple of initial issues we had with delivery and instructions. Firstly, it was delivered 3 days late (Prime) which was a bit of a shame as it was supposed to be a surprise gift, but apparently this was due to the carrier. Then part 2 of the assembly instructions stated you needed a part which was not included in the box. It tuned out they have changed the model slightly so this is no longer necessary. We followed the video on the Kingston website and the bike was ready to go in no time! Note: It is important to make sure all nuts and screws are tight before use, as a couple of these fell off on the first ride as we hadn't secured them properly on the basket.My wife uses the bike for commuting to work, and the basket is very sturdy so she can fit her bag and some books in. The saddle is very comfy, and the whole bike feels well made. She has had plenty of comments and questions about where she has bought her beautiful bike, already! A great bike, and would highly recommend it.