We are massive fans of the Voodoo mountain bike range and we gave its Bizango Pro top-marks. It's one of the best budget hardtails you could ever want, currently on sale with a big reduction at Halfords.
We recently highlighted a tasty discount on one of the best budget mountain bikes from Halfords’ in-house bike brand, Voodoo. We reckoned its steel-framed Voodoo Loco was a brilliantly specced buy in the sub £1,000 MTB category. Halfords has now discounted its sibling, the Voodoo Bizango Pro, a mountain bike that MBR Editor, Danny Milner, scored a perfect 10 out of 10 in his review, to a bargain price of just £1,320.
The Voodoo Bizango Pro comes with a carbon frame and a stunning Purple colourway
At the time, Danny thought the 2023 model he tested was Voodoo’s best yet, and it’s safe to say this latest version of the Voodoo Bizango Carbon Pro comes with an even better spec. The Bizango Pro now comes with a lightweight carbon frame, a dropper post and a RockShox SID Select fork – discounted by £330, it’s a brilliant buy for anyone on the hunt for a superbly capable budget mountain bike built to deliver performance and durability. It would also make an excellent entry-level XC bike for anyone who wanted to get into cross-country racing.
A 120mm RockShox SID Select fork adds to the Bizango’s attractive spec
Voodoo Bizango Carbon Pro | Save £330 at Halfords
Was £1650, now £1320
The Voodoo Bizango Carbon Pro received a perfect 10 out of 10 score in our review, and was a 2022 Hardtail of the Year award winner – making it one of our favourite budget mountain bikes of all-time. The design team for Halfords in-house bike brand has now made the Bizango Pro even better, built around its carbon frame and the superb RockShox SID Select fork with 120mm of travel. There is now an internally routed dropper seatpost with 130mm of travel allowing you to move freely on the bike. It makes the Bizango Pro a very attractive budget offering, which is availble in sizes S-XL.
Read our review of the Voodoo Bizango Pro Carbon
We love the Purple colour of the Voodoo Bizango Carbon Pro
The Bizango comes with tubeless-ready 30mm internal width rims and Maxxis tyres split between a Forekaster 2.35″ tyre at the front and a Rekon 2.25″ tyre at the rear, which makes a formidable tyre combination – delivering plenty of grip and helping to maintain speed.
The Voodoo rolls on Maxxis tyres
Elsewhere, the impressive build details continue, and the Shimano Deore 12-speed setup has a wide range 10-51t cassette, so plenty of gears up or down hill. The drivetrain performance is matched with Shimano hydraulic disc brakes with 180mm rotors that pack plenty of stopping power and modulation.
The inclusion of a dropper post is also a big bonus, and the internally routed dropper seatpost with 130mm of travel is matched with a WTB saddle.
Finished in a stunning Purple, the Bizango Pro also looks amazing, matched perfectly with the Black finish of the RockShox fork.