i was going to say, whats wrong with a gt, but then you mentioned halfords
i think gts that halfords sell are made especially crap just for halfords
gt to halfords -
'no really we can make this worse'
'ooooh yes please, our customers would love that'
i have my haro heavy but it's strong as sh*t it still rides after 2 years xP with some upgrades x)
but thats some bend for a steel? frame