My girlfriend wants to buy a mountain bike. For the purposes of this, assume second hand isn’t an option and that an upper limit of £400 is absolute. Most bikes around that price seem to just be the same drivetrain and Suntour fork, but she relatively quickly found the Calibre Two Two that comes with RS XC 28s.
The only thing is, that frame has 100mm max fork. I reckon it won’t be long before she’d want 120, especially riding around Calderdale. So, what hardtail would you buy around £400 with a view to upgrading the forks later on?
