can you give me some advice what is the best buy for £500?
Loads out there at this price.Search the net for old stock bargains such as this.
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b7s2p1552
i've been looking for weeks, problem is that i cant decide which one i should buy.
Decathlon Rockrider 8.1 you wont get a better specced bike at that price imo
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/rockrider-8-1-34963132/
Just looked at the site and it appears that the 8.1 was reviewed in this months WMB
I can vouch for the quality as i had (still have a lot of the parts on a new frame) the 8.2
Ditto the Rockrider.It sounds like you need to buy something and get out riding.I had a R/R frame a couple of years ago, built up as my winter bike,nothing wrong with the frame at all.It rode realy well considering its price.
depends you can get a short travel 80mm xtc from paulscycles very cheap,
I'd personally go down the second hand route,
i dont think i'll ever buy a new bike any more unless there was a massive saving,
i would probably end up changing the stock components on most "off the peg bikes"
someone is selling a kona lava dome in the classifieds, think he's wanting £350 much better value, but depends if you know what you are looking for!
picked up an older specialized hardrock (before they became lardy) in mint condition last year with everything upgraded on it sids, lx/xt crank/drivetrain for £220,
i 'm not very keen to spend houres with screwdriver, a least i have to and i'm not a expert. as you can see i have problem to buy a "ready to go" bike can you imagine me buying parts?
i know it's sat, but anyone know something about focus fat boy bike?
Genesis have nice bikes, Treks have good frames but shoddy forks.
Spesh budgets are quite nice.
Gt Avalanche can be a nice upgradable frame.
Some good 2nd hand bikes out there.
Use? pref? specs, criticals e.g. must be disc or Deore parts etc.
What type of rider/servicing will you be doing/able to do.
2008 bikes can be a bargain.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/fat-boy-08-28606
they seemed to like it,
the fork is the big weak point out of all the spec,
but I really wouldn't be afraid of buying second hand,
if it looks in good condition then it usually is,
as its quite hard to disguise wear and tear on a mountain bike.
the big things
is there any frame damage,
what are the forks like
are the wheels straight and true,
brakes work,
is the drivetrain in good condition,
simple really!
if your were to buy the focus off wiggle and you had issues with it you would still need to get your hands dirty or take it to your local bike shop
I'd still prefer these though
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-kona-lava-dome-18-steel-2006-pics
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-genesis-io-id-8sp-alfine-175-09-ym
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-on-one-summer-season-18-bike-pic-4
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-specialized-rockhopper-pro-1
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fsspesh-rockhopper-pro-2008
the onone summer season looks lovely and always had a soft spot for the kona lava dome,
but i understand the security of buy new,
edit, if you put the cost of parts on the kona together thats a cracking price, brakes £125, fork over £300??? new, im talking myself into buying it
Full Suss but heavy- http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b4s1p1748
Hardtail but still as hell on your back bit racey so not so trail friendly some riders but I reckon it's whippy snappy
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s2p1266
Trail happy but fork is not so great:
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s2p1429
My fave so far is the Spesh Hard rock-sport and disc version. Good frame and ok bits but not worth upgrading parts for a while.
Evans have some nice 08s:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kona/cindercone-2008-mountain-bike-ec000765
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/genesis/core-10-2009-mountain-bike-ec017149
09: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kona/fire-mountain-deluxe-2009-mountain-bike-ec017216
after a quick scan around for £500 bikes on t'internet
nothing is gonna beat the spec of the above 2nd hand bikes,
sorry i'll shut up about 2nd hand 🙂
No you're right 2nd bargains are fantastic but alot of us are too snobby lol.
I'd go second hand to - I picked up a second hand Cove HJ with deore grp from ebay - (well nearly new - built up and ridden once) for within your budget - still cant fault it.
zaskar - Member
No you're right 2nd bargains are fantastic but alot of us are too snobby lol.
haha 😀
but surely a bike snob would turn there noses up at a giant etc,
safe in the knowledge that they are riding something niche like an on-one
"nice bike!"
"yah! its a summer season"
😀