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A friend of mine is a roady and looking to get a mountain bike so that he can start riding more cross country/off road cycle routes. He's 6ft 3 so I'm guessing will need a 21"/23" frame? It really doesn't need to be anything flash; front suspension, reasonable gears brakes etc. Max spend of £300.
A second hand bike would be ideal if anyone can help out? We're based in Newcastle.
Cheers
20/21" most likely. 23" are almost always too big for me @ 6'5"
Put a wanted ad up in the classifieds.
Could try pink bike, just be aware there are lots of timewasters on there.
Thanks very much!
clubber, each to his own. I'm 6'2 and ride a 20".
Patti, second-hand is the way to go. I'm just doing something very similar, building an equally large size bike as a "starter" mtb for my bro-in-law. He's also large (6'3") and I'm also in the north east. spooky!
I've sourced bits mainly from this forum and also from a few mates. Budget was £500, it looks like it's going to cost about £400, but i could bring it down a bit more, but wanted a decent frame and wheelset for starters. I couldn't find any second-hand full bikes at a decent size, hence buying the frame and getting the bits to go on it.
Here's a breakdown of what I've bought:
22" Kona Hoss Deluxe frame with Hope headset and seatpost: £130
Rockshox Recon forks: £75
Full Deore (octalink)transmission: £65
Deore/Hope hubs on Mavic 321 rims: £85
Shimano brakes (my old XT/Hone) £50
You should be able to get similar, if you don't get the Hope stuff, you'll save at least £50.
unless you're prepared to wait for bargins buying a complete bike will work out cheaper.
try bikesoup.
clubber, each to his own. I'm 6'2 and ride a 20".
each to their own indeed. i'm 6'3 and both my bikes are 17" frames. Probably highly dependant on the type of riding you do, I'd not like a gate under me for a lot of the trails I ride, but would be happy with one if I was just pottering round the downs