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[Closed] Mate at work has £5-600 to spend on a XC mtb - help

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Wants - small/medium frame - 5ft 7

sus forks 100-120mm

discs

decent kit

not opposed to second hand


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:05 pm
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Boardman?


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:14 pm
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aye plus canyon - what about second hand?


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:18 pm
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I've got a 2010 Boardman Team FS that I need to get up for sale (as long as I don't buy a new frame and transfer the parts over!). Would fit right in the lower end of that budget I think..... Might actually be 140mm right enough.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:21 pm
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Or an On-One - get a really nice lightly-used build for that.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:28 pm
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Steve - pics and details and i will pass them on to him asap


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:30 pm
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take a look at www.paulscycles.co.uk I haven't used them but they have come up in a few other treads like this in the past.

He has some cracking deals on Giant hard tales that may suit

Or even this mongoose Teocali full sus
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s1p2162

If the mongoose has too much travel then thre is this Giant full sus under budget.
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s1p1747


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:41 pm
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Have a look at my post on [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/can-you-recommend-a-hard-tail-mountain-bike ]this thread[/url].


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:50 pm
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giant talon
genesis core
boardman ???


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:52 pm
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Blimey! You can get a brand new full susser with half decent kit - which i seem to recall got decent write ups - for under £600! 😯


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 3:55 pm
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http://www.btwincycle.com/EN/8-1-2011-170473852/ bargin and they get good reviews.
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Warranty :5 years on frame/ 2 years on fork/shock absorbers/ parts (excluding wearing parts). 


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 4:47 pm
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I read that as £5600 - a strangely specific price, to which my answer would probably have been a custom steel frame + plenty of bling.

But as it is, what they said up there.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 4:50 pm
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If their road bikes are anything to go by then their MTB's should be a bargain.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 4:50 pm
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Cycle to Work Scheme?


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 4:54 pm
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Have a Merlin Malt 4 coming up for sale soon. It's a couple of years old but has not seen a massive amount of use. Actually a cracking bike - just too small for Junior now. Should be perfect size for your mate. Probably no more than £200. Light and fast.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 4:58 pm
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If he's still interested I got a Cannondale Prophet 2 in team colours for sale with Juicey 3's, Mazziochi 44 15mm, sram x-5 with goodridge cable outers and fox R23 rear shock willing to take 550. It's in descent condition and has rear shock adjustment for XC/AM which adjusts head angle.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 5:48 pm
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Steve - pics and details and i will pass them on to him asap

It's the 2010 Team FS, full spec on the link:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/mtb-team-fs-10-35829

Tyres and rotors have been changed (160 -> 185 feels much better stopping now but can easily change back) it's on a 2.1 high roller rear and 2.4 Mountain King front, could probably put 2.1 high rollers all round, just switched to the MK at the weekend as it had a skinny mud tyre on.

Oh yeah, shock is one ride old and upgraded to the RST I think via warranty replacement, will check when home.

Condition is pretty good, bit of cable rub. Not had a huge amount of use, built a steel hardtail up out of parts shortly after I got it and haven't ridden much else!

Can do pics when I get home later.

EDIT with size - it's a medium.


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 6:10 pm
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I've got a Kona king kikapu with fox float rl 100 forks full xt raceface finishing kit size 18 in as new condition. Fantastic bike with full scandium race frame. £550


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 6:43 pm
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NICKF x 2


 
Posted : 16/01/2012 7:10 pm
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@gmandavison do you still have the prophet?


 
Posted : 01/02/2012 9:26 pm
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@dogmatrix I do at the moment, a mate of mine keeps ****ing me around saying he's gonna buy it but if your still looking let me know.


 
Posted : 20/03/2012 12:21 am