My son is after a second hand full suss bike and he's looking to spend around the 400 - 600 £. He's 6' 2 so is gonna need a large. What's the best bang for the buck to look for..2008 Kona?
Prophet.
An older Giant reign would be a good bet for that sort of price. Nice bikes
09 Konas onward have 1 piece rocker which is stiffer probably better for a big lad
Whatever you get factor in possible new bearings and rear shock service
You should get a 2009/10 Marin for that. My mate had one and it was very nice.
Prophet +1
Prophet +1.
You can get a Prophet frame for around £200-£300.
Full suss Kona's of that era (Dawg etc) always struck me as a bit numb.
Or Giant Anthem's can be had new for £899? Or a secondhand Boardman?
Lots of choices out there better and likely newer than a 2008 Kona.
Giant - 2011/12 Trance/Anthem or slightly older reign.
Spesh
Santa Cruz single pivot bikes.
Spesh Enduro
I've got a large StumpJumper 2008 that I should get round to selling.. Well used but well maintained.. would probably comfortably fit in your budget (have to check but I'd think at or below the bottom end).
Where are you?
Banbury, what about you?
Aberdeen - bit far for you to have a look at it. I used to live in Kidlington - that would have worked OK 🙂
^^ sods law eh.
Can you send me a pic or two anyway maybe we can courier if my son is interested..
My email address is in my profile. When are you thinking of selling?
Giant trance are light and reliable and don't hold value that well.
I think i paid £850 for a 2010 fuel ex 6.5 2 rides old. So they should be in budget now
Seems to work and is air suspension at both ends...
I've a large Prophet MX (2008 I think), frame and Lyric forks. It's been good for me (6 foot) running with a straight seatpost and 35mm stem. It's a great bike - long / slack / simple. Only selling because I've gone 29er for all.
There is a lot of discussion here:
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anyone-riding-a-cannondale-prophet
After £400 for frame and forks. Let me know if you're interested or want more details, I'm in Surrey.
It's this one (I bought it from here):
Large pitch fs here
@ mikew thanks, but after a complete..
@robjackson..pics n price please ( ttrewin55 AT googlemail DOT com ) also where abouts are you?
Ygm
Trance X ? Friend of mine bought one via the classifieds on here for his daughter at about your budget.
I still ride a well upgraded 2008 Trance and it works very nicely for most things.