£1500 – £1800 hardtail to race with, what do you suggest?

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£1500 – £1800 hardtail to race with, what do you suggest?
Dimmadan
Free Member

Decided to start racing XC and want to spend some decent £’s on a light XC hardtail but am not sure what to get.

Been looking at the Giant XTC Alliance Zero or Specialized Stumpjumper HT Comp 2009 or Specialized Stumpjumper HT Expert 2009.

But could do with advice from people who actually race.

I’m 5ft 10″ if that helps and 11.5 stone.

Posted 15 years ago

njee20
Free Member

Buy a Hasa carbon frame off eBay, get some SIDs, some American Classic/Stans wheels, some light finishing kit including foam grips, flat bars and bar ends. Sorted.

Posted 15 years ago

Dimmadan
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Hasa frame looks nice, but no disc mount on the back.

Posted 15 years ago

njee20
Free Member

Yes they do:

If I wanted a hardtail you’re not gonna go wrong for £300!

Posted 15 years ago

peteimpreza
Full Member

If it was my money.

Cannondale Taurine

Taurine

Posted 15 years ago

Surfr
Free Member

Those Hasa’s looks tidy built

Posted 15 years ago

Dimmadan
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Is that yours? If so, what do the scales say?

Posted 15 years ago

aphex_2k
Free Member

**** off, £300? That’s mint!

Posted 15 years ago

Dimmadan
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I am really considering one now. But has anyone got one?

Posted 15 years ago

Lanesra
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This for £1400 http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/rockrider-8-xc-34964195/

Crossmax SLR (£600 alone), XT/XTR, Juicy 7 Carbon, Reba Teams and a set of 700cc training wheels – you could buy the carbon frame and it would still come to £1700

Posted 15 years ago

bullheart
Free Member

Cube LTD Race.

Had one three years ago before they got bigger here in the UK.

Light, fast, great spec…

Posted 15 years ago

eckinspain
Free Member

Lapierre Pro Race

Posted 15 years ago

Swiftacular
Free Member

This (GT Carbon Pro 2009 medium), £1100 (sorry for blatant plugging)
Can even provide original receipt and get the warranty transferred (i know the shop owner)

Posted 15 years ago

njee20
Free Member

Very weighty wheels, and not particularly well specced, a nice bike, but not for XC racing.

A number of people on Weight Weenies have the Hasa frames, they do look good, 940g road frame too, I’m sorely tempted!

Posted 15 years ago

Ti29er
Free Member

What’s your inside leg?
I have a Merida FLX 5000 with full XTR kit that I am looking to sell.
Tim

Posted 15 years ago

Dimmadan
Free Member

Ti29er, 31″
I normally ride a medium frame.
Do you have more details on the FLX5000?

dimmasaxo@hotmail.com

Posted 15 years ago

judderman
Free Member

whats the warranty like on the Hasa’s?

Posted 15 years ago

Surfr
Free Member

Sorry, that Hasa is not mine. URL came from the eBay questions.

Posted 15 years ago

BigJohn
Full Member

Aren’t the CBoardmans supposed to be a bargain?

Posted 15 years ago