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  • £300 MTB Budget for basic XC Hardtail: Complete Bike?
  • barn
    Free Member

    For a complete bike at this money, what do you all think…?
    Bike is for my brother-n-law, a total newbie, no spannering skills at all.

    1) Classifieds on here?
    2) Rockrider 5.3 £299?
    3) Carrera Centos reduced to £329?

    He’ll need a medium, wants gears, but needs something easy to maintain so maybe rigid front?
    Anyone got something in the back of their shed?

    Posted 11 years ago
    soobalias
    Free Member

    total newbie – take the £300 to decathlon

    Posted 11 years ago
    jp-t853
    Full Member

    How about a Merida from Merlin Cycles

    Cheap Merida

    Posted 11 years ago
    Northwind
    Full Member

    The DEcathlon and Carrera are both OK, and superb value… But still got corner cuts that do hobble them. The XCM fork’s not awful but not good.

    Posted 11 years ago
    pickle
    Free Member

    That Merida looks a bit of a bargain for a begginer 😀

    Posted 11 years ago
    barn
    Free Member

    Thanks all – he’s ordered a custom Ti singlespeed 29er.

    Only joking… he got the Merida from Merlin – with an extra 10% off – so a pretty decent starter bike for £250!

    Brilliant – thanks again to the mighty STW.
    Brilliant.

    Posted 11 years ago
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