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£500 – £700 hardtail recommendations please
geoffj
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We’ve not done this for at least a couple of days, so what you got?
Links too if possible.

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/318639/products/giant-talon-27-5-0-2016-hardtail-mountain-bike-blue.aspx

https://www.rutlandcycling.com/373838/products/cube-ltd-pro-2x-2017-hardtail-mountain-bike-black.aspx

Or

https://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b65s182p6547/CANNONDALE-TRAIL-3-2016

Posted 6 years ago

monkeysfeet
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Voodoo Bizango?
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/voodoo-bizango-29er-mens-mountain-bike-16-18-20-22-frames?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Bikes-_-Mountain+Bikes-_-448061&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istItemId=xamlraxtix&istBid=tzpr&_$ja=tsid:94971|cid:868641099|agid:42483199823|tid:aud-297219197929:pla-521634082952|crid:203186066784|nw:g|rnd:13747381074862043593|dvc:c|adp:1o10|mt:|loc:9047004&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjpyJwNXh1wIV7grTCh24sAeUEAQYCiABEgLsZ_D_BwE

Posted 6 years ago

superstu
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For what use I.e what kind of riding do you do?

They’re all quite conservative. Not a bad thing but I’d look elsewhere for what I want.

Posted 6 years ago

geoffj
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It’s not for me, it’s for someone who wants to dabble.

Posted 6 years ago

kelron
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Bizango, recommending what I own. When I started I found it gave me much more confidence than the cheap XC-style bikes I’d ridden before. Now I’m learning to ride faster it’s only getting more fun.

Posted 6 years ago

jaylittle
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For somebody wanting a dabble i’d buy second hand. Its a buyers market at this time of year so if he/she decides its not for them and they sell in spring/summer the financial loss shouldn’t be too bad.

Posted 6 years ago

andreasrhoen
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This forum:

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/looking-for-mens-hardtail-500-700

Posted 6 years ago

silverpigeon
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Can’t do a link but have a look at the Whytes at Winstanleys.

Posted 6 years ago

geoffj
Full Member

Thanks all

Posted 6 years ago

jonnyboi
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Something from zee Germans?

http://www.radon-bikes.de/en/mountainbike/hardtail/zr-team/zr-team-275-60/

Posted 6 years ago

dai3015
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A Scott Scale 720 Plus? One in the classifieds that could be right up your street? 🙂

Posted 6 years ago

devash
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That Cube’s a good price but Cube hardtail geometry is very old fashioned (short top tubes, very long stems, steep head angle, very long seat tubes with poor standover).

I’d be looking at Whyte (801/5, their 29er series) for something more progressive unless you are planning on XC racing.

Posted 6 years ago

prawny
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If it’s just a dabble I’m thinking about selling my old Bizango on to make room for a hybrid for a spare commute/bike for the Mrs.

Could do with new cables but is otherwise in good nick.

Don’t know what it’d be worth now though.

Edit – it’d be a fair bit less than £500 though even if I left the dropper on.

Posted 6 years ago

superstu
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New Bizango is £650 but BC discount is 10% off and others ways (cash back etc) to get it a bit cheaper. Really decent.

If he is dabling then I’d be tempted to snap up the older model – £500 brand new, so again <£450 with BC discount.

Posted 6 years ago

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