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  • £500 Hardtail for a mate.
  • Alex
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    Friend of mine wants to get back into riding. He has an old Cannondale F something that is Looooooong and stiff. And the h/shock is pretty fubar.

    He just wants something to ride in the local woods (Shropshire way) and maybe a few rides further afield. Budget if £500 and I was thinking something like a low end Spesh or Giant.

    Needs an 18/23in ish top tube.

    Any recommendations?

    Posted 15 years ago
    Olly
    Free Member

    I was looking for something to fit that a few years ago and got a Giant XtC.

    brilliant Value for money, and a 500 quid giant should get you around the area of toras and MPH root brakes (basic, but efficient hydraulic disks) and an LX/deore groupset i reckon…

    Posted 15 years ago
    Olly
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    http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/13159/Giant_XtC_35_Bike_2008

    479 beer tokens

    Posted 15 years ago
    Alex
    Full Member

    Cheers Olly, that’s exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of. Amazing value really compared to what you used to be able to get.

    Posted 15 years ago
    thomthumb
    Free Member

    second hand?

    Posted 15 years ago
    Alex
    Full Member

    Nah he wants a new one. His reasoning being the Cannondale is about ten years old, so he thinks he deserves something box fresh.

    Posted 15 years ago
    woodsa
    Free Member

    Hi mate my girlie has just brought a new commencal for a staggering £400. She saved herself 300 pounds off RRP. I too brought my commencal combi s for 680 when it should’ve been nearly £1100. Both came from

    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=category&categoryId=6

    I was impressed! I think nowadays you can get a whole lotta bike for 500 squid.

    Posted 15 years ago
    JollyGreenGiant
    Free Member

    Genesis Core 10

    Kona Caldera for £500

    XTC 3.5 for £440

    Posted 15 years ago
    HoratioHufnagel
    Free Member

    This looks great for the money
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SARACEN-PYLON-8-STREET-CRUISER-CITY-COMMUTING-BIKE-20″_W0QQitemZ250393490579QQcmdZViewItem

    alfine hub, disc brakes. 200 quid left for a decent suspension fork and some off-road tyres. very low maintenance.

    Posted 15 years ago
    HoratioHufnagel
    Free Member

    Saracen Pylon 8

    Posted 15 years ago
    porterclough
    Free Member

    I like my Giant XTC…

    Posted 15 years ago
    Alex
    Full Member

    Some interesting stuff there.

    The Core 10 looks a well sorted hardtail as well. Not sure about that fork.

    I’ll have a browse round the Merlin site as well.

    Posted 15 years ago
    buzz-lightyear
    Free Member

    I was overall impressed with the liveliness of the Kona Caldera I hired at Laggan.

    Posted 15 years ago
    funkynick
    Full Member

    Have a look at Merlin cycles, they had some Merlin Malt frames with full Deore groupset and a reasonable fork on for about £450…

    Or, get to Halfords and have a look at the bottom end Boardman hardtail…

    Posted 15 years ago
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