Mountain bike

[moonlighter 1,165]

Are any of you lot into mountain bikes. I've been looking at a couple but there is that many it's mind blowing! I've got around £500 and I'm looking at the hybrids for the type of riding I'll be doing. If anybody has any tips of whats hot and what's not thats much appreciated.

[bigbarnett 33]

what sort of riding mate?

£500 will not get you anything majoraly special but will still get you an all right bike, so what type of stuff will you be riding?

[moonlighter 1,165]

Mainly road and track ways, Rutland water sort of stuff really. I've found a website that sells 30% of list price. I like the look of giants and cannondales. I'd prefer to have a go on a couple really but with the net that's obviously not possible.

[the big chief 3,099]

ya best bet is to get a xc bike mate ya can pic some grate deals up now on fully sus if ya geting one from a shop buy last years modle as it will be cheaper mate jejames cycles do some good deals bud

[bigbarnett 33]

have a look at 'cubes' top bikes for the money, well specked.

also look at marins.

Good site would be chain reaction cycles aswell mate.

[bigbarnett 33]

oh and some decent bargains on ebay, sometimes need to look into detail to see if its what you want tho,

[Chid 6,830]

Dont know much about bikes but had a Marin it was a good wee bike

[the big chief 3,099]

i picked a orange hitman up for £600 a few years back very good speck as well not sure if they make them any more though

[the big chief 3,099]

Dont know much about bikes but had a Marin it was a good wee bike

have a look on the sites what we have said look whats in ya price range i would all ways go for full disc hydrolic set up though mate if ya don't no what anything means i am sure we can help ya out mate

[bigbarnett 33]

i havent seen a hitman for a few years, can get soe good bikes for £500 ish, but you can custom uild one but costs you twice as much and then abit more to be honest, taaken me about a year to finish the bike i ride now, cost about £400 more than i wanted, pain in the arse to maintain aswell, just keep it washed when you ride and keep a clean chain, best advice

[rocky1 942]

their is quite a few decent bikes in halfords these days chris boardmans and they quite a high spec carrera,s and few others decent ,try the da bomb website aswell

[the big chief 3,099]

i havent seen a hitman for a few years, can get soe good bikes for £500 ish, but you can custom uild one but costs you twice as much and then abit more to be honest, taaken me about a year to finish the bike i ride now, cost about £400 more than i wanted, pain in the arse to maintain aswell, just keep it washed when you ride and keep a clean chain, best advice

i had a orange downhill bike to take my dogs out on and ride the local quory trails and the dh corse that got built but found it was a ball ake way too heavy and cost a bomb [bANNED TEXT] i broke shit so got a hard tail loads better for the dogs and my pocet

[the big chief 3,099]

their is quite a few decent bikes in halfords these days chris boardmans and they quite a high spec carrera,s and few others decent ,try the da bomb website aswell

da bomb are good rocky strong as f**k

[moonlighter 1,165]

I think the ones I said which had 30% of ate last years models, which is fine by me. I've got my eye on a couple on eBay, so long as the price is right. I notice that Marin hybrids don't have front suspension so there probally more road orientated. The one I've got my eye on is a giant roam xc. I was looking at a claud butler but got told for the same money, giants and gt are better quality?

[the big chief 3,099]

I think the ones I said which had 30% of ate last years models, which is fine by me. I've got my eye on a couple on eBay, so long as the price is right. I notice that Marin hybrids don't have front suspension so there probally more road orientated. The one I've got my eye on is a giant roam xc. I was looking at a claud butler but got told for the same money, giants and gt are better quality?

its just the speck on the bike that matters most to me best brake best mech on the back chain device ext so if ya go for giant they will probably have all this but its down to what you like at the end of the day