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SteveW
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16th Jul 08 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking to get a mountain bike.. no more than £800 and obviously needs to be a pretty damn big frame.

Dont really know any makes of bikes


*admin.. didnt know which forum this should have been in so put it here *
Colin
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£800 should get you a pretty good bike.

Im lost in that department now though, sacked my decent bike when I passed my test
SAS-1991
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveW
Looking to get a mountain bike.. no more than £800 and obviously needs to be a pretty damn big frame.

Dont really know any makes of bikes


*admin.. didnt know which forum this should have been in so put it here *


Orange are good mountain bike, so are White Industries, but i know they can be priced up two £2000+
d128mat
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try brianroukes.com

they have load of decent bikes for an idea, then try find them cheaper else where..

i only know of it as its local to me
C2RL R
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more info is needed. what sort of riding do you intend to do?
d128mat
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http://www.brianrourke.co.uk/
SteveW
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£2k for a bike !!!

could buy a car for that.. probably a couple of cars


not looking to go that high end. just want something to dick about with at weekends and stuff.

some off road, some on.. i havnt been on a bike in years. just something i want to get back into

[Edited on 16-07-2008 by SteveW]
d128mat
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was thinking more this line
http://www.brianrourke.co.uk/scott-aspect-disc-2008-p-1581.html

i dont know nothing about bikes though
Colin
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Get something like this - http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.php?product_id=608&category_id=21

0% Finance aswell!!
Tom
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Loads of threads in OD have a look
C2RL R
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http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/rockhopper-comp-disc-2008-mountain-bike-ec001451
C2RL R
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http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/6700-disc-2008-mountain-bike-ec001571
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
£800 should get you a pretty good bike.

Im lost in that department now though, sacked my decent bike when I passed my test


I wud rather get something with a engine on for £800
C2RL R
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http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kona/caldera-2008-mountain-bike-ec000766
SAS-1991
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i fort 2k were expensive!

http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.php?product_id=881&category_id=71
SteveW
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That trek one looks smart and isnt too badly priced.
a trek bike at £1600 was shown in mens health this month for some guy who cycled across Morocco
C2RL R
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i'm pretty sure trek have a lifetime guarantee on their frames which is good for you being a big lad.
Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveW
That trek one looks smart and isnt too badly priced.
a trek bike at £1600 was shown in mens health this month for some guy who cycled across Morocco


I have been looking at the 6300 which is about £600 and available in red and white or bloack and is spec'd up decently with deore/rock shox etc
Charlotte
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If there is a cycle king near you then they do really good bikes. My dad gets his racing bike stuff from there and my cousin just brought a moutain bike for a really reasonable price
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carrera kracken...around £700 and quite good quality tbh!
ed
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I wouldn't just go buying a bike because it's expensive. At that price you have to know what you want as there is a lot of choice, but you are still in a price range where compromises will be putting on parts that will fail on you at annoying times - stuff like the cranks, pedals and wheels. Saying that they should all be ok to last a while, and luckily you ought to be clear of those pointless cable operated disk brakes.

I'd recomend a Kona Cinder Cone, it's a bit cheaper than what you want to spend. But they are a great bike. With the money saved you can then upgrade the cranks, pedals and maybe even the wheels if you aren't happy with them - but in my experence the Kona's come with decent wheels that can take a load of abuse for a while. Comes with Hayes hydraulic disks which do the job just fine - Hope Technology ones are better, but you'll have a job finding them as standard fit on most bikes. Oh, also comes in a 22" frame which ought to fit you just about right...



[Edited on 16-07-2008 by ed]

 
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