Returning mountain biking needing advise

spennyp
spennyp Posts: 3
edited August 2007 in MTB buying advice
Hi folks....i'm planning on returning to mountain biking after a couple of years off.....started biking years ago dabbed in a bit of DH racing back in the late nineties...and started trail riding around 5 years ago....i was mainly riding the Mendips and the south wales trail afan/cwncan etc etc

the last bike i owned was an Orange sub 5 which was a great bike just a little heavy on the climbs i felt.....i'm used to full suspension.....but after a ride on a specialized hardtail a few years back I'm thinking about buying a Hardtail frame and building a bike up oer the next few months of so (money permitting)

so the question is what should i go for, i'm 5'10" about 13 stone....i ideally want something which i can abuse a little on the downhill sections in south wales but still use to hammer up climbs

I did think that maybe a specialized stumpjumper might fit the bill......i'm on a limited budget so i have considered a used frame


any help or advise would be greatly appreciated

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    How limited is limited?!
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  • spennyp
    spennyp Posts: 3
    If i buy a frame i could probably stretch to around 500
  • x-isle
    x-isle Posts: 794
    When you say Downhills in South Wales.

    Are you talking about XC Downhills or Downhill Downhill?

    If you think about Cwm Carn, you wouldn't be wanting to take a hardtail down the Downhill courses, but no probs with taking a hard tail around the Twrch XC Trail - I do!

    Just checking you are thinking about the right bike for the right purpose.
    Craig Rogers

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