Buying a GT mountain bike advice

northtrack
northtrack Posts: 77
edited July 2008 in MTB buying advice
Hiya Everyone, hello to everyone on the forums

ok looking for a bit of advice.

I want to get into mountain biking again, the last time i used my bike was about 3 years ago, I purchased a Giant Terrago, this has no shocks at all, i think i paid about £399 for it, I still have it but I'm on the look out for something better as I want something with disc brakes and front shocks, I don't want a full suspension bike, just a hard tail with front shockers etc.

I've been looking at the GT range, model Avalanche Expert Edition 2008 to be exact, I wondered if this would be an ideal bike for me to jump up from a standard frame bike, I've seen cheaper models not just GT, Marin and other brands, but the GT seems to have more features and quality parts etc.


Can anyone help, or can give me some feedback on the GT model

I'm UK based

Thanks


Peter

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  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    What sort of budget do you have in mind?

    There are a lot of options in the £500+ region
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  • northtrack
    northtrack Posts: 77
    Andy_B wrote:
    What sort of budget do you have in mind?

    There are a lot of options in the £500+ region

    hi there, about £700 for the bike, i wan't to get add-on things after like helmet etc but thats nota problem.

    thanks

    Pete
  • Ricey77
    Ricey77 Posts: 92
    Its an excellent bike, recently got one !!
    But then again there are so many other choices, i would goto your LBS and try a few, thats what i did !! :D
  • Andy B
    Andy B Posts: 8,115
    Merlin Malt 2 : http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... egoryId=39

    Much better forks than the GT, better wheelset too.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    The Avalanche would be able to take a bit more hammer than others at this price point, designed for harder hitting trails, and runs happy with the fork at 130mm.
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  • northtrack
    northtrack Posts: 77
    Hi everyone, thanks for your replies, i went to one of my local cycle shops yesterday, they did not have the GT model on display, but he said he could order it me etc, however the guy was suggesting the Kona Caldera, it was a red one with the same shocks i think.

    anyone know how this fairs upto the GT, as the shop was quite full and I didn't really have the chance to fully ask the guy.

    thanks
  • hoathy
    hoathy Posts: 776
    get him to order the gt in, and try them both out.
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  • jeffers696
    jeffers696 Posts: 328
    i have had my specalized rockhopper disk £600 for a while now and its a really soild bike.
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  • masondasyk
    masondasyk Posts: 80
    i would go for the gt over the kona, better finish to it as well between them at £700 i reckon. test both to be certain though.
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  • luckypierre
    luckypierre Posts: 76
    I've had me avalanche expert for about 6 months now and apart from a few issues with the rear brakes it's a great bike.

    I went for it for the spec especially the Tora u-turn because I am about 16 stone I thought the extra travel would come in handy for me, it's also really sturdy. Such a change from the canondale F600 I had before (2nd hand). I also think it's quite a forgiving bike to develop with.

    I tried it against the rockhopper and found it to be much more suitable for me at any rate.

    Whatever you get happy riding

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