What bike to buy.

starsky007

Can anyone help me choose my next bike. I live in the forest of dean glos, i like riding in the forest on fire roads and dirt tracks i also ride on the malvern hills and brecon beacons, i do around 15 to 25 miles a trip at the mo and planning to do more on the new bike.
ive got a few in mind and they are stumpjumper fsr pro 2008, and stumpy pro carbon 2008 also a s-works stumpy fsr xt 2008 and a trek fuel ex 9 carbon or a fuel ex 9.5 2008
im willing to pay upto £3500ish.

BlackSpur

You could get something really special for that price - how about an Ibis Mojo from Stif?

badblood

you all know what I am going to say by now:



Yeti 575, you could get a cracking build for £3.5k

BlackSpur

Hehe I was just waiting for that one

Larok

theres a review of some bikes of this value in this months mountain bike UK mag.

badblood

couldn't resist it Blackspur the 575 really is a revelation of a bike. I thought my old pimped up Giant VT was good but this thrashes it

hoathy

whyte e-120??

Cps

Wait a minute

We'll have someone along shortly extolling the virtues of an orange.


The yeti looks nice but given my own experience ox my EX8 I would have to say try the Trek - it does all I need.

Andy B

Well, now you mention it....

The Orange 5 is a very good bit of kit

SE Spec =£2899.95

supersonic

Do you need full suss?

hoathy

How about a lovely Santa Cruz Nomad, I have never ridden one off-road, but even on the road it was impressive compared to other full-sus machines I have ridden

starsky007

yes, i want a full suss this time, im planning some big rides soon.
Thanks for your quick replys.
Great advice but still unsure with so many to look at.
I need a bike to jump out and say me me me !, im the one you want.
Been looking now for about a month and still cant choose.

supersonic

Make a shortlist and go and test them! Its a lot of money, trying them out is a must.

How about a Scott Spark? Very light for the money!

supersonic

http://www.eurekacyclesports.co.uk/P373 ... ie=checked

Nothing comes close to the frame weight, and great spec considering the frame is 2k on its own!

supermonkey

I second the Ibis Mojo SL. Do a search for some reviews.

Splasher

BlackSpur wrote:

You could get something really special for that price - how about an Ibis Mojo from Stif?

The problem with this is actually getting one from Stif. They are in very short supply.