MTB Suggestions £400 to £800

JonasTheHobbit
JonasTheHobbit Posts: 119
edited May 2009 in MTB buying advice
Hi i'm new to this mountain biking lark.

Recently inherited (from my pops) a Trek 3900 which i've been riding on the moors and to work (15 miles on mostly flat canal tow path) and am wanting something a little better.

i want to start doing Dalby as well forest so ideally the bike needs to fit my all my needs.

ideally i'd like a full sus bike but one that can travel fairly well. i know the budget is a limiting factor but can pay over the amounts stated.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

J

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  • The Spiderman
    The Spiderman Posts: 5,625
    Stick with a hartail and look to spend the upper end ogf your budget.Even then its getting to find bikes,this year with properly ,decent forks due to the recent price rises.
    Have a look at the what hadtai thread,which is stickied above.
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    I'm sure people will suggest a hardtail for that money, but if you're really set on a FS then you could do a lot worse than the Boardman Comp
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Yep the Boardman FS Comp has moved the minimum you have to pay for a quality full susser from £1k to £800.
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  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    +1 for the hardtail, especially if it's being used as a commuting bike as well. It'll help improve your handling skills also, before you move on to a full-susser at a later stage should you decide to.
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  • JonasTheHobbit
    JonasTheHobbit Posts: 119
    Cheers for the assist guys!

    maybe getting the bike to work scheme at my place, so can now up my prive to around £1k.

    Does this change anyone's advice?

    Regards

    J

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