Just for a change a "help me choose thread"
Bluetac
Posts: 9
Hello,
I've tried the search function and not much comes up.
I have £700 - £800 for a new hardtail and in looking at a Marin B17, anyone know any reasons why not or even better any other bikes that you can recomend for that price range as cycle world suggested this and i thought i better check.
Oh and i will actually be riding this on a mountain so it needs to be robust.
Thanks in advance
I've tried the search function and not much comes up.
I have £700 - £800 for a new hardtail and in looking at a Marin B17, anyone know any reasons why not or even better any other bikes that you can recomend for that price range as cycle world suggested this and i thought i better check.
Oh and i will actually be riding this on a mountain so it needs to be robust.
Thanks in advance
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You could get a boardman, cube or focus for same price or cheaper and double the specs.
I got a full suss focus for 1000.00 with fox and xt equipe.
I will never buy named again, unless they are on sale, good value with the cube and focus.
And they are always rated.0 -
Focus Black Forest is a very good bike and it's within your budget.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Focus ... 360037562/
It currently has 25% off at the moment too. Those Fox forks are what make it such an amazing deal.
I posted some pics in the "Your rides" section of the forum if you're interested.
http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12624540
The Boardman Comp is also worth looking at but it's only available from Halfords. It is a good spec bike for the money though.0 -
Thanks for the advice.
Im looking at the bikes you have suggested and i notice that they dont seem to look as robust as the B17 at the joints.
Isn't is wise to get the best frame i can afford and upgrade parts as they break? or.........0 -
It is, yes, but the other frames will be strong for their intended riding. 'Mountain' biking covers a wealth of terrain - will you be hitting big drops and jumps?0
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No not straight away but i'd prefere top buy one bike that can handle it all, so that in the future i dont have to spent out big again.0
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http://www.noahsark.co.uk/marin-b17-2009-p-2262.html
Looks ok, but has an apalling crank and Bb for that money, doesn't fit in with its hard image at all.
This strikes me as quite a bit better:
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Genesis-Core-30 ... _21632.htm0 -
You see this is where i become royally unstuck, I don’t know all the proper jargon and I don’t know what is good gear and what isn’t! That’s why I thought "stick with a brand you've heard of" but alas no such luck it seems.
Ah damn it looks like I'll have to look into this a bit further, and try to find a dealer locally that isnt Cycle World.
By the way what is a Bb?
And thanks for the help!!0 -
Bottom Bracket - the bit the cranks bolt onto. The Core has a much stiffer, stronger and lighter set up. Better wheels it seems too. Fork a bit lighter.0
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supersonic wrote:http://www.noahsark.co.uk/marin-b17-2009-p-2262.html
Looks ok, but has an apalling crank and Bb for that money, doesn't fit in with its hard image at all.
This strikes me as quite a bit better:
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Genesis-Core-30 ... _21632.htm
I'm in 2 minds about the genesis core 30 or the black forest. I'm going to have a think about it over the weekend, both look very good to me
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Nice one Supersonic.
Looks like I’m slipping into a more expensive bracket the more I read.
Rocky ridge
Orange crush
Specialized rockhopper pro (although that colour???? Yuk!)
For some reason I don’t feel quite right about buying a bike from a brand I haven’t heard of, Core. Is it me being ridiculous? Are these up there frame wise with the bigger brands? Or is this in fact a big brand and I have no idea?? Lol.0 -
Core is the model, the brand is Genesis: quite big!. They are getting great reviews and I particularly like the way they spec them.
The Rockhopper is a shorter travel, racier machine0 -
Aha i see, i couldn't have been more wrong then lol.
One thing i know for sure is that there is far to much choice!0
