Hardtail advice.

quentin_miller

If you do reserve and collect, you will pay the discounted price and can choose when you go into the store, also you do not pay for reserve and collect online, so its more like the bike is reserved for you, and its up to you whether you want it or not.

blister pus

Then that's the way to go.

Order the sucka now with discounted price and sit on it when you get there.

LEE_05

a will try that cheers lads.

LEE_05

just reseved this in a 20'' frame duno if it will be big enuff but and a will only have to pay £359 http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499

blister pus

It's a good deal and a good option, it'll more than do you proud. 20" frame - by the time you've jacked that seat post up and adjusted the handlebar spacers I think you should be good to go.

dickst3

Hello,

You've prompted me into my first post! I'm trying to find a bike myself. I've gone from a Claud Butler Cape Wrath D27 (I saw them on sale for £370) to a Rockhopper, a Genesis Core 20, and today looking for cheaper bikes (as the budget started at £360!) I came across a Commencal Normal Disc 2009 for £350:

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/custom-mo ... -2009.html

my heart is now split between the Rockhopper and Core but my wallet says the Commencal is a bike with a great spec for the price. I want a bike that will be worth upgrading if I want to so I guess the frame is the important element.

But I'm still at the bottom of the learning curve.

Rich

blister pus

dickst3 - it's better if you start your own thread rather than hijacking some else's, you'll get more focused responses.

Flenser

dickst3 wrote:

Hello,

You've prompted me into my first post! I'm trying to find a bike myself. I've gone from a Claud Butler Cape Wrath D27 (I saw them on sale for £370) to a Rockhopper, a Genesis Core 20, and today looking for cheaper bikes (as the budget started at £360!) I came across a Commencal Normal Disc 2009 for £350:

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/custom-mo ... -2009.html

my heart is now split between the Rockhopper and Core but my wallet says the Commencal is a bike with a great spec for the price. I want a bike that will be worth upgrading if I want to so I guess the frame is the important element.

But I'm still at the bottom of the learning curve.

Rich

My brother in law has had the Claud Butler Cape Wrath for a couple of months now an is already talking about part-ex'ing it for a better model, don't know what sort of recommendation that is.

I've got the Genesis and the Commencal bookmarked for regular perving but I'm secretly in love with a Rockhopper Comp Disc.

It's gorgeous:

dickst3

blister pus wrote:

dickst3 - it's better if you start your own thread rather than hijacking some else's, you'll get more focused responses.

Sorry it came across the way it did but I wasn't looking for advice (not yet anyway), it was meant to give LEE05 some ideas !

blister pus

Ahh, I see. He was confused enough though and it was on the previous page - nice option but he can't sit on it unfortunately.

dickst3

Flenser wrote:

dickst3 wrote:

Hello,

You've prompted me into my first post! I'm trying to find a bike myself. I've gone from a Claud Butler Cape Wrath D27 (I saw them on sale for £370) to a Rockhopper, a Genesis Core 20, and today looking for cheaper bikes (as the budget started at £360!) I came across a Commencal Normal Disc 2009 for £350:

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/custom-mo ... -2009.html

my heart is now split between the Rockhopper and Core but my wallet says the Commencal is a bike with a great spec for the price. I want a bike that will be worth upgrading if I want to so I guess the frame is the important element.

But I'm still at the bottom of the learning curve.

Rich

My brother in law has had the Claud Butler Cape Wrath for a couple of months now an is already talking about part-ex'ing it for a better model, don't know what sort of recommendation that is.

I've got the Genesis and the Commencal bookmarked for regular perving but I'm secretly in love with a Rockhopper Comp Disc.

It's gorgeous:

Lovely. Cheers for the advice on the CB. I've pretty much decided against it now - I've done nothing but read these forums for weeks! I'll see what my budget is like in the next month or so and look out for bargains.

LEE05 - didnt mean to hijack your thread. Good luck with your bike.

Rich

LEE_05

no probs mate. does the Commencal have hydraulic brakes ?

ham23402

LEE_05 wrote:

just reseved this in a 20'' frame duno if it will be big enuff but and a will only have to pay £359 http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499

Snap me too 16inch though, i'm a bit of a short arse.

blister pus

LEE_05 wrote:

no probs mate. does the Commencal have hydraulic brakes ?

Yes it does, but you have no chance to sit on it and try.

LEE_05

there is a shop 16miles from me what sell these how good does it stack up against the gt ?

blister pus

Very well. You should sit on both and see which one feels best to you.

and don't forget to sit on the Kraken while you're in Halfords.

LEE_05

witch has there better forks n brakes ?

blister pus

GT - Suntour XCR, 120mm travel, rebound damping & lock-out / Tektro Auriga Comp hydraulic disc brakes, 160rotors

Normal - SunTour XCR LO 100mm / Avid Juicy 3 160/160

You've got more travel on the GT with 120mm travel both have lock out and damping. Some would argue the Avid juicy 3 is better than Auriga Comp but I've squeezed both and there's bugger all between them as far as I was concerned, flick a coin. Which is why you need to go and see for yourself. See what's right for you.

LEE_05

yea mate am thinken the gt mite be to small like does anyone no what the xl size frame is in the Commencal

blister pus

As has been said frame sizes are not standard and vary so much one 20" frame might well be another manufacturers 18.5". You can only order and try the largest GT frame, same for the Normal.

LEE_05

went to halfords today and the gt was to small so looks like am going have to try the Commencal tommorow if thats no good its gona have to be the hardrock. any new ideas on bike for me guys ?

quentin_miller

the decathlon rockrider 5 XC has a great spec and comes in XL

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/rockrider-5-xc-66740056/

Price is £369

LEE_05

dont like it at all mabe a good speck never heard of that make,

blister pus

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12590132

^ Decathlon Rockriders are recommended hardtails in the Bikeradar What Hardtail thread above.

It's arguably about the best spec'd bike out of all of them listed here. ...and it's in XL.

gnasher5

Give this guy in Hungerford a go He's new so he might be keen to do a deal. I think he stocks Genesis and Commenacal plus a couple of others

Supernova Cycles
01488 644667

LEE_05

found this looks same as the gt what i had a look at in halfords http://paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b0s2p1426
there is some awsome deals on at pauls cycles now.

LEE_05

anyone ?

supersonic

Very good.

I'd recommend the large, the 22 (XL) will probably be too big for you.

LEE_05

i wont be mate a tryed a large at halfords and it wer to small

LEE_05

but yea gonna order it soon as thanks for all the help and info guys.