Can you recommend me a "jump" bike?

sn11

I'm looking at getting a jump bike to try and start doing a few tricks and generally start biking to work/university.

Now, all the bikes i've been looking at I've been getting mixed reviews, and mainly ones that say "upgrade this, this this and its great!". I'm wondering whether anyone could possibly recommend me a bike that doesn't need upgrading? One that I could buy and ride and it wouldn't really need new bits and bobs?

Thanks

supersonic

What have you looked at and what budget do you have?

sn11

Hey, sorry should have mentioned that.

I've mainly been looking at scott bikes, Giant, Kona etc. I have a budget of upto about £1k

Whytepeak

Thats a lot of money, but how about this?

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Charg ... 360039089/

Good for jumping, 4X and short trails.

cat_with_no_tail

You can get the 24Seven Substance, available in geared or Single Speed flavours for £650 for the geared or £550 for the SS.

Designed for 4X, DJ and slopestyle.

http://www.24sevenbikes.com/substance26geared.html

You could use the money you save to buy a Full face helmet and some spare parts when you stack it (which you will if you are going to do some DJ).

Or you could save up another £400 and go for my personal favourite Hardcore Hardtail, The Deviant Twin <drools>

http://www.24sevenbikes.com/devianttwinNEW.html

Dosent seem to be much point in spending the thick end of a grand on a comp ready DJ bike if all you will be doing is a few tricks and riding it to uni. Unless you are planning on moving up to other things.

xtreem

I still think that this is the best value DJ bike you can get for your money. No upgrades needed.

Giant STP 1 2009

And you have plenty of money for protection and that stuff.

sn11

Hi everyone, thanks so much for the replies!

I would love to eventually move up a gear into doing things a little more properly and harder things but obviously I need to research how I'd get there yet. I'm checking through all the bike links now and will reply with which I'm getting

sn11

Purely on looks (and thats all I have to go on so far..) I would say the Giant STP1 looks the nicest.

So all these bikes would do fine for stunt riding too? Like around urban areas jumps etc?

xtreem

Yes, they are all strong bikes.

fourcrossjohn

i learnt all my 'stuff' on a 08 stp1

if i wer to get a bike now for jumping it would be these

spesh p2 cromo - http://www.dalescycles.com/2009_Special ... 2cromo.htm

atomlab trailking - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=38980

NS Bikes Metropolis I Bike - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=33319

boybetterknow

have a look at at norco bikes,they have some good dirt/jump bikes.