Advice needed on buying a DJ bike.

Madtag

hey i live in staines heathrow area and i was wondering what hardtail jump frame bike would be good to start with, and where would be a good place to start, im age 17 with a heght of 5:9/10,

I'ev been looking into second hand dmr bikes but i dont know what im looking for tbh

nonnac85

What's your budget?
There was a review of DJ bikes in this months MBUK magazine

Madtag

at the moment im not sure im still waiting along for my pay for the past two months so probs around £640

Madtag

bump ?

lawl

Giant STP 1?

Ive got the brass 1 which is the one below its heavy, the STP is basically the same but with a ligher frame.

xtreem

The STP 1 is £675 at pauls cycles:
http://paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?p ... 0s142p2298

As lawl said, better fork, crankset and frame.
And I think I found it somewhere for £610.
Will try to find it again if you want.

bells0

Go to a shop and try out some?

I got a Specialized P1 Cromo from Evans for £485 with 10% off. Seems pretty good to me, a little bit on the heavy side though.

Madtag

looks like a nice bike, and i dont know any stores in staines area now days as most of them have closed down from the credit crunch so if u know any in a good traveling distance from there then im fine to get there

Madtag

bump

xtreem

Use this map to find a store in your area that sells Giant bikes.
I'm not from UK so I don't have a clue where the staines area is. :?
http://www2.giant-bicycles.com/en-GB/de ... earch/map/