Please Help !!!!!!!

mattlyle

Hi folks wondered if you could help me solve my dilemma, been mountain biking for a few years now and love every minute my problem is i currently got a giant trance 3 08 which is a great little bike but have decided i want to go back to a hard tail, the problem is i have only got about £700 to buy one (missus on my back lol) but would like a longer fork for more hard hitting adventures, I have been searching the net for some great deals but having trouble decidng between a few bikes, Genesis core 20 £599, Merida trail tfs 500d £749 and a specialized rockhopper exp £699 the latter only being 100mm fork though but better overall spec,please help me make a good decision as cant affrod to replace for a few years (any other bike suggestions welcome) Thanks Matt.

bomberesque

do you have a bucket of spare bits and bobs lying around at home?

I'd spec up an On-one 456. You'll need to build it yourself and for 700, I think you may struggle with a decent build unless you have some bits lying around from previous upgrades. A little searching and careful speccing though and it should be possible.

joshtp

if that aint posible, welll.......
check my sig. the agressor xcr my friend, tis a sweet bit of kit! i love mine, and its often reduced from £800 to £750. the only problem is the fork can be unreliable, however once youv overcome fears its easy to eork on yourself, and you have 3 year warrenty. i have mine working sweet as a nut now!

steelo

Rockhopper - I've had one for over 2 years and I can't fault it. The frame is excellent and easily upgradeable with lighter, stronger components as and when your budget allows. Also the lifetime warranty on the Spesh make it bit of a no-brainer but not sure about the warranty deals with other manufacturers.

BeardyMike

I'd go with the Specialized if you want to buy new. Alternatively, eBay is great if you've managed to ride what you're bidding on beforehand (and you could just buy a pile of bits to build yourself) or trawl your LBS's for second hand bargains. Buying secondhand from a LBS means they'll have serviced it and you're less likely to be buying a lemon.

You might want to leave about £40 for a decent suspension seatpost if you've been full-sus for a while, the repeatedly-being-kicked-in-the-arse thing takes a little getting used to :-)

mattlyle

Thanks for all the advice will check a few of the bikes out and see which one i prefer,

xtreem

The GT Avalanche Expert 2009 has longer fork, for your hard hitting adventures:
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.p ... 1b0s2p2231

So does the Mongoose Amasa Super if you don't mind 2008 model
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.p ... 1b0s2p1493