Advice on budget of £1500

dan1985

Hi All,

This website has been of great use to me over the last few days but I have decided to see if I can get some specific advice before parting with my £1500!

This will be the first mountain bike I've had since I was 12 and I have found so much choice I am totally confused!
I have found the following bikes which interest me from Evans, any advice on my choices would be greatly apperciated and any better recommedations or bikes I may have missed out on.
The Commencal Meta seems to interest me the most due to the amazing review it got and being a 2009 it looked like I would get a lot for my money.
1. Commencal Meta 5.5 2009
2. Scott Scale 40 2010
3. GT Zaskar Expert 2010
4. Lapierre X Control 310 2010
5. Cannondale RZ One20 4 2010
6. BMC Trailfox TF02 2009
7. Mondraker Podium Pro 2010
8. Bianchi Pulse 9000 2010
Many Thanks in advance for the replies.
Dan

Edit: Forgot to mention I will be using the bike for various off road trips starting with easy forests and moving up to more complex, rough rocky places, no road use at all.

bones3027

I don't really have experience of these bikes but from what I've heard and read is 2009 commies and new lapierres are prone to snapping frames do a search on here for more info. I also believe the gt gets great reviews. Have a look at the mondraker factor and also the giant reign. I to was in your position last month a setteled on the giant. Got it from pedalon which sweetened the deal with about £300 worth of extras for free.

dan1985

Thanks for the reply bones.

After a day of researching i'm quite keen on the Specialized Pitch Pro 2010

http://www.specialized.com/gb/en/bc/SBC ... temId=9332

Seem's to be an amazingly light all mountain bike at a decent price, I know the 2009 got an amazing review on here so is there any reasons I shouldn't get this like Bones mentioned about the Commencal?

How does this compare to the Giant Trance X1?


Thanks in advance for the replies.

Dan

llamafarmer

Quite a varied list of bikes there. Do you want a full sus or a hardtail? Do you want an agile, strong climber or a tougher, confidence inspiring descender? Is light weight or strength more important? (Bear in mind all mountain bikes are tough by definition). Unless you're a particularly hard rider or want to ride big, I think there's more suitable options than the Pitch and Reign.

dan1985

Thanks for the advice llama, unfortuntately I already ordered a Specialized Enduro Comp, overshooting my budget by 25% and probably a bike that's a bit overkill for me but i'm quite happy with it despite the contreversial looks! I'm sure eventually i'll move on to stuff that will put it to good use


Dan

llamafarmer

If you're happy on it then it's the right bike mate. Enjoy it!