giant rincon or trek 3500?

levy3302
levy3302 Posts: 2
edited December 2010 in MTB buying advice
buying a mountain bike for my son this xmas, have narrowed my search to either a Giant Rincon at £230 or a Trek 3500 at £225, the spec's look quite similar but i'm no expert so any advice would be gratefully received.

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  • kidloco46
    kidloco46 Posts: 27
    Ive had the Rincon for a couple of years now. Great for the price. Only thing I have replaced is the tyres and the forks. (I only changed the forks because i got hol dof some reba race for £120 on sale last year)
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,816
    My first MTB was a Rincon, not sparkling but a worthy enough steed (if a little 'big boned').

    At that price another couple of option
    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499 is superb value for money

    My Daughters first MTB was the V-brake version of this
    http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B2955.html
    She did about 1000miles on this including commuter to school duties, its now being retired (rebuilt back to original spec and sold) as she has better bikes, but it to is good VFM.

    Or for a little less and staying with V-s
    http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B2176.html

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • t0pc4t
    t0pc4t Posts: 947
    got an old trek 3500 and although the fork is very basic it's nice enough to ride

    wouldn't do anything too gnarly on it though
    Whether you're a king or a little street sweeper, sooner or later you'll dance with the reaper.

    Cube Curve 2009
    Giant Anthem X4

    FCN=6

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