Vitus Vee-1 or Marin Hamilton 29er

jamieaphex

Hi,

I'm looking for a basic, low maintenance, all purpose bike to do basic commuting and very light offroad work. I really don't want a suspension fork as it isn't necessary for my needs and, for my budget, would probably be rubbish anyway.

The Vitus Vee-1 looked like a good choice but, for more or less the same price I could get a Marin Hamilton 29er (2009 model).

Vee-1

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=49192

Marin

http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/produ ... _Bike_2009

Also, would I need to get a different frame size than normal with the 29er to account for the bigger wheels?

Any tips or advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks