htail or sus

BABASAN

hi guys i have found myself in a little dilemma, i went to my local bike shop the other day and was looking at last years rockhopper for £599, when in the corner i saw a small selection of used bikes there was a orange hardtail for £450 and a full sus giant xtc air (i think) for £450. now to be fair £500 is about my budget so after posting on here i decided that may be the voodooo hoodoo was the bike for me.

so my dilemma is do i go down the road of the voodoo or go for the second hand giant please bear in mind that this is my first bike and i am new to the sport is there a benefit to having one over the other i will be riding trails and fire roads etc as well as my local dh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PtC8NjE ... re=related

thanks in advance

xand_xand

Perhaps if you could post the spec of these options you will get more response.

Also on the 2nd hand MTB from shop - assuming you get some sort of guarantee / waranty?

BABASAN

as far as spec goes im sorry but i dont know i assume that it is standard although it did have avid juicy brakes lol but i dont know anything else to be fair i dont even know the yesr of the bike

i am sorry to be so vague i must admit i didnt think to ask lol sorry

is there a advantage to having the full sus compared to a htail

supersonic

The full sus vs hatdtail is an endless debate amongst some - it can add comfort, traction and allow you to tackle harder terrain, but can be heavier, more prone to breaking, less efficient.

BABASAN

well guys thanks for the replys just been to said shop and the giant has gone however i did get the opportunity to drool over a rockhopper lol and for £599 it time to save a little harder