Hi Guys

mar_k

some of you may remember me posting a few months ago.
I was going to build up a carbon on-one from however that didnt happen.
I wasnt able to fund it so I am back for some advice.

I want to know what you think of the Gt zaskar comp?

this one.............

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.GT-Zaskar-Comp- ... _48537.htm


I will be using it to commute most days ( will swap tyres ) and most likely some off road cycle paths and forest riding at weekends.

when I have built up my confidence I may venture to chicksands but I wont be doing any mad DH stuff just yet.


Is this a fairly decent bike and would it be ok for my intended use?

This bike is £100 cheaper from tredz than it is at evans.
any advice would be appreciated as I will be buying a bike in the next few days.

thanks

The Northern Monkey

Not bad... it will be fine for what you want/need (except 'mad DH stuff' as its not a DH bike).

I'd consider the Boardman range before the Zaskar though!

mar_k

the thing is I will be financing the bike through Tredz so Boardman are out the game.

The Northern Monkey

How about the cube ltd pro?

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-LTD-Pro-Mo ... _49461.htm

Better forks, better rear mech, better brakes.... and it looks a whole lot nicer AND is cheaper!

chez_m356

The Northern Monkey wrote:

How about the cube ltd pro?

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-LTD-Pro-Mo ... _49461.htm

Better forks, better rear mech, better brakes.... and it looks a whole lot nicer AND is cheaper!

+1 to that, a lot better spec

mar_k

Thanks, I dont know much about MTB components so i value your input

mar_k

My budget is flexible, so somewhere upto £1200 really

mar_k

The Northern Monkey wrote:

How about the cube ltd pro?

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-LTD-Pro-Mo ... _49461.htm

Better forks, better rear mech, better brakes.... and it looks a whole lot nicer AND is cheaper!

is there much difference between the one you linked and this one

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-LTD-Race-M ... _49463.htm



I prefere the colour scheme on this and its fitted with Fox forks instead of rockshox,


I know this bike is alittle more but which one would you consider better?

mar_k

I was pretty set on the Cube,

Is this bike better than the cube?

http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.p ... gory_id=10

supersonic

It is more like the OnOne in the geometry and fork travel, and larger big hit ability. It is £1300 though. Same price as the 456 Carbon in 18":

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/PBOOC456X9/ ... plete_bike

mar_k

cheers supersonic, I would go with the on-one but I need to finance the bike so I need to use a bike shop that does finance

The Northern Monkey

mar_k wrote:

The Northern Monkey wrote:

How about the cube ltd pro?

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-LTD-Pro-Mo ... _49461.htm

Better forks, better rear mech, better brakes.... and it looks a whole lot nicer AND is cheaper!

is there much difference between the one you linked and this one

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-LTD-Race-M ... _49463.htm



I prefere the colour scheme on this and its fitted with Fox forks instead of rockshox,


I know this bike is alittle more but which one would you consider better?

The Rockshox forks on the cheaper LTD Pro are better than the Fox's... I'd still pick the Pro myself!

angry_bird

The Northern Monkey wrote:

The Rockshox forks on the cheaper LTD Pro are better than the Fox's... I'd still pick the Pro myself!

This, I'd take the Rebas over the Fox forks.

mar_k

Ok, thanks for the advice.
I have decided to buy the pro, I just need to work out what size suits me best then ill have it ordered by tomorro.