Buying a bike ~£400(need advice/suggestions)

elmonds

Hey,
I'm in a need of a decent entry level bike to tackle Swinley Forest, two videos to represent the trails and the bike required for them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uslwIp48Bw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmetwnCoCiw

My budget is around £400, can stretch it a little :P (might be better to get used bike off ebay?)

P.S. I'm pretty clueless I thought of getting a dual suspension (front and back). But after searching around it might not be necessary? I will be using the bike for everything, up/downhill, XC and singletrack etc

thanks

Clank

This thread may help!

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12856946

Either way, with the budget you've mentioned, Halfords or Decathlon will be your friend. Both sell unbeatable bikes for the money, especially when compared to the big-name brands.

cooldad

99% os Swinley can be done on anything. My son took my 25 yr old rigid yesterday as a change from his big tractor bike and still stayed a long way ahead of me on a full sus.
The Big Drop needs something a bit chunky though.

elmonds

ahh ok good good