what mountainbbike to get?

hazock

Hi all,

i am currently triing to find a good spec full suspension mountain bike for around the £1250 mark. I currently have my eye on a couple of bikes. at the moment i am currently riding a shogun hardtail mountain bike that is just not up to the job of riding proper trails and is beginning to anoy me a bit.

firstly the 'cube xms' 2012. it is within the budget and seems to have a fairly good spec for the price but i am questioning whether the 100mm fork travel will be enough for the trails i am currently riding.

the second bike is the 'canyon nerve 6.0' 2012. this too is also in the budget and has a very good spec for the price. i have never really seen any of these bike out on the trials so was wonder whether they are actuallly any good.

the third bike i have looked at is the 'jamis dakar xct comp 2012'. this is a brand that i have also never heard of but the long travel forks and a resemble spec are tempting me towards it as the price is fairly good.

any advice on which bike is the best, also if you have any other bikes that you think are worth while me looking at please say.
thanks for any replys

Twelly

You will need to post links to each bike if you want any decent comments. Also tell people what kind of riding you want to do.

hazock

hi i am currently riding xc trails in asthon court and lieghwood in bristol. they are mainly red and blue trails and have some faily large rocks and tight turns. i am really just looking for a full suspension upgrade to the hardtail that i have at the moment.

cube = http://www.cube.eu/en/full/comp/xms/

canyon = http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes ... tml?b=2555

jamis = http://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebikes/ ... tcomp.html

hazock

any suggestions plz would be very useful as i haven't got a great knowledge of mountain bikes as i am more into road cycling but have started to get into mountain biking aswell

Chunkers1980

The canyon. On current exchange rate that's is just over a grand. Cracking value.

hazock

Chunkers1980 wrote:

The canyon. On current exchange rate that's is just over a grand. Cracking value.

thanks. do you know whether the frame is any good as i can't find much info on it.

chez_m356

Chunkers1980 wrote:

The canyon. On current exchange rate that's is just over a grand. Cracking value.

+1 for the canyon, or have a look here http://paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b4s1p3493 or paulscycles in general, quite a few bargains on there

Twelly

viewtopic.php?f=10002&t=12789920&hilit=how+many+people

Hows that for info on Canyons

chez_m356

hazock wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

The canyon. On current exchange rate that's is just over a grand. Cracking value.

thanks. do you know whether the frame is any good as i can't find much info on it.

exactly the same frame as this http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... 0-12-46139 just lower spec components

hazock

TwellySmat wrote:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10002&t=12789920&hilit=how+many+people

Hows that for info on Canyons

thanks for the link. would anybody suggest any other bikes?

hazock

thanks for the coments. guess its the canyon then. should i both to extend the budget to get the 7.0 or 8.0

Twelly

The Cube range is definitely worth looking at - well spec'd bikes and if you buy from Germany, very cheap at the moment.

http://www.bike-discount.de for Cubes and also check out their own brand Radon range.