a quick question about choice

jordan7
jordan7 Posts: 7
edited August 2012 in MTB buying advice
hello everyone im new here and need some honest and reliable advice before i go out and buy a new bike...
ive been into cycling for many years and absoluetly love it...
i used to do freestyle bmx and race bmx, also a bit of cross country and trails
i need a new full suspension bike becauseot stolen a few months ago...
ive been looking around and looking at reviews and its a hard choice, i must say!
it needs to be strong enough and have enough travel to do trails a bit of downhill but also i do a bit of cross country..
the buget im in is below £1800 so its quite a low budget...
im like the specialized camber and the lapierre 316 both 2012 models but which in your opinions is the better choice...
or do you have any better options that i could consider.

cheers
Jordan

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    it depends really what 'the bit of downhill' actually is - xc to dh is big range! How hard do you plan tot ride?
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  • Roostoids
    Roostoids Posts: 128
    I have a 2011 Camber, it's only 120mm travel and I wouldn't go downhilling on it. It's not designed for it though i'm sure it would cope with all types of trail centre drops and jumps.

    I do 3foot dropoffs and jumps on it and that's fine but I think full on downhilling would be a step too far.

    Good luck.
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  • jordan7
    jordan7 Posts: 7
    well im going more towards the downhill than xc and ill be riding pretty hard... 20-30 foot gaps...
    any suggestions
    cheers for replys
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    lol.
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  • 70\ʹspenguin
    70\ʹspenguin Posts: 957
    jordan7 wrote:
    20-30 foot gaps...


    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
  • jordan7
    jordan7 Posts: 7
    pah... 20-30 foot gaps...
    2-3 foot gaps i ment lol
  • waby1234
    waby1234 Posts: 571
    Gaps? Or drops?
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    I would look at a stumpy rather than a camber personally if that was my intended riding but then you could also go for the enduro - most bike ranges progress from more xc oriented to the more all mountain/gravity end of things. The price tends to rise accordingly.

    Ig you are looking at a more downwardly oriented bike that can get up hills with the ability to do drops and small/medium jumps then an enduro/remedy/spicy/jeckyl will probably fit the bill (maybe not the budget though).
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  • jordan7
    jordan7 Posts: 7
    oh rite cheers for the help guys..
    ill do a bit more research on those bikes and go from there

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