Beginner mountain bike?

lovingbiking

Hi, i have about £350 to spend on a MTB could you recommend some good bikes for the price please?
Prompt remply appreciated,
Many Thanks,
James

cooldad

Look at Halfords and Decathlon, and browse numerous similar threads.

lovingbiking

ive found the Carrera Vengeance on halfords looks ok? what are your views

supersonic

Is ok: the Vulcan is worth the extra.

lovingbiking

cheers, is it just a better all roud bike?

The Rookie

The vulcan has better brakes (hydraulic) and a better fork (damped so it doesn't pogo around), the rest is all pretty much the same, at this price point the fork is the single most critical item.

MattyyP

What are you looking at doing with it? I'm a very big fan of Dacthlon bikes due to the amazing service I get at my local workshop!

I would definitely look at Decathlon, i've got a Rockrider 6.3 which I picked up for £350 as a bit of a laugh, and to be honest, pretty good for a cheap dual sus bike! The brakes have a good feel to them being Shimano Tektros, and the drivetrain is well, it does the job! But if you aren't going to be doing anything too rough, i'd spend your money on a hardtail! That's where it's at!

lovingbiking

well i want to so some off roading at cannock chase if youve heard of there but i also want to hit a bit of speed on the roads

The Rookie

The Rockrider 8.1 is a good bike, only from decathlon which you'll find not far from cannock up at Jct9 Wednesbury near Ikea.

We've probably all heard of Cannock.