Patience please
scrumpymonkey
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I need some advice on buying a full sus bike for all day adventures. I've got a budget of £1000-£1200 and with the current sales there seems to be a wide selection of bikes available. I've looked at all the mainstream bikes Giant X range, Trek fuel ex, Specialised Camber blah, blah, blah, but are there any other brands and models I shoud be considering?
I know it's a broad topic but just to explain, I live in deepest, darkest Cornwall and to visit the "local" bike dealers would involve several hours and a couple of hundred miles of travelling. Many thanks in advance
I know it's a broad topic but just to explain, I live in deepest, darkest Cornwall and to visit the "local" bike dealers would involve several hours and a couple of hundred miles of travelling. Many thanks in advance
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If you can't get to shops to test for fit ect, then I would add canyon to your list.
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That is some bike for the money, thanks for the pointer.0
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You've got some pretty rugged terrain down your way and if you're really into all day rides you might wanna think about something a little less racey...
http://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=2563"Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes
Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build
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Lordy, lordy, it just gets better.0
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"Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes
Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build
Trek Session 80 -
Poo, as I am a midget I need a small and they have no stock :-(0
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I'm really banging this drum, having become a recent owner, but Cube make some great bikes; the 2012 range has just gone out of production and is a great buy...
AMS 130 Pro / AMS 150 Pro, depending on what shock travel you're gonna need.0 -
The cube looks lovely but pricing is a bit high. How do they ride?0
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How about the boardman team fs....i've just got one and if your not a bike snob it's really good value for money as everyone keeps saying.Boardman Fs Team
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I'm definitely not a bike snob but heard a few bad reorts about the Boardman's.0
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Will have to see how mine gets on lolBoardman Fs Team
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Couple hundred miles to drive to a bike shop? Slight exaggeration isn't it.0
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You could check out the Rose Uncle Jimbo. A mate was looking at it a few weeks ago and seem to remember it was around £1200(ish)"Why have that extra tooth if you're not using it?" - Brian Lopes
Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build
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Briggo wrote:Couple hundred miles to drive to a bike shop? Slight exaggeration isn't it.
Unfotunately Briggo it's not. I have one local bike shop which has zero stock of full sussers but were quite happy to try to sell me a £1300 bike without even seeing it. The next nearest one would be a 30 mile round trip and it's a roady shop. Then the nearest one after that would be a 50 mile round trip and I haven't visited that shop before. Then I'd be looking at going to Plymouth to find a good sized shop with some stock which would be a 156 mile round trip. So to compare 3 or 4 bikes IF the shops had them in stock would be several hours of travelling and a couple of hundred miles
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only dodgy thing about boardmans is a problem they had with the bb30 bottom bracket that the higher models use, other than that, its just the occasional sloppy set up that can be rectified with a little careful checking, but this can happen from any bike shopscrumpymonkey wrote:I'm definitely not a bike snob but heard a few bad reorts about the Boardman's.Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc 10- CANYON Nerve AM 6 20110 -
plenty to choose from on here http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Cate ... rtBy=PriceSpecialized Hardrock Sport Disc 10- CANYON Nerve AM 6 20110
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Cheers Chez, there's a lot to look at there. What are the opinions on the Sunn and Ghost bikes?0
