felt compulsion 2008 mint sauce

ritchiehulse
ritchiehulse Posts: 38
edited September 2012 in MTB buying advice
been offered the felt compulsion 2008 mint sauce lim edition in really good condition for £750, it has good reviews online but is now four years old, is this a good bike or for the money am I better off waiting for something else, my budget is 900 top looking for a second hand full sus if anyone can recommend anything better

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  • been offered the felt compulsion 2008 mint sauce lim edition in really good condition for £750, it has good reviews online but is now four years old, is this a good bike or for the money am I better off waiting for something else, my budget is 900 top looking for a second hand full sus if anyone can recommend anything better
  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Full bike or frame only? That's a lot of money for the frame.
    Production Privee Shan

    B'Twin Triban 5
  • not great tbh
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    not great tbh

    why not? i have one and i love it!

    but not for £750...i reckon i'd get about £500 for mine - and that's with upgraded brakes and an SLX double and bash. they were sold new (on sale) for £880

    bomb proof pike forks, sram x9 and xtr group set, the juicy brakes are not great (i upgraded mine) just make sure the shock has been serviced as they go after about 2 years and need a service - mine was done earlier this year and cost about £80

    it is a bit on the heavy side though, but i used my bike for everything until i got my cove hardtail recently. it's not the best climber but it fly's downhill, so it all depends what you want in a bike really
  • welshkev wrote:
    not great tbh

    why not? i have one and i love it!

    but not for £750...i
    that's what i meant, not a great deal i should have said.
  • What they said. I had one too. Built like a tank, but as heavy as one too. Good for the trails, until you got to a hill.
    But within a year, I had legs like tree trunks.
    2007 Felt Q720 (the ratbike)
    2012 Cube Ltd SL (the hardtail XC 26er)
    2014 Lapierre Zesty TR 329 (the full-sus 29er)