Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc or Cube Aim Disc 29?

leepenton

Hi,

New to this forum and getting back into biking after a long time!

I was hoping someone could give me some buying advice as looking to purchase this week.....

The two bikes i am looking at are:

Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc 29er
http://www.specialized.com/gb/gb/bikes/ ... portdisc29

or

Cube Aim Disc 29er
http://www.cube.eu/en/hard/cross-country/aim-disc-29/

Some advice as to which one is the better bike would be good.... i have a budget of about £500-600.

Thanks in advance,

Lee

cooldad

Neither. Both have very basic bits and nasty forks, but the Specialised is particularly bad.
You would get a better 26er for the money, Halfords and Decatlon being the commonly recommended places to start looking.

leepenton

Cheers for the reply.

I have been toying with the idea of a Specialized Rockhopper Comp as well. At £800 it's £300 more than the Hardrock Sport Disc. I'm having a battle in my head as to what to spend.... I don't want to spend that much but i'd rather if i am going to benefit a lot if that makes sense?

What's your opinion on the Rockhopper Comp? Does the extra £300 get a much better bike?

I'm really looking for a 29er as i'm 6'4'' and like the idea of a bigger bike - they've always seemed a bit small for me in the past.

Cheers,

Lee

cooldad

No idea on the Rockhopper as no link.
Plenty of big people ride 26ers.

supersonic

Wheel size has nothing to do with height. Check out the What Bike sticky.

chez_m356

leepenton wrote:

Cheers for the reply.

I have been toying with the idea of a Specialized Rockhopper Comp as well. At £800 it's £300 more than the Hardrock Sport Disc. I'm having a battle in my head as to what to spend.... I don't want to spend that much but i'd rather if i am going to benefit a lot if that makes sense?

What's your opinion on the Rockhopper Comp? Does the extra £300 get a much better bike?

pants, just an upgraded hardrock, get much more for your money looking at these

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... 65499#tab2

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499

Long_Time_Lurker

For £500 I would be looking at a Rockrider (from Decathlon), or Voodoo Hoodoo (from Halfords).
Upping your budget to £800 means you will have even more to choose from - but I still wouldn't go for a Rockhopper.