First MTB - Choosing between these two...

mleatherback

Hi,

I am getting into MTBing allot more nowadays and as well as cycling a few miles everyday i want to invest in a good all round bike! I will be doing road/paths in the week and trail/downhill in the lake district and delamere in the summer months...

I have narrowed down to these 2, please let me know what you guys think!...

GT Karakoram 1.0 2013 Mountain Bike - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/gt/ ... e-ec042823

or

GT Zaskar 9R Sport 2013 Mountain Bike - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/gt/ ... e-ec042824

Thanks!!!

The Rookie

The Rockrider 8.1 from Decathlon for £550 is a better specced bike than either.

You won't be doing Downhill on either of those, though you may ride down hills.

mleatherback

Interesting bike.. never seen one of these before. Made me think twice now - thanks for the heads up.

Anymore opinions would be appreciated!

paulbox

Check out: http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/offers.php?cat=1

They have a 2012 Zaskar Sport for £599 at the moment amongst other offers...

mleatherback

Awesome! thanks...

I am undecided which bike to go for now obviously saving money is good but i want a bike to keep for years for road/trail/downhill... Can you guys recommend any more bikes up to £800 that fits this purpose?

The Rookie

Downhill is a specialist discipline, you can;'t ride it on anything you would do XC on, if you mean riding down hills that is parrt of a normal trail bike capabilities.....

The Rockrider is an XC bike, it is more than capable if riding trails but won't be as good at it as a more trail orientated bike.

For a £800 Trail bike get the best Boardman you're money will get you, the extra 20mm travel makes a big difference and the frame is a little more relaxed than the RR.

mleatherback

I see. It looks like the Rockrider is the better option... do you think there is a big difference between 29" as opposed to 26" to fit the purposes above?