Bikes under £500 - why no Carrera recommendation?
GGBiker
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Hi
I am a roadie but thinking of getting a MTB to do some easy rides with family (with child seat on back), but tempted to get something a bit more capable as there are some great new trails near me which I would love to try out and use to maintain fitness over the winter in addition to road training.
I read the guide pinned at the top of these forum but wondered if there is a reason why the Carrera Vulcan and Kraken aren't featured, and also the Voodoo Hoodoo? Are they lacking some recommended basic functionality that is considered important for real off road/ trail riding?
Also, what is considered a good weight for a hard tail Mtb? Most of these bikes under £500 seem to weigh in around 14kg, damn heavy for a road bike rider!
On the road I am happy with a bike in the 7.5-8.5kg range as being light enough to not hold back performance, what is the equivalent weight for a Mtb? If a MTB is heavy is it usually the wheels and fork that make it so heavy?
I am a roadie but thinking of getting a MTB to do some easy rides with family (with child seat on back), but tempted to get something a bit more capable as there are some great new trails near me which I would love to try out and use to maintain fitness over the winter in addition to road training.
I read the guide pinned at the top of these forum but wondered if there is a reason why the Carrera Vulcan and Kraken aren't featured, and also the Voodoo Hoodoo? Are they lacking some recommended basic functionality that is considered important for real off road/ trail riding?
Also, what is considered a good weight for a hard tail Mtb? Most of these bikes under £500 seem to weigh in around 14kg, damn heavy for a road bike rider!
On the road I am happy with a bike in the 7.5-8.5kg range as being light enough to not hold back performance, what is the equivalent weight for a Mtb? If a MTB is heavy is it usually the wheels and fork that make it so heavy?
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Mouintain bikers are manly men obviously, or maybe we just prefer that our bikes don't disintegrate underneath us.
But don't worry, a few trails and your muscles will be bursting out of your lycra.
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The Hoodoo and Vulcan still represent good buys.
At sub £500 you are looking at 14kg for a hardtail MTB. Forks are heavy at this price point.0 -
What is it that gets the boardman bikes down to around 12 kg? Forks mainly or a bit of everything?0
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id save a bit more and get the boardman ht comp . in a sale at the moment as well0
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GGBiker wrote:What is it that gets the boardman bikes down to around 12 kg? Forks mainly or a bit of everything?
Hard to tell without weighing the components, boardmans can tend to have quite light frames. But probably a bit of everything, wheels, forks, frame, 2x10 instead of 3x9 etc. etc.0
