buying a 29er
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buying a 29er as a upgrade to my current bike.
strict budget of around £400
been browsing internet what ive found so far
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sco ... e-ec042364
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... tch__plid_
strict budget of around £400
been browsing internet what ive found so far
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sco ... e-ec042364
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... tch__plid_
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All 29ers at this price are poor, lowly parts and really nasty undamped forks.0
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supersonic wrote:All 29ers at this price are poor, lowly parts and really nasty undamped forks.
not a 29er but within my budget just voodoo 1 same bike different specs
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... pLink#tab20 -
Vitus Zircon 29er on offer at £439.00 I haven't seen anything better at that price point.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitu ... -prod810050 -
looks nice is there any vouhers codes about tiny bit over budget.0
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I would check out the sales on 2013 bikes and try to save a bit more. At your price range each extra £100 makes a noticeable difference. Does does depend if you will be taking the bike off road a lot or not.0
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I wouldn't bother at that price...0
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andrewgrundill wrote:looks nice is there any vouhers codes about tiny bit over budget.
quidco 4% IIRC.0 -
andrewgrundill wrote:strict budget of around £400
Stick with 26" wheels, or keep saving a while longer then (maybe for a Voodoo Bizango?).
Any specific reason it has to be a 29er? Have you tried one yet? Their biggest advantage (along with the way they keep rolling along well once you've got those big wheels spinning) is their increased rollover ability in rocky, rooty conditions - based on the type of riding you were doing previously, would you really be using that advantage, or would you be better off putting your money into a better specced 26er?0 -
Based on the riding he was doing previously, a 29er would arguably be more efficient.0
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97th choice wrote:Based on the riding he was doing previously, a 29er would arguably be more efficient.
Aye, the big wheels would roll along very nicely on the type of terrain he was riding on, but he'd not be getting any of their monster truck rollover ability. To my mind, unless he can up his budget, he'd be better off buying a better specced 26er. I reckon that way he'd be in a better position if he does want to start riding more gnarly terrain than he would on a 29er with a v low budget fork. Depends what he wants to do with the bike really - for the type of paths he was riding before he'd be fine on a hybrid, even.0 -
hi kowalski6750
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Er, hello? Have we met?0
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yeah its complicated when i can pm you ill exsplain it all fully0
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I'd be scared.I don't do smileys.
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relax im not a pyscho i jus pm'd explaining.0
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Kowalski675 wrote:
make sure your slave is getting her 3 meals a day cant have the poor girl wasting away 0 -
cooldad wrote:I'd be scared.
For fredblob? Me too.0 -
What happened then Andrew seems to of been banned?0
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supersonic wrote:All 29ers at this price are poor, lowly parts and really nasty undamped forks.
Well, given that the Rockrider 5.3 26" gets reasonable ratings around here, and the 29er version of the same bike has mostly the same components, wouldn't that fit the bill?
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-bi ... 02905.html
Matt2015 Canyon Nerve AL 6.0 (son #1's)
2011 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc (son #4s)
2013 Decathlon Triban 3 (red) (mine)
2019 Hoy Bonaly 26" Disc (son #2s)
2018 Voodoo Bizango (mine)
2018 Voodoo Maji (wife's)0 -
Is the only one I can think of, worth a look.0
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larkim wrote:supersonic wrote:All 29ers at this price are poor, lowly parts and really nasty undamped forks.
Well, given that the Rockrider 5.3 26" gets reasonable ratings around here, and the 29er version of the same bike has mostly the same components, wouldn't that fit the bill?
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-bi ... 02905.html
Matt
I've got one and cannot fault it for the price. Carries my big unit easy enough.
Brakes arent up to much when your my weight though, mind.0
