Good start out hard tail?

alansinc22
alansinc22 Posts: 2
edited January 2014 in MTB buying advice
Hi guys just looking for a bit of advice.....im looking to spend around 500 on a new hardtail MTB which will be used for both trails and cross country. Ive been looking at a Cube, Ghost and Canyon amongst others, is there any stand out bikes and any i should avoid? Ps is the Vitus Zircon II decent? Picking one up heavily reduced for £580 on chain reaction cycles.

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  • PBNinja
    PBNinja Posts: 44
    Just to further confuse the issue, with a bit of digging you can have a well specced Voodoo Bizango from halfords for £540 or so.

    That's what I've chosen, just need to pull out finger and get it ordered! :)
  • Bishbosh10
    Bishbosh10 Posts: 268
    Read the sticky at the top of the forum. Should answer your question!
    2011 Giant Trance Ltd, 2016 Revs, XT bits etc.
  • Cookeh
    Cookeh Posts: 351
    Do some research into the:

    Calibre 2.2
    Calibre 5.0
    Carrera Vulcan
    Rockrider 8.1
    Voodoo Bizango

    The most commonly recommended bikes for your price range, ranging from £350-£550 in order of price ascending.

    Calibre 2.2 is a brilliant bike for starting out with, Rockrider 8.1 has an excellent spec for the money - hard to beat infact - and is very well reviewed. The Bizango is a 29er - up to you as to whether or not you like those, but also comes equipped with a slightly worse fork (arguably the most important component at this price).
  • MrM
    MrM Posts: 60
    Brakes on the rockrider 8.1 are now listed as Tektro Auriga Comp 160 mm hydraulic disc brakes

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