Advice Please

truth1

Hi I'm a bit stuck and was wondering if I could get a moment of your time. I'm looking to get a new mountain bike for around the £600-700 mark but all the spec is a bit foreign to me! I ride to work everyday for the last 10 years and also go out in the forest and on the seafront on days off but nothing very extreme. I had a GT til it got stolen last year and loved it. Can you advise on these few please or do you know any better and if I am better off buying an older model or this years? thanks for your help

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s2p384 ... -COMP-2012

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/GT-20 ... l-MTB-Bike

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s2p515 ... -SL-5-2013

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b65s2p43 ... -SL-1-2012

Liam1611

Unless you're very tall the Dale SL1 will be too big as it's only available in Jumbo, the other Dale and the Avalanche have poor forks in comparison to the Zaskar. Which incidentally is a good XC bike, alternatively you could have this for £100 less.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-81 ... ctFeatures

A 650B Boardmans for the same money as the Zaskar.

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

Carrera Fury for £600

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

Regards

Liam

rockmonkeysc

For the riding you describe I would go for one of these
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... &langId=-1

truth1

Thanks for the feed back its been very helpful. To be honest I need to be looking at getting it on finance which I don't think halfords and decathlon do. Do you have any more suggestions please?

Regard

Ty

The Rookie

Yes get it on a credit card, then you can get any on finance!

truth1

I don't like credit cards as they are too tempting and the apr looks the same or hirer then finance

The Rookie

Including the increased cost of credit, you'll still get a better bike for less money, just cut up the card once you've bought the bike.

truth1

How about this bike?

http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s2p4685/CUBE-LTD-2013

rockmonkeysc

Most cards are interest free on new purchases for a couple years. Buy the bike and cut up the card and set up a direct debit to pay it off.
You won't get any great deals on bikes if you buy on finance.

truth1

Ok thank you, credit card or finance it was a bike for around £600-£700 I was more interested in

Liam1611

How tall are you as some of the bikes you have been enquiring about are either Large, Extra Large or "Jumbo", so unless you're 6'2" or over they will be far too big.

Regards

Liam

rockmonkeysc

Decathlon Rockrider or Boardman hardtail.
Size depends on the bike and your proportions. I'm 6'1" and ride an extra large Mega TR but I have also had various large bikes and a couple medium bikes. All have been very similar size and fitted me very well.

truth1

Thanks for the replies I'm 6'0"

The Rookie

So probably a large and no bigger.

The Cube you linked to is reasonable value at that offer price, but it's not quite as good as the Rockrider 8.1 for £100 less from decathlon. Why pay more for less, even paying interest on £550 isn't going to cost you an extra £100.