Looking to buy a hardtail for roughly £600 -Trek X-Caliber 7
white999
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So for the past year I have been into road cycling and my first bike was just a carrera subway ltd 2013 from halfords.
I am really interested in starting mountain and trail biking and so I'm looking to buy a bike, my budget is roughly £600.
I have looked at a lot of the advice on this forum and I very much like the look of the Trek X-Caliber 7 29er 2014. I haven't seen many people talking about it on bike radar so I am wondering what peoples opinions of it are. Like I said I am new to the sport so don't know all that much when it comes to specs. It 'looks' great though, I know that
http://www.trekbikes.com/uk/en/bikes/mo ... aliber_7/#
As I also want to still be able to go road biking with my local cycling group I was thinking about buying a hardtail with lock out front suspension, then I could switch out the mtb wheels with more suitable road tires when I needed to. The only thing is I dont know how viable this is with 29" wheels as oppose to the standard 26" wheels. Most of the recommendations on here seem to be 29ers and I haven't really seen any 26"ers which people like at this price range.
Other bikes which I have also considered are below but my heart right now is with the Trek:
Voodoo Bizango http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499
B'twin rockrider 8.1 http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-81 ... 68918.html
Giant talon 2014 http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bik ... 005/66625/
Scott aspect 730 http://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/produ ... ct-730-xl/
(out-of range but w/e) on-one http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOO45650BD ... ntain-bike
I am 21, 6 ft 2", looking at a 20-21" frame
maybe it is unreasonable to have one bike suitable for both disciplines, if I had to choose I want a solid trail bike over a road bike. Maybe the better idea is to have two separate bikes for each thing but obviously £££!
I am really interested in starting mountain and trail biking and so I'm looking to buy a bike, my budget is roughly £600.
I have looked at a lot of the advice on this forum and I very much like the look of the Trek X-Caliber 7 29er 2014. I haven't seen many people talking about it on bike radar so I am wondering what peoples opinions of it are. Like I said I am new to the sport so don't know all that much when it comes to specs. It 'looks' great though, I know that
http://www.trekbikes.com/uk/en/bikes/mo ... aliber_7/#
As I also want to still be able to go road biking with my local cycling group I was thinking about buying a hardtail with lock out front suspension, then I could switch out the mtb wheels with more suitable road tires when I needed to. The only thing is I dont know how viable this is with 29" wheels as oppose to the standard 26" wheels. Most of the recommendations on here seem to be 29ers and I haven't really seen any 26"ers which people like at this price range.
Other bikes which I have also considered are below but my heart right now is with the Trek:
Voodoo Bizango http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499
B'twin rockrider 8.1 http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-81 ... 68918.html
Giant talon 2014 http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bik ... 005/66625/
Scott aspect 730 http://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/produ ... ct-730-xl/
(out-of range but w/e) on-one http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOO45650BD ... ntain-bike
I am 21, 6 ft 2", looking at a 20-21" frame
maybe it is unreasonable to have one bike suitable for both disciplines, if I had to choose I want a solid trail bike over a road bike. Maybe the better idea is to have two separate bikes for each thing but obviously £££!
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The Rockrider has the best spec there. Very good bike.0
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Better more relevant link for the rockrider http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-81 ... 68918.html0
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It's still the best ;-). Though the Bizango is a good buy. See what fits best.0
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What are your thoughts on the Cannondale trail sl1? http://www.cannondale.com/gbr/2013/bike ... sl-1-28484
or the newer trail 7 http://www.cannondale.com/gbr/catalog/p ... egory/931/0 -
The SL1 is a lot better than the Trail 7.
It actually looks a pretty decent spec - what is the price? Be aware that the fork steerer is 1.5" as opposed to the more usual 1-1/8th. This is unusual for an xc bike and may make upgrades etc more difficult. I'm sure someone else will have a better idea of the pros and cons of this.0 -
Here's link to mine.
viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=12953540&p=18676891#p18676891
I like it
Got a pretty decent write up on here too;
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... r-7-47752/
This review even mentions the potential it has as a commuter bike with a change to 700cc tyres.0
