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Lemski

I need your help please........New bike purchase.

We don’t have a lot of money to spend if I am honest. I could go to £550 if needed but that would be stretching m,y budget to the extreme. I have spent hours upon hours trawling the internet and have now got the point whereby I am non the wiser than when I started. It’s a complete mine field out there!!

I have decided hardtail with lockout and pre-load adjust forks and hydraulic brakes is the way to go but when it comes to bike selection I end up scratching my head and rubbing my chin. So my question is to lovely people. What should I go for. Below is my shortlist…..I would like your honest opinions please. Feel free to throw any other bikes into the mix that you think I should consider.

Whistle Miwok 1482D
Whistle Miwok 1481D
Carrera Vulcan / Kraken or Fury.
Rockrider 520 / 540 or 8.1.
Voodoo Hoodoo.

I really appreciate any help you can offer.

Looking forward to your advice and responses.

Herdwick29.

First, pre load on elastomer forks is a joke
I would go for the voodoo hoodoo, no personal experience but gets very good reviews.

rockmonkeysc

Get the Voodoo or Rockrider.
The preload adjustment on some forks (low end Suntour and RST and others) does absolutely nothing.

cooldad

Being in France, I'd consider the Rockriders - plenty of Decathlons all over.

buddy_club

Push your budget right to the extreme - and then some, link in sig - £599 from Halfords.