New to MTB

cyclingintern

Hi guys,

I'm looking to get back into cycling after many years of not having a bicycle to ride. Long story short my Dad drove over my bike one night after I left it on the ground when I was 12 Since then I have never owned or cycled a bike. Now I'm 24, I'm looking to get back into some of my old hobbies. I've always been interested in mountain biking from watching videos of it on YouTube.

What kind of MTB bike would be a good beginners bike to start riding? Any particular models you guys know of? I'm looking for a good entry-level bike that doesn't break the bank. Thanks

Dave

Chunkers1980

Budget?

Think we're about to go offline though for a few hours.

cyclingintern

Chunkers1980 wrote:

Budget?

Say something under £500 but I am willing to go a bit higher if it's not realistic budget for a good entry-level bike

cooldad

viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12875967
and
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12980150
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12980064
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12979574

cyclingintern

cooldad wrote:

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12875967
and
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12980150
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12980064
viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12979574

Thanks for the links

cyclingintern

Anyone know where I can view a 2014 Kona Mahuna in the UK?? Just looking at the offical photos of the bike and it looks pretty awesome. But I'd rather see it in person before I make any purchase

BoredHousewife

Probably worth a trip to Halfords: http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... 13-2014-20

They have the Bantu down to £320 as well

cyclingintern

BoredHousewife wrote:

Probably worth a trip to Halfords: http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... 13-2014-20

They have the Bantu down to £320 as well

I've been sick with the flu since last week so I haven't been out much outside of the bed

I may take a trip to Halfords soon to have a poke around. Thanks for the heads up!

cyclingintern

I've been looking around and found these 3 mountain bikes that seem to be within my budget:

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... 13-2014-20
http://www.alimaysports.com/products...0276/BMC214513
http://www.eurocycles.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=1764

Any thoughts on these bikes? I quite like the VooDoo Hoodoo but Diamondback Descent 29R looks pretty nice too.

cooldad

Diamondback has a terrible fork.
Voodoo has a good fork.
Other link doesn't work.

cyclingintern

cooldad wrote:

Diamondback has a terrible fork.
Voodoo has a good fork.
Other link doesn't work.

Nevermind. Upon further inspection, that other link was for a child's bike anyway. No wonder it was so cheap. Oops sorry :oops:

But yeah I'm loving the look of VooDoo