Choice of bike

myboysjam

Hi there i was wondering if anyone could please help me choose between these bike or could recommend a good bike for around £500. cheers
http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/p/1379 ... -bike-2014

http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.p ... gory_id=10

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/cube ... prod114104

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ncn

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-81-mountain-bike-grey-id_8168918.html

The go to bike for ~500

myboysjam

Thanks for that but I would prefer a 29" or 27.5. As I feel I can get more speed on them and find them easier to cycle.
Cheers for the reply.

cooldad

The Cube Aim has a terrible fork - undamped and nasty. The other two are at least damped.

The Rockrider is better. Whatever the wheel size.

kajjal

If you go up to £600 the voodoo bizango from halfords wins lots of awards.

rockmonkeysc

myboysjam wrote:

Thanks for that but I would prefer a 29" or 27.5. As I feel I can get more speed on them and find them easier to cycle.
Cheers for the reply.

At this budget bigger wheels won't make you faster. Getting the best all round package for your money will.
A lot of very good riders can't tell the difference between 26" & 27.5" (actual difference is only an inch) and many riders just don't like 29ers.

dirkpitt74

If you get a british cycling membership you can get 10% at halfords.
Will bring the Bizango to £540'ish.

kajjal

RockmonkeySC wrote:

myboysjam wrote:

Thanks for that but I would prefer a 29" or 27.5. As I feel I can get more speed on them and find them easier to cycle.
Cheers for the reply.

At this budget bigger wheels won't make you faster. Getting the best all round package for your money will.
A lot of very good riders can't tell the difference between 26" & 27.5" (actual difference is only an inch) and many riders just don't like 29ers.

Just try a few bikes and choose based on the bike. Wheel size does affect how a bike rides but so do other components as well.

myboysjam

Thanks for the replys, I think it's between the voodoo bizango and the Rockrider8.1.
Cheers

The Rookie

What sort of riding do you want to do, larger wheels offer the biggest benefit for faster riding.

I tried a Trek Superfly Elite (£4k worth) and while it was definitely faster than my 26er I couldn't get over how big and cumbersome it felt in anything approaching a tight corner, that's why I've stuck with my Carrera. Could possibly be tempted to try a 650B though.