Buying First Bike

Brett249

Hi everyone,

I am currently looking at buying my first mountain bike however, I'm a bit undecided. Any help would be great.

The bike will mostly be used for commuting about 3 miles each way and used on trails every few weeks.

My budget for the bike is £450.

I have access to a bike to work scheme, however it only allows bikes from Halfords to be bought.

That said, I can afford to buy a bike outright but the bike would have to be quite a bit better than the ones available from Halfords.

So far the Carrera Kraken (£306.00), Voodoo Hoodoo (£271.92) and Calibre Two.Two (£379.99
) have caught my eye. The prices for the Carrera and Voodoo Hoodoo are what I'd pay through the bike to work scheme.

What would you guys suggest?

Thanks

Chunkers1980

"That said, I can afford to buy a bike outright but the bike would have to be quite a bit better than the ones available from Halfords."

Why does this mean?

cooldad

You're not getting better than that at anywhere near the price.