Bizango or Rockhopper

yuzi87

Hi Guys,

I am looking to buy a Voodoo bizango from halfrauds (yes I know) £600

or a specialized rockhopper expert 29er currently on sale for £680

I will mainly be casually biking in evenings weekends and possibly doing a few trails few times a month.

Which do you think is the best bang for buck/fun to ride.

Cheers

Bizango:-
Frame :7005 aluminium
Fork:Suntour Raidon 29 LO, 120mm
Wheels :Formula hubs, Voodoo rims, Maxxis Ardent 2.25in tyres
Drivetrain :Shimano Alivio chainset + f-mech, Deore r-mech + shifters
Brakes :Shimano M395

Rockhopper:-
Frame :Specialized A1 SL Aluminum
Fork: Custom SR Suntour XCR-AIR 29
Wheels : Specialized Stout XC disc, Stout XC, 29" disc, Specialized Ground Control Sport tyre
Drivetrain : SRAM X5, KMC X10
Brakes : Tektro Gemini

Antm81

Without knowing the specs of both id errr towards the bizango, big names tend to be poor at this level plus there's a reason the bizango has won awards.

cyclinghaggis

I'm contemplating buying a new Hardtail for ~£500 and erring towards the Rockhopper comp as it's on sale just now from my local bike shop for £520 plus I can get it through my work on cycle scheme.

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/product ... comp-29-15

Bizango looks better based on spec but I refuse to spend that much money on a bike I can't take out for a test ride first before buying which rules out Halfords unfortunately.

I'm actually going out for a test ride of the Rockhopper this week so I'll post my thoughts up afterwards.

The Rookie

Bizango has better forks and brakes - sorted.

penguin_of_death

Have you asked about a test ride, many Halfords will let you

rockmonkeysc

Voodoo is the better bike. Forks and brakes are better plus I prefer the Shimano transmission.
The fork on the Rockhopper is particularly crap.

mcgann_77

hi,i've been looking at a few bikes and these two you are looking at are in that list.with the advice of lots of helpful and knowledgeable people on here it seems the bizango is definitely the better bike.another one on my shortlist which is having good comments about is the Carrera fury which is the same price as the bizango.just my 5 pence worth of what I have learnt from on this site recently, if it helps you at all

kajjal

Unless you are very tall, the bizango.

mak26

I'm looking at this sort of price point also and both are on my radar. I'm more interested in which has the better frame and is better as a long term upgrade platform. The rockhopper?

kajjal

You would be better off going second hand to get more for your money if you are thinking of upgrades already. Just one example a specialised carve / crave from 2013 onwards can be found for around £500 and new they started at £1,200. Much better frame, forks and wheels but this is only one example.

mak26

Also doing that but finding something is proving frustrating, got my eye on a cube ltd pro but now unable to get hold of the seller!

rockmonkeysc

mak26 wrote:

I'm looking at this sort of price point also and both are on my radar. I'm more interested in which has the better frame and is better as a long term upgrade platform. The rockhopper?

There's nothing in it for the frame. Both are made by Meridian, neither stands out as better than the other.

Rigga

The rockhopper is a woeful spec I wouldn't touch it. Do you not have the option to go second hand?