First proper MTB £600

mrkev83

Hi, I've got a road bike and fancy a MTB too. I've got a £600 voucher for Evans cycles. Thinking I'll be able to get a Deore groupset in this price range. Narrowed it down to:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/jamis/trail-x-ltd-2015-275-mountain-bike-ec116242
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/norco/charger-72-2015-mountain-bike-ec073456
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/gt/avalanche-elite-2015-mountain-bike-ec070827
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/jamis/komodo-comp-2015-275-mountain-bike-ec072098

Any advice is welcome on what to look out for. I was initially going for the Trek Marlin 7.0 but the ones above all have the Deore groupset

Thanks in advance

The Rookie

The Jamis Komodo is the best of that bunch by a reasonable margin the fork is the single most important consideration, but this http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-560-mountain-bike-id_8293151.html is a whole lot better AND cheaper.

rockmonkeysc

The Jamis Kimono is easily the best of those bikes. Decent fork for the price.
Forget about groupsets on budget mountain bikes, the fork is far more important and will have a much greater effect on how the bike rides. You really don't want an undamped pogo stick making the bike unpleasant to ride off road.

larkim

Is the coil XC32 better than the air XC30 in the Norco?

The Rookie

Depends on the usage, stiffer but heavier, damping much the same.

mrkev83

Cheers for the advice guys. Roll on getting my bike so I can get up Rivington