This bike to small for me?

jayjaymozza

Hi, I'm after this bike http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Mondraker-Vantage-Mountain-Bike-2015-Hardtail-MTB_77670.htm

The only problem is that the size is set on small, I'm 5.5, will this be okay or ?

Thanks

cooldad

There is a sizing guide. But only sitting on one will tell you.

Terrible spec for the money though.

jayjaymozza

Oh is it?
What bike would you suggest on that site for the money?

cooldad

One with better spec, but I probably wouldn't using them anyway. Try a Cube.

codfather

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19656423#p19656423]cooldad[/url] wrote:

One with better spec, but I probably wouldn't using them anyway. Try a Cube.

I concur. It's an attractive frame, but £720 is a lot for that build. Tredz is fairly limited in selection, but for circa £700, I'd be looking into this;

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-Attention-SL-27-5-Mountain-Bike-2015-Hardtail-MTB_73099.htm

Air sprung forks, some internal cable routing (probably not the most refined, but a nice touch), Hollowtech II crank as standard, Shimano brakes and Shimano hubs. I'd try other sites if you can, plenty of different options elsewhere.
Canyon do a good selection of hardtails around this price bracket I believe, Vitus too.

WhyteSky

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19656313#p19656313]cooldad[/url] wrote:

Terrible spec for the money though.

Bit of an understatement isn't it?

Couldn't believe that spec when I read it after looking at the price!

I've always said spec wears out and gets replaced (usually with upgraded components) but I'd want to be changing most of that before I even rode it!

The Rookie

Spec is on a par with bikes selling for less than £350.

And it looks a Munter as well.

Thewaylander

Spec is a bit low for the cash, but be aware the bike they are pointing you at is totally different in style.

The Vantage is a slack long hardtail more about abuse, the cube is a 100mm travel xc type machine.. the vantage frame is superb and a great ride totally great for an upgrade path if its the style of riding you want. Just make sure what people show you is a like for like machine.. I'd be happy on the vantage and hate riding the cube personally even with the better components...

rockmonkeysc

The Mondraker frame may be up for a bit of abuse but the dreadful fork will soon put a stop to any enthusiastic riding that's if the wheels don't pringle at the first pothole.
You can have the best frame in the world but with those components it will ride like crap.

ilovedirt

Spec is low yes, but the frame is very good. That Cube frame won't be up to much i guarantee it. But then it depends what sort of rider you are...

I think you guys are being a little unfair on the mondy anyway, the spec isn't THAT bad. The forks on the cube are equally poor at least.

supersonic

The XC32 solo air is a much better fork than the RST (30mm stanchions, unadjustable damping, and a quite astonishing 2,8kg!!). But as you say, it does depend on the use, the Cube is more XC oriented.

The Rookie

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19658291#p19658291]ilovedirt[/url] wrote:

The forks on the cube are equally poor at least.

And for those of us in the real world, the forks on the cube are at least 2 tiers above those on the Mondy...

Thewaylander

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19658616#p19658616]The Rookie[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19658291#p19658291]ilovedirt[/url] wrote:

The forks on the cube are equally poor at least.

And for those of us in the real world, the forks on the cube are at least 2 tiers above those on the Mondy...

Don't disagree... but its a completely different style of bike.

The Rookie

Quite so, but to take advantage of the difference the Mondy really needs a BETTER fork than the Cube!

codfather

Conceptually speaking the Mondraker is more aggressive, but with a Blaze on it, I definitely wouldn't want to ride it on anything other than XC. I don't think either of them is suitable for anything more than cross country riding: the Cube because of the geometry and short travel limitations and the Mondraker because you don't really have 130mm of usable travel and the rims won't thank you for it.

The Rookie

And the geometry on the Cube will make it far better for that usage as well, it works as an XC bike because that is what it is!

Thewaylander

Still no point of comparing apples with pears as we say here...find a similar type of machine to compare...

supersonic

This is a little more, but a hell of a fork:

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOO45650X5/on-one-45650b-sram-x5-mountain-bike

supersonic

And for an amazing value xc/trail machine:

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-560-mountain-bike-id_8293151.html

Lungs94

That RockRider though, ridiculous spec for the money

The Rookie

So is the Mondraker, but in the wrong way!

Angus Young

No. But it might be too small for you.