What to choose ? Gt, Cannondale or Focus ?

lupul666

Hello,

This will be my first mtb and I would like to ask your opinion about these:

http://www.gtbicycles.com/int_en/2015/bikes/mountain/trail-hardtail/avalanche-comp

http://www.focus-bikes.com/nl/en/bikes/2015/mtb-sport/whistler-1/whistler-27r-40.html

http://www.cannondale.com/nam_en/2014/bikes/mountain/trail-hardtails/trail/trail-6

What is in your opinion the best from a equipment point of view? I myself would say the GT
I am only interested in these 3 models and none others

avalanche_expert

From those 3 I'd choose the GT. They usually offer very good spec for the price.

cooldad

Usually? Might be worth checking first.

Why only those, you can do much better for your money.

lupul666

Because in good old Bucharest these are what i could find in my budget and be good

avalanche_expert

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19663086#p19663086]cooldad[/url] wrote:

Usually? Might be worth checking first.

Why only those, you can do much better for your money.

It's the best of those 3 which he did say was all he was interested in. GT do usually offer very good spec for the money, unless you want to avoid big brand bikes.

Perhaps you can suggest an alternative

cooldad

Not in Bucharest. But the Canondale and Focus are dire. The GT is possibly the best of a bad bunch.

The Rookie

Get to one of the three Decathlon stores in Bucharest, have a look at the 560, wipes the floor with those.

lupul666

@the rookie way over budget and want to choose one of these 3. Which one would you choose ?

The Rookie

The Rockrider 520 is much better than the GT (theonly acceptable one of those) and is 1899?

rockmonkeysc

The GT is the least bad but it isn't good.

lupul666

@ RockmonkeySC why do you say that ?

supersonic

The focus and the GT are the best of the two - both get the same hydraulic damping cartridge in the fork which is important. The Cannondale does not, and is a pogo stick to ride. Apart from that is little between them, though the GT gets some nice drivetrain upgrades.

I'd get a Rockrider 520.

rockmonkeysc

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19663802#p19663802]lupul666[/url] wrote:

@ RockmonkeySC why do you say that ?

It has a better spec than the other bikes but the fork, brakes and wheels are all terrible. That fork is horrible to use off road, I had one on a crappy 2009 Specialized hardrock I had as a winter bike. It's like a pogo stick.

lupul666

Got my budget a little bigger aaaaand

http://www.focus-bikes.com/gb/en/bikes/2015/mtb-sport/whistler-1/whistler-27r-30.html

cooldad

And ?

rockmonkeysc

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19664926#p19664926]lupul666[/url] wrote:

Got my budget a little bigger aaaaand

http://www.focus-bikes.com/gb/en/bikes/2015/mtb-sport/whistler-1/whistler-27r-30.html

Still no better than the GT and nowhere near as good as the Decathlon Rockrider.