£700 hardtail from a 'classic' brand?

maxppp

Hi guys,

I've got about £700 (closer to £500 the better though) to spend on a hardtail mountain bike.

I know i'm being fussy, but I'd really like it to be from one of the 'classic' brands (cannondale, marin, specialized etc).

Are there any no-brainers out there?

I guess something like
http://www.cannondale.com/nam_en/2016/bikes/mountain/sport-hardtails/trail/trail-137)
or
http://www.marinbikes.com/gb/bikes/description/2016-bobcat-trail-9.5

cubedean

I don't see why you would want to spend more on a lower spec bike just for the name?

Decathlon rock rider would be a good shout.

rockmonkeysc

Big brand bikes are terrible at this sort of budget, they only make sense at £1500+

maxppp

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19715769#p19715769]RockmonkeySC[/url] wrote:

Big brand bikes are terrible at this sort of budget, they only make sense at £1500+

Yikes! £1500 is certainly way out of budget!

The rockrider looked like a bargain at £340, but seems its out of stock in large

rockmonkeysc

You would have to spend £600+ on a big brand bike to match that Rockrider

geordiebrian

Have a look at the boardman

mattyfez

Have a look at calibre and voodoo bikes.

warrior4life

Some great deals here http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s155p0/Mountain-Bikes/Front-Suspension-29ers

rockmonkeysc

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19717255#p19717255]warrior4life[/url] wrote:

Some great deals here http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/m1b0s155p0/Mountain-Bikes/Front-Suspension-29ers

They also have a lot of rubbish which never sold because it was either crap or really overpriced to start with.