Giant Yukon or Land Rover Zamora?

Caty

Hi all.

I'm a newbie and looking to buy a second hand bike for my other half. He's a big bloke, 6ft 2 and about 18 stone. He needs something strong and comfortable as he hasn't ridden for a long time. I have seen an old Giant Yukon for sale and also a Land Rover Discovery Zamora. Unfortunately I don't know the year.

Any thoughts as to which might be the best bike in terms of build quality etc? I'm veering towards the giant but he is a Land Rover fan...

Thanks

cooldad

Land Rover bikes are generally total rubbish with a Land Rover sticker on them. They have nothing to do with the car, just a marketing ploy.
So the Giant is probably the better bike, but without knowing the model, condition, what might have been changed etc it's impossible to say.

brianbee

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Hi all.

I'm a newbie and looking to buy a second hand bike for my other half. He's a big bloke, 6ft 2 and about 18 stone. He needs something strong and comfortable as he hasn't ridden for a long time. I have seen an old Giant Yukon for sale and also a Land Rover Discovery Zamora. Unfortunately I don't know the year.

Any thoughts as to which might be the best bike in terms of build quality etc? I'm veering towards the giant but he is a Land Rover fan...

Thanks

How much are you thinking a spending ?, Ive seen second hand bikes for sale at more than the new price and many old Knockers at not much less
Give your budget and Il give you a guess what what you could expect for that money

Caty

Thanks guys.

I'm not looking to spend much, between £50 and £100. We just need a study and comfortable ride for him to get back into cycling and then if he likes it i'm sure he can get something better in time.

We were originally looking at hybrid bikes as he wants to be fairly upright and will be doing road miles, but he is a heavy chap and I thought a mountain bike would be sturdier. also, very few decent second hand hybrids out there.

The Rookie

Lots of good sturdy hybrids, have a look for a Carrera Gryphon, it uses the same wheels as some MTB's and is pretty tough but fairly quick, my commuter is based on a Gryphon frame.

Caty

Thanks. Carrera Gryphon looks good.