Which Bike?

pvcpro

Hello fellow bikers, Iv'e been riding around on my Scott Scale 660 now for a couple of years and have decided to get a new bike.
I'm sold on the whole 29er thing so am going for that, trouble is I'm torn between the following models:

Scott Scale 960

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Scott-Scale-...FRIUGwodD3UFKg

Scott Scale 950

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Scott-Scale-...-MTB_83698.htm

Scott Aspect 900

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Scott-Aspect...-MTB_83654.htm

I wasn't initially planning on spending more than a grand but I do like the look of the Aspect and then I figured If I was to spend that much then how much more Scale could I get for the extra? Weird logic I know!

So anyway can anyone please help with pros and cons for each with regards to value for money, specs etc.

As you can see I'm a bit of a Tredz fan, the 0% finance is too good to resist (although I could go down the Paypal credit route if needed), also I just recently got A Giant bike from them for my son and the service was second to none.

Any advice appreciated

Cheers

Oh and great site / forum BTW

pvcpro

oxoman wrote:

The main thing is what kind of riding do you do, trail centres or just out and about in the country. If you give us an idea then we can suggest bike suitability on use rather than just spec. It's not a bad forum if you don't mind the banter sometimes. Tredz does do some good deals but loads of similar companies out there good and bad.

Well to be honest most of my rides are on the coastal cycle track as I don't get that much time so it's a case of get home from work, quick change then off out for an hour on the bike.
I have been to Llandegla a couple of times and to the local mountain (Abergele / Rhyd Y Foel) but I think I'm leaning more towards less intense rides so would like to get into cross country if I can find some good routes.

cooldad

Links seem to be broken anyway.

pvcpro

Oops sorry here's those links again:

Scott Scale 960

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Scott-Scale-960 ... _83699.htm

Scott Scale 950

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Scott-Scale-950 ... _83698.htm

Scott Aspect 900

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Scott-Aspect-90 ... _83654.htm

cooldad

Unless you really have to have a Scott, they all seem rather expensive for the spec.

pvcpro

I only really looked at the Scotts as I have only ever had 1 mountain bike and that's my current Scott Scale 660 which I do like but am changing up for a 29er.
I am open to suggestions for other brands but I'm not clued up on brands, models, specs, components etc. so wouldn't really know where to start, hence I'm on here hoping for some expert advice from you guys!
Willing to go up to £1,200 max for the right bike
cheers

WhyteSky

The main thing os to get a bike suited to your needs and crucially, one that's comfortable for you. You could buy the greatest bike in the world (whatever that is) but if it's not comfortable or not suited to the riding you do then it's useless.

I wouldn't get too hung up on spec either. Components wear out and get replaced. You can upgrade for not much money as and when components wear out and need replacing. Frame and forks tend not to wear out so get the best you can within your budget from the outset.

Wheels will always cost a bit to upgrade.

The fork on that 960 is really crap for the money, you get a better fork for £200 less on the Cube Attention SL although I can't comment on what Cube bikes are like - I've never owned or ridden one.

pvcpro

OK thanks, as it happens Iv'e had a couple more bike thrown into the mix and one of those is a Cube which I quite like the look of, the other is an Orbea which I have never heard of:

Orbea Alma 29 H30

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Orbea-Alma-29-H ... _85268.htm

Cube LTD SL 2X 29

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Cube-LTD-SL-2X- ... _84790.htm

Any thoughts guys?

Cheers