300 to 450 pound mountain bike

TheBreadDoctor

Hi
I'm looking to get my first mountain bike, Iev set myself a budget of around 350 but will pay up to 450 maybe even 550 if bikes at that price point are much better value.

atm iev got my eyes on

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/fuji ... prod159988
and
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two ... ke-p383858
and
https://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/vitu ... 1233400449

what are your opinions on these bikes and what other bikes should i be looking at?

Thanks

snowster

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... ntain-bike
http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... ntain-bike Change the saddle you won't find anything better for your money!

TheBreadDoctor

Thanks for the help guys, but the carrera and Vitus are no longer available in my size :? would have already bought the Vitus otherwise haha and im not sure if i could put up with the amount of purple on that Laura Trott MTB also just not a fan of the look of it haha, so atm im looking at these bike lemme know what you think and if there is any other bikes worth looking at, Thanks

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/fuji ... prod159988
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitu ... prod147648
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitu ... prod147647
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-5 ... 64715.html

taha7

I've only bought my first MTB last week and its the Laura Trott from Halfords. Changed the saddle and got some stickers to cover up the 'purple' and man its great! Even the guys at Halfords were shocked at how good it was for what I paid for it!

TheBreadDoctor

Thanks for the response but the Laura Trott is out of stock these sales move so fast at this time of year haha, so any outer suggestions and out of the bikes i'm looking at which would you say would be the best value for money.
Thanks

taha7

Apparently not.. I've just checked and they have a size medium still available.

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... ntain-bike

All the best!

rizzee84

i see people saying to buy the laura trott bike but isnt it for a woman?

The Rookie

Well yes and no, it's the same frame as the men's Carrera bikes, the only think genuinely female is the saddle, plus the purple colour parts aren't to everyone's taste, but it's such good value you would need to be really insecure in your own sexuality to consider that an issue!

cooldad

So change the saddle. Women ride men's bikes without getting hairy chests.

I think.