Need some advice pls....

echo7

Hi guys need a bit of advice on a new bike..Budget œ600-œ700 Just started riding and I know im gonna hurt myself [B)]

Any good bikes.. Ive looked at this beauty Specialized Rockhopper Disc 2007

http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70267

Good? Bad? Any others? Thanks for the help guys the last bike I had my dad bought for me..... a dimondback BMX when I was 10 [:I]

roj279

what type of riding do you want to do? XC downhill jump etc etc

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chadmuffin

am pretty new to this biking malarkey, thou ive got a spesh rockhopper disc and it is the dogs mooooooo!![8D][8D] my opinion may not be good enough but i'd defo get that bike if it suits your style of riding

echo7

Thx.. mainly xc riding and crashing in to the odd tree

Simple Jumper

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by roj279</i>

what type of riding do you want to do? XC downhill jump etc etc

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Sort your goddamn sig out!

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roj279

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Simple Jumper</i>

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by roj279</i>

what type of riding do you want to do? XC downhill jump etc etc

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Sort your goddamn sig out!

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why:S? whats wrong with it?

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Rockhopper_Ecosse

Echo7, the Rockhopper is a good solid base to start from. Over time you can upgrade the parts and make it lighter and more responsive for XC. I've had mine since 2002 and it does me proud.

Simple Jumper

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by roj279</i>

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Simple Jumper</i>

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by roj279</i>

what type of riding do you want to do? XC downhill jump etc etc

<center><font color="black"> Rhythm </font id="black"></center>
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Sort your goddamn sig out!

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why:S? whats wrong with it?

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Just move the [cen<b></b>ter][/cen<b></b>ter] things on the outside of everything.

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Rockhopper_Ecosse

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