œ200 bike, help needed

leosbike

Hi,

I need some advice on buying a hardtail bike. I don't expect to do anything rough and tough with it and, as you can see, I am on a very tight budget indeed. Saving up more isn't really an option, sorry.

The ones I've been looking at are

Diamondback MO5 (from Halfords)
Diamondback Outlook HT
Diamondback Peak
Muddyfox Feral

Can you give me some advice?

Thanks for your help

Leo

joed05

2nd hand hardrock would be your best bet i think, have a look around ebay

Rob_D_13

I had A diamondback M05 and i never had any major problems with it.

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mbukjames

What type of riding do you do mainly?

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SurferMick

œ200 will buy you a brand new 2007 Giant Boulder - just got one for my wife (female frame version) as a first trail / cycle track bike and it is very high spec for the money. good quality parts as most of what you get is from higher spec Giants.

Great entry level bike for generally scooting around on, to and from work on light trails, cycle paths, roads and will be happy on dirt & grass, etc.

if you can stomach eating beans for a week and save another œ50 then go for the Giant Rincon 2007 model @ œ250.00

you won't regret it !!! I did'nt


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leosbike

Hi guys,

Thank you very much for your help, you have really helped me and I think I will follow SurferMick's advice.

Cheers

Leo

Silver Bullet

would a GT Avalanche not be a better choice?

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leosbike

Hi guys,

Just found a Giant Rincon 2007 for œ199.99 and I've read a few excellent reviews on it.
Its perfect for my budget, no beans, and I think my quest for the perfect sub œ200 bike (I know, it's all relative) will stop here. I'll let you know how I got on.

Thanks again to all of you who replied.

Leo

colin747

good choise i had a '06 Rincon, never went wrong on me despite making a balls of a couple of dj's and doing a bit of DH on it.