Your Opinions/Advise needed!!

fozy

Hi all

Firstly sorry to bore you all with another "what shall i buy thread" but i would love some advise before i commit.

I am about to change jobs, and when i start my new job i will be commuting on a MTB, 20 miles a day, and would like your advice on what to buy please.

My budget is œ300 (i know its not a lot). For my money i want a hardtail with disc brakes!

At the moment i am very close to walking into Halfords and buying a Carrera Vulcan, although with the 10% off on at the moment i am very tempted with the Carrera Kraken (slightly over budget at œ324 with 10% off).

I have been looking around and i am struggling to find anything better spec wise than the Carreras', i have heard alot on the forums good about the Carreras' and some bad as well. I am also looking on ebay but i want something new or very close. The bike will be used mainly for riding on the streets and for a few short cuts on tracks.

So what do you think? Any advise or links will be greatly appreciated.

Red Lemon

If you're mainly riding on streets and only a few shortcuts on tracks, why do you want an MTB with disc brakes?

danhargrave7

thats kind of a good point, but the other side is...

if you want to go on tracks and through forests etc, you also dont want a road bike with ultra slim tyres and them weird road handlebars.

i dont really know what bikes to suggest, as its not my area, but for mostly road commuting, you obviously want a hardtail, probably large frame 17" + frame, with mountain bike wheels and tyres, but nothing massive.

sorry if thats not much help, but i tried :P

dan

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xc-andy

what about something like this
there are heaps of cheap hybrid bikes on evans website, which i think is what you will want for best.
I also think that you dont need disc brakes , for 300 you are going to get cheap mechanical discs which are going to be no better than a decent set of rim brakes.
I would also go for rigid forks as it will make the bike lighter, and the same again .... for that budget , suspension forks will be heavy and cheaply made.

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xc-andy

Hang on , this is even better.
much better spec than the carreras, and will handle off road well i would have thought... in fact, a pretty good mountain bike for the money.

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fozy

I know what your saying and thanks for the input but i really want a MBT with a pair of slicks.

Thantos

Do some research into Edinburgh Bike Coopretive. They have a large range of bikes for not much money.
You may find what you are looking for.

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fozy

Thanks for all your help so far, i have now narrowed it down to 5 bikes and i would like your help/advice to choose which one is the best bike!

Please could you give reasons why? Thanks.

1) GIANT Yukon trail disc 07 <font color="red">œ308</font id="red">

http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=7298&categoryID=69

Love the looks and style great looking bike. But the seat looks a bit close to the handle bars (or is it just me) so don't know how good it will be on the commute.

2) GT Aggressor XC3 <font color="red">œ299</font id="red">

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_241151_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__varient__categoryId_55070_crumb_33980-33957-31385_parentcategoryrn_31385#

Was recommended to me on the forum looks like good spec.

3) Carrera Kraken <font color="red">œ359</font id="red">

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_240455_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varient__categoryId_55069_crumb_33980-33957-31385_parentcategoryrn_55069

Good spec bike in my opinion

4) Mongoose Tyax Elite <font color="red">œ279</font id="red">

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360026979

Heard alot of good about mongoose bikes but the front shocks aren't to good!

5) Revolution Cullin Pro Disc <font color="red">œ329</font id="red">

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLq ... 909m005805

This is probably my last choice not sure why!

I know that some are over my 300 pound budget but i will hopefully get the price down.

Thanks again!!