Which bike? (on a tight budget)

wiseman405
wiseman405 Posts: 32
edited June 2007 in MTB general
Hi there,
I am posting on here for a friend.

He is wanting hardtail, with disks all round. And obviously a good setup. He will be using it for some 'moor' tracks, no jumps or anything like that. and also abit of road use!

He is on a budget of œ300-œ330

I was thinking of maybe a last years model. I bought a Giant XTC for œ400, down from about œ500-œ550, purley because it was a past model.

I am sure you always get questions like this, but i hope you can help :)

Thanks
Tom

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  • danhargrave7
    danhargrave7 Posts: 194
    im not sure but i think most people on here will recommend saving a bit more and getting a specialized hardrock, its not my specialist area, but there are a lot of thread like this recently and the general suggestion is hardrock.

    dan

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  • wiseman405
    wiseman405 Posts: 32
    He really is on a tight budget though.He has looked at this: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... ryrn_55070

    But its not very impressive is it?
  • danhargrave7
    danhargrave7 Posts: 194
    try not to post long links, use tinyurl.com if you dont uderstand forum code

    anyway, like i said, its not my area, but for œ300 i should think it will do the job.


    dan

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  • wiseman405
    wiseman405 Posts: 32
    Thanks mate. Good of you. Couple of new links, for someone who maybe is good with cheapo bikes. hehe

    http://tinyurl.com/27a5hy

    http://tinyurl.com/264soa


    Sorry, i am just not very good when it comes to bikes! Just enjoy riding them :)
  • downhiller90
    downhiller90 Posts: 300
    To be honest he won't need disk brakes for that usage. That means he could get a bike which is better spec'ed elsewhere.

    At that price the Specialised Hardrock (the sport version has disk brakes if he insists upon them) and the GT Aggressor you posted are both good sound choices.

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  • gravityengine
    gravityengine Posts: 581
    Possibly the best sub œ300 bike there is...

    œ290 Mongoose Tyax Elite (WMTB bike test winner, tough alloy frame,24 spd, mechanical discs and adjustable damped fork)

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