compare the bikes

friz
friz Posts: 7
edited June 2007 in MTB general
Any thoughts on the following bikes, trying to narrow it down at the mo.
It will mainly be used for roads and gentle tracks and maybe the occasional trail.

Orange Crush
Kona Caldera
GT Avalanche Expert
Spesh Rockhopper

Do any of them have lock-out forks.

Thanks in advance

Friz

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  • crianza34
    crianza34 Posts: 86
    the higher end rockhoppers do i think
  • gravityengine
    gravityengine Posts: 581
    Using <b>Google</b> I found out in 2 minutes that the GT does have a lockout & some of the Spesh's do, it wasn't rocket science.

    Out of the bikes you listed I'd either have the GT or Spesh, the Kona's overpriced for the spec level it has & the Orange (much as I love them) is overkill for your needs.

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  • abul
    abul Posts: 347
    orange Crush - overkill
    Kona Caldera - nice bike but kona's tend to be a bit heavy..
    GT Avalanche Expert - nice bike and suits your needs well
    Spesh Rockhopper - nice bike too


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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,401
    Also check out the Giant XTC range, which fits nicely into what your looking for. [:D]

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  • friz
    friz Posts: 7
    thanks for the advice

    Friz
  • mmm_pie
    mmm_pie Posts: 1,934
    Roads and Gentle tracks? All of those look a bit overkill for such light usage.

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  • dan1983
    dan1983 Posts: 314
    i too looked at the kona, gt and spesh when buying my bike recently. i agree that the kona felt heavy, and i found on the gt i was very stretched over and i'm 6'3". i thought the rockerhopper comp disc was a lovely looking bike, felt good to ride and had good spec. dont know about the orange though.
  • friz
    friz Posts: 7
    Think i have narrowed it down to the rockhopper disc 07 and the GT avalanche expert, i like the lock-out on the GT.
    I might only be doing light riding at the mo, but you never know (was into bmx's a few years ago.) and want something a bit flexible.

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