best value bike

joshtp
joshtp Posts: 3,966
edited March 2010 in MTB general
dont worry about price, it can be £5000 if you want, im just thinking about pure VFM, only RRp's please, and no old deals, 09 and '010 bike only.....


im gonna vote for Boardman pro FS (or is it team? its the £1300 one....)

or GT Agressor Elite

or Carrera fury.


Worryingly these are all Halfrauds bikes :?
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    damn this deal has finished...but this was awesome...

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=48034

    £1500 race ready iron horse sunday.
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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    cee wrote:
    damn this deal has finished...but this was awesome...

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=48034

    £1500 race ready iron horse sunday.
    yes, but no..... i said RRP'S!!!!

    im thinking abouth best value bikes when they are factory fresh in a main dealership..... at RRP... anyway, yes that iron horse is divine, and yes it was a mental deal...
    I like bikes and stuff
  • JamesBrckmn
    JamesBrckmn Posts: 1,360
    My bike? rockrider 5 xc- £370 from decathlon, avid juicy 3's, sram x5 rear mech and shifters, shimano front mech, sr suntour xcr forks suntour xcm cranks, 1.9 kg 6061 alu frame.
    They don't sell it any more, but was a pretty good deal.
    the next model p is good value too- £500 for the rockrider 8.1: http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/rockrider-8-1-66759353/
    spec: 1.65 kg (large) double thickness frame, rockshox tora 302cl with remote lockout, truvativ firex 3.1 cranks, wellgo clipless pedals, juicy 3's, sram x7 f/r mechs, x5 shifters, michelin xc all terrain tyres, 12.6 kg in large with pedals- amazing spec for that price
  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,306
    mondraker kaiser
    nearly all carreras and nearly all boardmans
    can't think of any more atm
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  • TowerRider
    TowerRider Posts: 430
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    dont worry about price, it can be £5000 if you want, im just thinking about pure VFM, only RRp's please, and no old deals, 09 and '010 bike only.....


    im gonna vote for Boardman pro FS (or is it team? its the £1300 one....)

    or GT Agressor Elite

    or Carrera fury.


    Worryingly these are all Halfrauds bikes :?

    WHAT? Why you only interested in RRP? That is just plain daft because RRP should actually be the highest price in a perfect consumer world. i.e. Specialized is illegally price fixed to RRP. Best VFM comes from the best available price re correct competition and not illegal practices.
  • bike-a-swan
    bike-a-swan Posts: 1,235
    that fully xt equipped genius ultra on crc for 800 quid, just for the components!
    Rock Lobster 853, Trek 1200 and a very old, tired and loved Apollo Javelin.
  • jadamson
    jadamson Posts: 644
    TowerRider wrote:
    joshtp/mbukman wrote:
    dont worry about price, it can be £5000 if you want, im just thinking about pure VFM, only RRp's please, and no old deals, 09 and '010 bike only.....


    im gonna vote for Boardman pro FS (or is it team? its the £1300 one....)

    or GT Agressor Elite

    or Carrera fury.


    Worryingly these are all Halfrauds bikes :?

    WHAT? Why you only interested in RRP? That is just plain daft because RRP should actually be the highest price in a perfect consumer world. i.e. Specialized is illegally price fixed to RRP. Best VFM comes from the best available price re correct competition and not illegal practices.

    +1 can we just change this to overall amazing bargains?
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Gotta say this looks good:

    http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=produ ... goryId=100

    It still amazes me how they can but a bike together for that much. When you look at all the individual pieces. For the same price as a Fox float, or a Pace HT frame.
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  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    Some of the deals on www.paulscycles.co.uk are really good.
    And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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  • Briggo
    Briggo Posts: 3,537
    thel33ter wrote:
    Some of the deals on www.paulscycles.co.uk are really good.

    Funny, I thought he said RRP's only, not deals...
  • TowerRider
    TowerRider Posts: 430
    Briggo wrote:
    thel33ter wrote:
    Some of the deals on www.paulscycles.co.uk are really good.

    Funny, I thought he said RRP's only, not deals...

    Yeah but people can see what a pointless thread that would be....
  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    Oh, didnt read it properly :oops: don't really see the point of that though.
    And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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  • the article don
    the article don Posts: 578
    Of this year's crop, this looks tough to beat:

    http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Giant-Anthem-X- ... _28330.htm

    Fox fork and award winning frame for £1400. Not bad.
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