What bike to buy? ? ?

tuttybigwheels
tuttybigwheels Posts: 5
edited March 2013 in MTB general
What bike to buy? ? ?

I am looking for a new mtb, think I have got it down to 3, The Boardman Fi Mountain Bike Comp, The Boardman MTB Comp or the VooDoo Bizango 29er Mountain Bike. I will be doing a mixture of road and trial riding, not sure if this helps but I go 6'6" & weigh around 20stone so the bike needs to be strong, using bike to work scheme to fund this

Please can some point me in the right direction? ? ? ?

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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Links to each bike to save us searching would help.

    'Trial' riding I assume is Trail...something very different!

    The Comp is the relatively new entry level Boardmans designed to keep under £500, the good new is they keep the good quality frame from other models, the bad is the rest of the bits suffer a bit to pay for it.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    The Beginner wrote:
    Links to each bike to save us searching would help.

    The Comp is the relatively new entry level Boardmans designed to keep under £500, the good new is they keep the good quality frame from other models, the bad is the rest of the bits suffer a bit to pay for it.
      Fi
    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499 £649.99
      Comp
    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499 £649.99
      Bizango
    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165499 £599.99the comp is regarded as one of the best at that price, the Fi is the "female" version, not seen the voodoo before, looks pretty decent for that money
    Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc 10- CANYON Nerve AM 6 2011
  • tuttybigwheels
    tuttybigwheels Posts: 5
    thanks for the help on this everyone. any more suggestions would be really good
  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    tuttybigwheels wrote:
    thanks for the help on this everyone. any more suggestions would be really good
      are you restricted to halfords ?
      if so, don't rule this out
    http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... 65499#tab2 similar spec to the bizango, but with 26'' wheels and a £100 cheaper
    Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc 10- CANYON Nerve AM 6 2011
  • tuttybigwheels
    tuttybigwheels Posts: 5
    Was really looking for a 29er if possible using Halfords coz u seem to get more for your money
  • chez_m356
    chez_m356 Posts: 1,893
    tuttybigwheels wrote:
    Was really looking for a 29er if possible using Halfords coz u seem to get more for your money
    it appears so, the Bizango and Comp29er do look good value, don't know of any others 29ers with 120mm travel thru axle air forks, anything you can get on a cyclescheme better than those will most probably between the £900 to a grand mark with a 100mm travel fork
        anyone else got any suggestions for this guy ?
      Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc 10- CANYON Nerve AM 6 2011
    • tuttybigwheels
      tuttybigwheels Posts: 5
      that's what I thought, thanks for ur input mate

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