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Mountain Bikes
- Thread starter bn3gunner
- Start date
I have a nice Giant hybrid, that you can have for £300. It was only about £100 new mind.
JJ McClure
Go Jags
I got a Dawes XC1.4 (I think its) back in May that was about £270 and am very happy with it.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Get a Kona my firend although £300 notes doesn't buy much
Fatboy Stenno
Member
You could do a lot worse than a Saracen Mantra One. Cost £299.
24 Gears, disc brakes front & rear, front shocks, hard tail. I Bought one in February and am very happy with it.
24 Gears, disc brakes front & rear, front shocks, hard tail. I Bought one in February and am very happy with it.
Safeway
M0DERAT0R
I picked up my mountain bike for £40 in Tesco earlier in the year and well chuffed with it.
Get yourself one of those and you'll have £260 left to spend on more fun stuff.
Get yourself one of those and you'll have £260 left to spend on more fun stuff.
Unless you want to do extreme off-road I'd recommend a hybrid. Much more useful.
REDLAND
Active member
£300 will buy you shithouse new, have a look on the bay and try to get a decent brand frame at least there are some bargains out there ...
Shizuoka Dolphin
NSC M0DERATOR
I picked up my mountain bike for £40 in Tesco earlier in the year and well chuffed with it.
Get yourself one of those and you'll have £260 left to spend on more fun stuff.
Like tickets to watch ARSENAL?
I picked up my mountain bike for £40 in Tesco earlier in the year and well chuffed with it.
Get yourself one of those and you'll have £260 left to spend on more fun stuff.
Within reason, unless he's a really serious bike nerd, you probably have a point. Mine was £100 and has given 5 years hassle free service.
Also agreed.
Unless he is massively serious, there are loads of perfectly good bikes available for way less than that.
To ask the question again, WILL YOU ACTUALLY BE RIDING OFF ROAD?
If not get a hybrid bike, there's plenty to choose from, at that entry level prce point.
Test a few and see which fits the best.
If you buy anything from Halfrauds, pick it up and riding to a Local Bike Shop and ask them to give it the once over.
Also don't forget the cycle to work scheme.
If not get a hybrid bike, there's plenty to choose from, at that entry level prce point.
Test a few and see which fits the best.
If you buy anything from Halfrauds, pick it up and riding to a Local Bike Shop and ask them to give it the once over.
Also don't forget the cycle to work scheme.
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
Bought a Giant for about £300 18 months ago to replace a Giant I'd had for about 10 years ... never had a problem. Actually that's not true, a washer failed on the hydraulics and jammed the brakes on, but apart from that ...
- Thread starter
- #13
looking for mainly off road ,although to and from work as well, looking to buy second hand if possible, thought i might get something better for my money, i had a scott entry level hardtail a few years back which i loved but it got stolen from outside the hove park tavern and ive wanted to get a bike again ever scince. Cheers for your help guys
Cheeky Monkey
Well-known member
- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,877
Having scooped a Mongoose Crossway hybrid in the Evans sale for £180 (was £250) two months back I have to say it has proved to be an absolute diamond of a bike and an absolute bargain at that price. I can't believe I wasted so many years slowly chugging up hills on a mountain bike.
Being a roadie, I can't help you with specific bikes, but what I will say, to help, is listen to Woodchip or Redland, they are the resident forum mountain bikers.
Also as a word to the wise if you happen to be coming down to the main road, by Whiteways (Arundel), don't do what the fella did today.
As I was reaching the top of Bury Hill, I heard an almighty clatter, along side of me.
I assume the guy realised he was heading towards a main road, couldn't stop in time and just jumped off.
Luckily I was just in time to laugh at him, before coughing a lung up.
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Try a decent bike shop see what they have second hand. 
Cheeky Monkey
Well-known member
- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,877
Nice bike, but looks smaller than a BMX Leekbrook! Either you're a minature Albion fan or that picture is deceptive.
That's so funny, it hurts.