Mountain Bikes

[bn3gunner]

Im looking to buy a mountain bike for £300ish , can anyone offer any advice or does anyone have anything half decent they want to sell?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I have a nice Giant hybrid, that you can have for £300. It was only about £100 new mind.

 

[JJ McClure]

I got a Dawes XC1.4 (I think its) back in May that was about £270 and am very happy with it.

 

[Beach Hut]

Get a Kona my firend although £300 notes doesn't buy much

 

[Fatboy Stenno]

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.

 

[Safeway]

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.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Unless you want to do extreme off-road I'd recommend a hybrid. Much more useful.

 

[REDLAND]

£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]

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?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

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.

Unless you want to do extreme off-road I'd recommend a hybrid. Much more useful.

Also agreed.

£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 ...

Unless he is massively serious, there are loads of perfectly good bikes available for way less than that.

 

[Stat Brother]

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.

 

[Monkey Man]

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 ...

 

[bn3gunner]

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]

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.

 

[Stat Brother]

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

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]

I got of a guy for £300,2 years ago. He only had it a year and had paid £700 + Try a decent bike shop see what they have second hand.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Nice bike, but looks smaller than a BMX Leekbrook! Either you're a minature Albion fan or that picture is deceptive.

 

[SNOOBS]

I got a GT Avalanche 3.0 for £300 last year. Seems alright. Wanted a Mongoose as it had all the same specs for £40 cheaper or something but they didn't have it. Go to a decent bike shop like Evans

 

[Stoichkov]

£300 from Evans for a '08 Specialized. I've had a few Specialized bikes over the years and found them all to be very good performers.

 

[Stat Brother]

Go to a decent bike shop like Evans

That's so funny, it hurts.