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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: bobafett on September 20, 2010, 09:12 PM
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I know everyone will say save and spend more on something better but that's not an option as it's neither my money nor my bike :D
So any thoughts at this bottom end of the market ?
I spotted the mongoose rockadile ARX disc reduced from £299 to £219 looked like a good entry level deal for an alloy frame, suntour suspension forks and disc brakes :-\
Help ! ;D
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I know everyone will say save and spend more on something better but that's not an option as it's neither my money nor my bike :D
So any thoughts at this bottom end of the market ?
I spotted the mongoose rockadile ARX disc reduced from £299 to £219 looked like a good entry level deal for an alloy frame, suntour suspension forks and disc brakes :-\
Help ! ;D
just had to be a mongoose :2funny:
you need to see someone mate :crazy2:
hi my names john ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and im a gooseaholic :D
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I'd go second hand and look for a hardtaiil because you'll get more for your money
Cross Country = GT Zaskar or something similar GT Backwood, a Dialled bikes if you can get one for that money?
Dirt Jump = Dmr Sidekick with gears or similar
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Mate wait another month go to fleabay and buy yourself an old skooler, i bought a couple of years ago a Kona Uhu full suspension easten frame would have cost ya nearly £3000 in 97!!! 10 years later £120!!!! lol friends of mine spent £800 plus on there bikes and my old Kona kicks there arse!!
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I know everyone will say save and spend more on something better but that's not an option as it's neither my money nor my bike :D
So any thoughts at this bottom end of the market ?
I spotted the mongoose rockadile ARX disc reduced from £299 to £219 looked like a good entry level deal for an alloy frame, suntour suspension forks and disc brakes :-\
Help ! ;D
just had to be a mongoose :2funny:
you need to see someone mate :crazy2:
hi my names john ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and im a gooseaholic :D
Tw@t :crazy2:
:LolLolLolLol:
What do you mean see someone ? I'm the founding member of MCA........ Mongoose Collectors Anonymous :)
Now what about this £200 MTB ? ::)
I'd go second hand and look for a hardtaiil because you'll get more for your money
Cross Country = GT Zaskar or something similar GT Backwood, a Dialled bikes if you can get one for that money?
Dirt Jump = Dmr Sidekick with gears or similar
Yep only looking at hardtails because he'll do a fair bit of his riding on the road.
Second hand ain't gonna fly as it's a present for someone so it'll have to be brand new (not my decision but others chipping in will insist on it being a shiney new one ! :D )
So with that..... Any more thoughts ?
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I spotted the mongoose rockadile ARX disc
FFS :LolLolLolLol:
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Few cheapies on here.
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/index.html?action=search&searchtype=catID&quicksearch=645&p_start=0&sortType=&submit=back
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I remember reading an article in MBUK mountain bike uk mag sub £500 test where a decathlon full sus bike at around £250 quid pissed all over the best of the rest, and they couldnt believe how good it was, im sure it was called a rockrider or something. let me ave a quick google...
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http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/rockrider-63-07-20096
here you go, this is that mags forum
btw. i have bought a GT from winstanleys before and it was all good
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Few cheapies on here.
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/index.html?action=search&searchtype=catID&quicksearch=645&p_start=0&sortType=&submit=back
That's the trouble matt - there's fookin cheapies everywhere - the hard part for me is seperating the "cheap good deals" from the "cheap piles of sh!te" :-[ :-\
I remember reading an article in MBUK mountain bike uk mag sub £500 test where a decathlon full sus bike at around £250 quid pissed all over the best of the rest, and they couldnt believe how good it was, im sure it was called a rockrider or something. let me ave a quick google...
Was looking for hardtails really mate but I'll go take a look at that link :daumenhoch:
Any more ?
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John , i had a decathalon rock rider style o thing , was a bit more than £200 , but stil the best MTB i've riden . They are well built and if you can find out when they are bringing out a new one use your cash haggling with the manager and buy a ' last years model ' . Or find one in shop with a scratch on and speak to the manager about taking off his hands doing him a favour . :daumenhoch:
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Second hand otherwise it'll be a POS!
Any MTB at that price is on par with. Toys R Us bikes.....crap forks and crap brakes and gearset.
Look for Giant/Trek/GT avalanche/ Kona or specialised rockhopper, none of em will be bad.
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put it this way dude - if it's only costing £200 , NEVER, ever go near a mountain on it...... :coolsmiley:
better off going 2nd hand.... get more to show for your £200.
:daumenhoch:
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Best I can do on that budget is this - £203 brand new.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_518215_langId_-1_categoryId_165499
As others have said, your mate wouldn't go far wrong with a used GT, Spesh etc. :daumenhoch:
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For that money this is the best your gunna get unless you can find a shop that have some bikes that are a couple of years old and they might give you a deal.
Decathlon Rockrider 5.2
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Decathlon Rockrider 5.2
gets good reviews for the money
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/rockrider-52-8964 (http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/rockrider-52-8964)
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I suppose I'm a bit blinded by all the components at the moment being a bit new to MTB (haven't had one since the early nineties) but I'm looking at some of the "prefered" brands specs and Giant and Kona both have £300 offerings with the same suntour 2025 forks on as the mongoose rockadile 2010 I spotted for £219 :-\
I'm not being mongoose obsessed here - honest ! Seriously, I'm really not, I'm just comparing spec sheets and surely the frames can't be THAT bad ? There's a mongoose "tyax sport" for £249 I found and it has suntour 100mm forks with lock-out that are found on bikes that are far more expensive so where is the rub ? ???
Also both those goose bikes have disc brakes whereas the specialised, giant, kona models don't and all break the £200-£250 budget that is pretty much set in stone.
Aaaaaagggghhhhh :uglystupid2: - think I'll recommend we buy him a scooter :LolLolLolLol:
Those decathlon bikes look alright but all the cheaper models look to have "spinner" forks not suntour. Never heard of spinner so enlighten me :-[
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if you can go £250
look at this deal
hardrock from for £259
http://www.dalescycles.com/productdetails.asp?productid=50328 (http://www.dalescycles.com/productdetails.asp?productid=50328)
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John if you can stretch a little more I can probably get you one of these cheaper than the listed price ;)
http://www.buyabikedeals.co.uk/store/mountain/yukon.html he's also got the Specialized Hardrock in so maybe i could get you a bit more off that :D. I wouldn't worry about disc brakes or the suspension forks too much as they won't be upto much on a sub £300 bike . He might even have some older Trek models in ie 2008/9 etc we could steal off him ;)
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John if you can stretch a little more I can probably get you one of these cheaper than the listed price ;)
http://www.buyabikedeals.co.uk/store/mountain/yukon.html he's also got the Specialized Hardrock in so maybe i could get you a bit more off that :D. I wouldn't worry about disc brakes or the suspension forks too much as they won't be upto much on a sub £300 bike . He might even have some older Trek models in ie 2008/9 etc we could steal off him ;)
:daumenhoch: