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trustno1 -> Hardtail Bikes? (May 10 2008 11:07:25)
Thinking about buying a half decent bike, used to love riding bikes as a kid and with the summer comming thought it would make good cardio! Whats your thoughts on this one that I was looking at? Any good? http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/index.php?product_id=923&category_id=10 [:)]

Roots -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 10 2008 11:16:40)
looks ideal for your purpose mate, good price too. personnaly though i dont rate mechanical disks one bit, much better off with good pair of V brakes.

trustno1 -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 10 2008 12:35:28)
quote: ORIGINAL: Roots looks ideal for your purpose mate, good price too. personnaly though i dont rate mechanical disks one bit, much better off with good pair of V brakes. Cheers mate, whats the main difference between V brakes and disks?

Wheels -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 10 2008 13:19:43)
quote: ORIGINAL: trustno1 quote: ORIGINAL: Roots looks ideal for your purpose mate, good price too. personnaly though i dont rate mechanical disks one bit, much better off with good pair of V brakes. Cheers mate, whats the main difference between V brakes and disks? Discs are more complicated, generally need more fiddling with. V brakes don't have the same stopping power. Mechanical discs are a bit pants, go for hydraulic ones if you can afford it.

BystanderNo.1 -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 11 2008 15:34:48)
well i thought t he same last year so i purchased a '07 GT avanlanche 3.0 its very good ..with V brakes it was 265 unlike its disc equivalent which was 300 and it is very good..but it has the same forks as that mongoose and i recommend trying to get a bike with a suspension lockout so you can flick a little switcgh locking the suspension..you get used to it but going uphill even at the tightest the forks take a tiny amount of power out of the pedals,where as with a lockout you would have maximum efficiency

BIG Matt -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 11 2008 15:47:22)
Not too bad a bike for the money. May be a little heavy, but will take a little bit of abuse on/off road. If you find bits wear out you can only upgrade them to something better. Cable discs are ok (especially in wet weather), but hydraulic discs are a whole new level if you can stretch to them. See if you can pick up a 2007 bike up cheap. Be very similar specs to 2008 bikes, but you'll get more for your money :)

Jake -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 11 2008 16:28:36)
Can someone suggest a front sus bike for £400 or under? Was thinking GT aggressor.

Power Junkie -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 11 2008 17:11:08)
I'd suggest a Team Saracen bike. I'm not a fan of hardtails anymore and have gone the full dual suspension way. Saracen Havoc comes in pretty cheap and does a good all-round job. Have a look at these hardtails.. http://www.bikes2udirect.com/B2366.html

Squill -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 11 2008 17:35:47)
if you can get a bit extra cash, this is a huge improvement http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=product&productId=1327&categoryId=39

Squill -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 11 2008 17:40:24)
I usually say that peopel should stay away from full sus unde a grand, but this is good for the cash, provided you are a small/med http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b1s1p101

DanDan -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 12 2008 12:23:06)
you'l get alot more bang for your buck if you go for a carrera bike, full sus banshee x - £700, marzocchi forks - think its a marzocchi rear shock. aurega comp hydraulics. there is a new carrera banshee XXX comin out priced at £999 should be in most stores soon or even the carrera Titan, full carbon frame hollowtech chainset, hydraulics http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_370011_langId_-1_categoryId_106166. Either that or one of the new boardmans (hard tail) I work for halfords unfortunetley :( The new aggressors arent too bad on par with the carrera fury n krakens.

nelly 46 -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 12 2008 12:49:20)
hey its a good bike for the money..only bad things i see are the brass nipples for the spokes and the brakes dont seem up to much easily upgraded though..but u'd need new trigger shifters for the gears because with their design they are incorporated into one unit with the brakes..my mate had a trek mountain bike paid less than £300 and had less breakdowns than my expensive cannondale..mind you he rides like a **** hehe..

Skrewdriver -> RE: Hardtail Bikes? (May 12 2008 12:53:22)
What are you going to be using the bike for? Off-road, or road or both? Do you really need the front suspension? I've got v-brakes on my bike and they've got excellent stopping power afaic

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