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New member, needing advice and help. Need a first project!
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I'm sure one of the more knowledgeable members will be along soon, but I think that, with patience, you can get better for your money.
Scott and GT are both very reputable. The GT would retail at about £300 new. Not sure about the Scott I'm afraid.
From your selections, I'm guessing that you want a fairly modern looking aluminium hardtail, with a budget of £100 or so?
If you look through retailer's websites, Bikepedia, and the catalogues on Retrobike, you will sort of see the hierarchy for a given manufacturer. A quick poke around on Gumtree shows that you could get something a level or two higher - say originally £500+. None of these links are in Suffolk I'm afraid, and may not fit your height, but they do give you an idea of what is out there ........
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/marin ... 1003898131
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/gt-av ... 1003829431
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/speci ... 1003677409
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/marin ... 1003688803
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/mount ... 1003766281
Hope this helps.
Regards
Scott and GT are both very reputable. The GT would retail at about £300 new. Not sure about the Scott I'm afraid.
From your selections, I'm guessing that you want a fairly modern looking aluminium hardtail, with a budget of £100 or so?
If you look through retailer's websites, Bikepedia, and the catalogues on Retrobike, you will sort of see the hierarchy for a given manufacturer. A quick poke around on Gumtree shows that you could get something a level or two higher - say originally £500+. None of these links are in Suffolk I'm afraid, and may not fit your height, but they do give you an idea of what is out there ........
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/marin ... 1003898131
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/gt-av ... 1003829431
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/speci ... 1003677409
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/marin ... 1003688803
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/mount ... 1003766281
Hope this helps.
Regards
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What's your budget... What's your era of riding ?
What's you bike mechanical skills ?
What bikes on here do you like the look of (link to the posts)
As a long forked dowhill bike certainly does give me a good 'look', but I'm from an era in the early 90's like most of us here (retrobike
) and I certainly wouldn't want to be impressing anyone on my bikes just to go to work.
And £100 probably wouldn't get you a lot of suspension quality are decent finish for the later bikes.
Does this sort of bike appeal ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/carrera-bansh ... 20cd8eab4d
What's you bike mechanical skills ?
What bikes on here do you like the look of (link to the posts)
As a long forked dowhill bike certainly does give me a good 'look', but I'm from an era in the early 90's like most of us here (retrobike
) and I certainly wouldn't want to be impressing anyone on my bikes just to go to work.And £100 probably wouldn't get you a lot of suspension quality are decent finish for the later bikes.
Does this sort of bike appeal ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/carrera-bansh ... 20cd8eab4d
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Well for a first project I'm not looking at going mad with a high budget. Around 100 quid max I'd say, for now!
Used to BMX as a kid, and Mountain biking off and on since the 90s with a big gap from 2000, so out of touch really!
Have realised, thanks to the advice on here, a hardtail is prob my best option. I can do a DH another time!
So many great bikes on the forum..I'd just like to start with a half decent frame, as if I'm going to add/replace parts, I'll get the best I can afford, so don't want to be putting good stuff on a poor frame..
Do like the fatter frames..Any recommendations?
PS..Trawling ebay!
Used to BMX as a kid, and Mountain biking off and on since the 90s with a big gap from 2000, so out of touch really!
Have realised, thanks to the advice on here, a hardtail is prob my best option. I can do a DH another time!
So many great bikes on the forum..I'd just like to start with a half decent frame, as if I'm going to add/replace parts, I'll get the best I can afford, so don't want to be putting good stuff on a poor frame..
Do like the fatter frames..Any recommendations?
PS..Trawling ebay!
