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Mountain Bike Carbon or Alu

  • 20-06-2014 12:45pm
    #1
    alfalad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭


    Hi, currently trying to decide on a new mountain bike. One if the issues is if I go for a carbon or an alu frame. All other specs are pretty much the same but just wondering if people feel carbon is generally worth the extra cash or would I be better spending the money on a better set of wheels etc. it will be a boardman bike as it's through a bike to work scheme in the uk. Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,999 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    I like this one: http://www.boardmanbikes.com/mtb/ht_procarbon650b.html

    Carbon is usually around 1/2 lb lighter, and has a nice lively feel to it..

    Regarding the wheels, just make them tubeless, it will save you lots of weight over having inner tubes..


  • #3
    alfalad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭alfalad


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    I like this one: http://www.boardmanbikes.com/mtb/ht_procarbon650b.html

    Carbon is usually around 1/2 lb lighter, and has a nice lively feel to it..

    Regarding the wheels, just make them tubeless, it will save you lots of weight over having inner tubes..

    That is the bike I was thinking of or the team version. Which is a nice chunk cheaper.


  • #4
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,999 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    alfalad wrote: »
    That is the bike I was thinking of or the team version. Which is a nice chunk cheaper.

    Go for it! Though if this is your first expensive Mountain bike and you don't intend to go racing, you'd be better off with a full suspension bike..

    http://www.boardmanbikes.com/mtb/fs_team650b.html


  • #5
    alfalad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭alfalad


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    Go for it! Though if this is your first expensive Mountain bike and you don't intend to go racing, you'd be better off with a full suspension bike..

    http://www.boardmanbikes.com/mtb/fs_team650b.html

    Thought a full sus would be a bit heavy that's why I was considering the hard tail. But I used to ride my mates full sus and really enjoyed it once I was on the flat or going downhill.

    Thanks for the input though.


  • #6
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,999 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    alfalad wrote: »
    Thought a full sus would be a bit heavy that's why I was considering the hard tail. But I used to ride my mates full sus and really enjoyed it once I was on the flat or going downhill.

    Thanks for the input though.

    Most all modern Full-Suss mtb's are fairly light, and if you go for a 100mm or a 120mm you're not really losing much on uphills, but gaining a lot more fun on the downhills! :)


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