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Which one of these Mountain Bikes is best ?

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  • #2
    niall mc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 242 ✭✭niall mc


    Nice selection of bikes there.
    If its just general fitness and street riding id stick with a hardtail, no point having full sus on the pavement.

    Id have a toss up between the Gary Fisher and the Kona.
    The GFs have lovely frames and decent kit and the Kona will have a better frame (probably) but youd be sacraficing the components.
    Ive had a Kona and a GF and the GF geometry was just amazing.

    MAke sure you try them out before you buy them (not always possible in Ireland - might be worth taking the trip to Antrim and visiting Chain REaction Cycles or Bikedock)


  • #3
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    Gaint Trance - don't need full suspension starting out
    Kona Scrap - way too heavy, more of a jump-bike

    The other three would be OK but I'd go for the XTC myself.


  • #4
    cruizer22b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭cruizer22b


    Thanks lads, Ill stick with the hard tail so I guess the Giant or Gary Fisher would do the job.


  • #5
    Drapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭Drapper


    as per morgan - you might try the following addresses too:-

    www.pedalon.co.uk
    www.canyon.de

    all good bikes listed here

    take it from me I bought a full sus first when I started mtb. wrong move! hardtail is the way to go !! full sus bikes are useless unless you can aford above €2k+, the cheaper full sus bikes are heavey and have poor components!

    cycleinn in tallaght has a few demo bikes too! give it a try before you buy!


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