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New Mountain Bike?

  • 10-05-2009 8:06pm
    #1
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,679 ✭✭✭


    Hey Cycling Folk,

    I am in the market for buying a bike, its been a long time since I had one, but I want one for my fitness programme. I have a small budget , would 200 euro possibly get me a decent enough mountain bike?

    Cheers

    Will


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  • #2
    Enduro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭Enduro


    Nope. Certainly not a new, and unlikely to get you a good second hand one either.

    Try trebling your budget.


  • #3
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,679 ✭✭✭Chong


    Enduro wrote: »
    Nope. Certainly not a new, and unlikely to get you a good second hand one either.

    Try trebling your budget.
    Holy Hell, 600 euro?

    I just want a nice simple mountain bike .


  • #4
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,222 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Chong wrote: »
    Holy Hell, 600 euro?

    I just want a nice simple mountain bike .

    Running is cheap, apart from the physio.


  • #5
    Acoustic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Acoustic


    you can buy a basic mountain bike for like €180 new but it weights a tonne and useless for what u want , there more for kids going to school


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Might be worth checking this page out.


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  • #7
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    also this: http://www.southcoastbikes.co.uk/articles.asp?article=NO_BSO


  • #8
    Halfrauds
    Closed Accounts Posts: 179 ✭✭Halfrauds


    As much as I hate to say it, Halfords will be your best bet the carrera vulcan V-spec for e299.99 is probably the cheapest MTB ive seen with a decent parts package on a decent frame.
    Just avoid anything thats around the e200 mark, or any MTB with half price on it. They aint really half price.


  • #9
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Why a mountain bike? Are you going off road, or do you just want a bike to do some cycling on?

    In terms of improving fitness a road bike might be a better bet initially.


  • #10
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,679 ✭✭✭Chong


    Jawgap wrote: »
    Why a mountain bike? Are you going off road, or do you just want a bike to do some cycling on?

    In terms of improving fitness a road bike might be a better bet initially.
    Going off road up around the hills where I live.

    Anyways cheers for the advice lads, went in the "Bike Shop" in Limerick today, and picked up a Felt Q220 for 350 euro. I havent taken it out yet going to head out this afternoon on it.


  • #11
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Pretty good price for that bike, assuming it's an 09 model?

    Spec is pretty basic but still you get disc brakes and an 80mm fork.

    Should do exactly what you need it to do anyway.


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  • #12
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,679 ✭✭✭Chong


    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    Pretty good price for that bike, assuming it's an 09 model?

    Spec is pretty basic but still you get disc brakes and an 80mm fork.

    Should do exactly what you need it to do anyway.
    Tell ya something , it rides well but I am wrecked lol.


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