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Best 2010 MTB €400 - €600

  • 31-03-2010 8:09am
    #1
    ray o
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 708 ✭✭✭


    Looking at getting a new MTB and I will be buying from a LBS in Dublin. I'm not familiar with MTB equipment such as forks and front/rear mechs so was hoping to get a bit of advice here. The only bike i've looked at properly is the Specialized Hardrock Comp so I would like to know about the recommended alternatives.


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


    Drop out to the Cycle Superstore and see what they have in that price range from Lapierre, Cube or Giant. There's usually very little to separate bikes from major brands around the same price point.


  • #3
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Also maybe consider going second hand at that price range [plug plug].

    Really though, it's hard to find a decent fork on a 400 euro bike, and even 600 you might not find something with enough travel or suitable only for potholes around town.

    Disc brakes are another issue, although I used rim brakes on a friend's mountain bike when I was starting out and since my speeds were so low I didn't find I needed the extra power of discs. It might be worth sacrificing them for better components elsewhere.


  • #4
    gman2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭gman2k


    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    Also maybe consider going second hand at that price range [plug plug].

    +1


  • #5
    mockler007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 608 ✭✭✭mockler007


    save more, buy more.
    if your not planning on doing a world cup event in the next while, keep saving and get a good bike, its an investment yeh,
    reasons a bike is best

    1. keeping fit and toned
    2. Trashing it over trails
    3. Going to the shops
    4. going to the pub, comming home from the pubsh
    5. Commuter races

    dont hold back on price, go for a good well worth buying bike,
    saves you upgrading. I got a kona dawg delux from c-logical
    and im glad i didnt get a run of the mill bike, it was worth saving for man


  • #6
    ray o
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 708 ✭✭✭ray o


    Thanks for the replies lads, I have a Specialized Singlescross for commuting, a Giant OCR2 for weekend spins and an old Ideal MTB for the bits in between. If I started replacing the old worn bits on the Ideal i've no doubt i'd be looking at a couple of hundred so thats why I decided to look at getting a new one. If I was to up the budget but still stay below 1k what would be recommended?


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