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Hard tail or Full sus Trail Biking Dublin

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  • 01-06-2020 9:17am
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    Jonesy101
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭


    Hi would like some feedback on which type of bike to get. Have about 1.5k to spend and not sure if should go for something like Vitus Mythique or similar priced hardtail. I m ke the pros and cons of each but which is best suited for Dublin and Wicklow trails. I expect to be cycling the odd time to the shops and then driving up to base of ticknoc etc. My brother lives in North Vancouver and says there are plenty of riders on HT and if it’s good enough for the north shore then it’s got to be good enough for here right?

    Can’t spend anymore and would probably love an ebike but can’t afford that either!

    Tnx


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    Plastik
    Registered Users Posts: 2,966 ✭✭✭Plastik


    As you have said yourself both have their pro's and con's, only you can decide on where you fall on the balance of each. You'll get around just fine on a HT on the Dublin and Wicklow trails. Modern geometry trail orientated HT's are a blast to ride on. I had a 2019 Vitus Nucleus for 6 months and it was absolutely fantastic - Djouce, Ticknock, GAP etc. I've a 2016 Kona Precept 150 at the moment and it's a totally different riding experience. FWIW I would absolutely go back to riding a HT again depending on the bike/deal.


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    Roger the cabin boy
    Registered Users Posts: 365 ✭✭Roger the cabin boy


    For trails (gravel, etc) neither.

    For rough tracks and forests, etc, then a front sus is great if you can lock it out for road riding.

    Full sus is for mountaineering imho.


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    Lemming
    Registered Users Posts: 14,148 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    Jonesy101 wrote: »
    Have about 1.5k to spend ...<snip> ... I expect to be cycling the odd time to the shops and then driving up to ... <snip> ...

    Don't go locking up a bike worth four figures outside a shop or thereabouts; it'll be first in line to attract the very unwanted attention of the local scrotes or worse, the committed and experienced bicycle thief. To dissuade all but the last category will require heavy duty locks (emphasis on the word 'heavy'); your garden variety £30 U lock that you have used since you were in school many moons ago will not do, and still wont stop the professional thief.


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    crosswords
    Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭crosswords


    Good article here. At 1500 euro you are probably better going for a hardtail. However the vitus mythique full sus is a great option.

    https://www.mbr.co.uk/buyers_guide/best-mountain-bikes-under-1500-328367


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