New bike

Mr-White · 21 May 2012 at 10:35

Looking at replacing my 10 year old Marin Rock Springs, I have a budget of upto £1500. I'm looking for dual suspension and light, I use it for purely offroading and trails. These are the ones i'm looking at but a lots changed since I last looked.

GT Sensor 3 2012

Kona Hei Hei 29 2012 29er

Ghost ASX 5500 2012

MW

Mr-White · 21 May 2012 at 11:36

I like those Canyons, I assume delivery is from Germany ?

Are you refering to the 29" wheels being a fad ?

MW

Mr-White · 23 May 2012 at 08:27

My brothers got a 29, I blew 2 innertubes at the weekend and had to bodge the hole until I could find somewhere to replace it. The bike shop we found stocked both 26 and 29

MW

Mr-White · 24 May 2012 at 08:51

borich_planner said:
That was the one ***** bike shop!

It was but a life saver when you've biked 7 miles on a bodge innertube lol

Beerbaron said:
Grabbed a quick cheap replacement tube from Cycle King but the chap gave me the wrong sized tube. Even after telling him it looked too small through the packaging and him even seeing my bike outside I've since had to buy one online.

Didn't it have the size on the box ?

MW

Mr-White · 24 May 2012 at 14:46

daz.wallace said:
This is what I have just ordered, quoted 10 weeks for delivery though

That sucks, why so long ?

MW

Mr-White · 30 May 2012 at 15:16

Says on their website delivery currently is CW 25 for a M Nerve XC 8.0 + 8 days delivery

MW

Mr-White · 15 Jun 2012 at 20:11

I ended up getting the Nerve XC 9.0 as the 8.0 had a 9 week delivery and the 7.0 had 6 weeks.

Turned up this morning, just in the process of putting it together.

MW

Mr-White · 20 Jun 2012 at 12:11

borich_planner said:
You lucky git !!!

Haven't had chance to properly test it yet, been ill for the last week

MW