Spec me a mountain bike £500

[Bone9]

As above please guys. Been looking at this...

http://vitusbikes.com/products/nucleus-275-vr-2017/
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/vitus-bikes-nucleus-275-vr-hardtail-bike-2017/rp-prod147646

Anything else I should consider?

Thanks

 

[Bone9]

https://www.edinburghbicycle.com/marin-bobcat-trail-7-5-16.html

Is that the same frame as the 2015 model do you know? Good spec but a bad review for the 2015 model.

What don't you like about the one I chose?

 

[Bone9]

https://www.evanscycles.com/trek-x-caliber-7-2016-mountain-bike-EV242017 £520 down from £650

https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-rockhopper-comp-29-2016-mountain-bike-EV244881 £525 down from £700

Not keen on the trek colour tbh but thanks.

Like the specialized but it's too small, I'm 6'1".

 

[Bone9]

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/mountain-bikes/boardman-mountain-bike-comp-27-5 will be ~£500 after buying through Topcashback

Looks pretty decent just concerned about having just 20 gears.

 

[Bone9]

No problem lads just thought the more gears the better range I'd have.

I haven't had a mountain bike for years used mainly ride bmx when I was young.

This is just for fun, road and off road. No competition.

Are air forks better than spring?

 

[Bone9]

Raidon forks are as good as you are like to get for ~£500.

Number of gears makes no odds, it's the range and how big the jumps are between them. My Voodoo Wazoo had a "megarange" 8-speed cassette, the easiest two sprockets were 26T and 34T, it made the change to the easiest gear very clunky. Jumps of ~4 and under are far smoother.

For something a bit more out there, http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-dune-fat-bike-p347149 is ~£460 after buying through Topcashback.

Yeah I am liking the Halford one thanks

Hate this one though!

I must have air front forks and hydraulic brakes.

Do you not like the bike I posted?

 

[Bone9]

The vitus is not bad but suntour xct/xcm/xcr forks are thier budget range, the suntour raidon is a step up.
Forks are expensive to upgrade.

The trek and rhe specialized linked above are also running budget forks.

Thanks buddy, so do you recommend a bike not listed above?

 

[Bone9]

The voodoo bizango from halfords is slightly better than the boardman, but it's listed at £600, but if you can get it discounted/on offer it has bettter kit on it.

Out of the above the boardman is best.

I'll check that out thanks. Might up the budget a bit

 

[Bone9]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/trance.x3/11515/55876/#news

Found that for £500 secondhand, any good?