spec me a mountain bike please

garymcq23

garymcq23

garymcq23

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hi just wondering if any of you mountain bikers could spec me a decent mountain bike i could spend around £1300 or so on a bike i will not be doing any competitive racing just riding for pleasure mostly on trails noting to extreme. this will be my first proper mountain bike at the age of 28 last time i had my own bike i must have been around 14 lol.

these are the two bikes i have been looking at

http://www.mcconveycycles.com/store/product/22182/Giant-Xtc-Advanced-27.5-3-M/

and

http://whyte.bike/gb/models/trail/trail-hardtail-27-5-650b/901-2/

it would be great to have some input from any of the experienced riders on these bikes or if there is something better out there for the seem sort of money or cheaper

also if yous could tell me what size of frame i should get im 5"11 and weigh around 12 stone
 
Gambisk said:
The trails here in NI are pretty tame compared to similar graded trails on the mainland. Definitely go with a hard tail, you will have way more fun, my full sus make it a little to easy and is a pain in the ass to pedal. You will be hitting the red runs on your second outing no bother.

Real Cycles in temple have this on sale at the minute its a very well speced bike for the price http://www.realcycles.com/m1b0s378p6402/MARIN_Rocky_Ridge_7_6_2015

go in store and have a yarn with the manager and you can probably get a little bit extra off if you're buying kit as well.

This is also well worth a read if you are just starting, it helped me no end.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Mountain-Skills-Brian-Lopes/dp/0736083715
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thanks for the the reply mate good to here from someone that has ridden the trails here in n.ireland. had a little look at the reviews for that bike on bikeradar and they gave it 2 stars just, where as the zero got 4. can these magazines be a bit biased against some manufactures?
 
i noticed on the zero website that they dont seem to do a large frame i could only see small and medium.

why is 1x drivetrain a must? i thought more gears the better
 
cheers guys ill make sure to get a 1x10 drive train. im still not sure what size of frame i should get would a medium be fine for me? 5"11 around (11,1/2) 12 stone.

yes gambisk i will do, would be good to be showing the ropes by someone that knows what they are doing, although not to sure when i will be getting the bike as i have to pay off me and the girlfriends holiday to Florida first. hoping i can work out a cycle to work scheme so that i can get it a bit sooner or even if a good second hand one pops up
 
just took a lend of my cousins bike and done about 20 miles on it today his front fork seals are away so i had to lockout the suspension, man that was a rough ride near went over the bars a couple times lol the sooner i get my own bike the better.
 
Cheers lads ill give him a message to see if we can make a deal. Just one more thing I can't seem to find the slx build on the bird website can some post a link to it please
 
Yeah it does have a clutch good to know I can change the front ring to make it 1x10. Just hopefully I get the bike now the guy might not be able to post it because he had a bad injury and can't walk
 
a **** i was thinking a medium would be ok for me looks like i might might have to do some more searching both bikes are medium :( just messured myself im 5'11 and 32 inner leg
 
just talking to another guy now with a 2015 whyte 905 its also a medium but has the slx derailleur i think i have agreed a price but i need to talk him into shipping to me he is in England and im in Ireland.
 
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