I'm looking for a bike, I've been mountain biking loads and have cycled all my life but I've never owned a proper bike, only ever cheapish Giants or currently I'm lending my Dad's Marin.
What I want is a hardtail for trails and general use (Though mainly trails) that's good value for money, has hydraulic brakes, scope for possible upgrade and just generally an all round good bike.
I've been looking at the Specialized Hardrock series, they seem good value bikes, but the Sport doesn't have hydraulic brakes. The Pro meanwhile seems great but it's a bit much at £600.
I've also looked at some Kona's and Cube's but I don't really have much knowledge in them, which ones are good?
Originally I wanted a second hand one, but now that there are less on eBay in the run up to summer I'm more tempted to buy new. I live 2 minutes away from Formby Cycles and they match any online price and throw in a 6 week service so it would be good to get it from them, but they stock pretty much everything Evans Cycles do so I've been using their site for window shopping.
Any help much appreciated, I need some experienced opinions!
What I want is a hardtail for trails and general use (Though mainly trails) that's good value for money, has hydraulic brakes, scope for possible upgrade and just generally an all round good bike.
I've been looking at the Specialized Hardrock series, they seem good value bikes, but the Sport doesn't have hydraulic brakes. The Pro meanwhile seems great but it's a bit much at £600.
I've also looked at some Kona's and Cube's but I don't really have much knowledge in them, which ones are good?
Originally I wanted a second hand one, but now that there are less on eBay in the run up to summer I'm more tempted to buy new. I live 2 minutes away from Formby Cycles and they match any online price and throw in a 6 week service so it would be good to get it from them, but they stock pretty much everything Evans Cycles do so I've been using their site for window shopping.
Any help much appreciated, I need some experienced opinions!
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