£300 a realistic budget for knockabout MTB?

[Andrew_Culture]

Almost as soon as I got rid of my bso I started to miss having an MTB. Would around £300 be a reasonable budget for a used hardtail that won't fall apart when I rag it around the local reservoir?

29er would be nice I guess

 

[Cubist]

Yes. Id be surprised if you coumd get a tidy 29er for that, but you'll find any number of decent 26" bikes.

 

[ColinJ]

I reckon it should be. You could get this 29er new for £395!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Yes, I bought a used 2011 Diamondback Outlook from my local pawnshop for 70.00 US. 26" is pretty reasonable on the used market these days.

 

[LimeBurn]

Seen some Boardman mtbs go for less on eBay although not 29ers - so I would say yes.

 

[surfdude]

this Voodoo Hoodoo Mountain Bike on e,bay no 321312513484 looks good .always got a very good review in most bike mags . look up best mtb for under £1000 and this comes out tops

 

[LimeBurn]

this Voodoo Hoodoo Mountain Bike on e,bay no 321312513484 looks good .always got a very good review in most bike mags . look up best mtb for under £1000 and this comes out tops[/quote

A friend has one and really rates it.

 

[Brandane]

Should be. I got this Trek 6500 in the same sunburst orange paint job on ebay (in mint condition from a CC member as it turned out) for £300. Great bike. I actually owned an identical one from new but stupidly sold it to my brother to help pay for my Tricross. As in your case, I missed it and had to replace it!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Should be. I got this Trek 6500 in the same sunburst orange paint job on ebay (in mint condition from a CC member as it turned out) for £300. Great bike. I actually owned an identical one from new but stupidly sold it to my brother to help pay for my Tricross. As in your case, I missed it and had to replace it!

Encouraging!

 

[mcshroom]

Should be for a 26er, not so sure about a 29er. I got one of these back in the autumn which I'm happy with and comes out at about £340 new currently, so 2nd hand for that sort of spec should be under £300.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

This idea has kinda fallen on its bum a bit as I've realised I have nowhere to store an MTB!

 

[ColinJ]

This idea has kinda fallen on its bum a bit as I've realised I have nowhere to store an MTB!

Wall brackets, or a pulley system from a ceiling?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Wall brackets, or a pulley system from a ceiling?

already done and occupied!!

 

[mattobrien]

You can

This idea has kinda fallen on its bum a bit as I've realised I have nowhere to store an MTB!

keep it in my garage if you want, there's plenty of room and it will keep the there bikes happy. There, problem solved, now hurry up and buy a bike!

We are going MTB tonight, so you have got at least an hour before the bike shops of Ipswich close to get yourself one...

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Seen some Boardman mtbs go for less on eBay although not 29ers - so I would say yes.

There's a Boardman pro hardtail with a £350 buy it now price tag.

Now once I figured out where to store this bike I then need to figure out what size I need