advice on which mtb please

[Cyclist33]

I just bought a similar spec GT and I would take that over the Carrera. My mate's Carrera is about a year old and the hub just snapped, he hasn't even been riding it off-road. I would imagine the GT is lighter and stronger on the frame and it's definitely better aesthetically.

I echo the sentiment above - I'm 5 11 and got a medium, I think that's 18" frame as both my previous MTBs have been 19" and were unmanoeuvrably big. The medium bike is perfect. I spose it depends what you want to do with it and what body shape you are, too.

Cyc.

 

[MrGrumpy]

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/rockrider-8-1-66759353/#

just spotted this it looks damm good value , looks on a par with the fury.

well Halfords cannot get this bike which is a pity pretty good value as well, gonna have to wait and try and get something of similar spec in a sale.

 

[MrGrumpy]

well as far as I`m aware yes as its a Letter of collection to the value off that you hand over, very restrictive in reality.

 

[alci4]

after seeing the GT Aggressor XC 2 for £399.99 i was looking at the GT Aggressor XC 1 Mountain Bike 09 18" for £579.99

was wondering does anyone think the gt xc1 is worth the extra £179.99 for the difference in the spec below?

GT Aggressor XC 1 Mountain Bike 09 18"
Frame Material: Aluminium
Frame Size: 17-18
Gender: Mens
Suspension: Front
Alloy Rims: Yes
Brake Type: Hydraulic Disc
Chainset: Truvativ Blaze 3.1 chainset with sealed bearing BB
Exact Frame Size: 20"
Forks: Marzocchi 33R, 120mm travel, 15mm axle, adj rebound
Frame Colour: Black
Frame-: Superlight hydro-formed Triple Triangle frame with butted tubing
Front Brake: Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic disc brakes, 185rotors
Front Mech: Shimano Deore
Gear Shifters: Shimano Deore Rapid Fire
Handle Bars: GT oversize
Headset: GT Alloy
Hubs: Formula Disc / Shimano M475
Number of Gears: 27
Pedals: Classic Cage with Toe Clips
Quick Release Wheels: Yes
Rear Brake: Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic disc brakes, 160mm rotors
Rear Mech: Shimano SLX
Rear Shock: NA
Rims: Alex DP17 disc rims
Saddle: SDG Bel Air saddle
Seatpost: Alloy Black
Stem: GT Oversized
Tyre size: 2.3"
Tyres: Maxxis Ignitor
Wheel size: 26"

GT Aggressor XC 2 Mountain Bike 09 18"

• Frame Material: Aluminium
• Frame Size: 17-18
• Gender: Mens
• Suspension: Front
• Alloy Rims: Yes
• Brake Type: Hydraulic Disc
• Chainset: Truvativ Isoflow chainset with sealed Bearing BB
• Exact Frame Size: 20"
• Forks: Suntour XCR fork, 120mm travel, rebound damping & lock-out
• Frame Colour: Black and White
• Frame-: Lightweight hydro-formed aluminium Triple Triangle frame
• Front Brake: Tektro Auriga Comp hydraulic disc brakes, 180rotors
• Front Mech: Shimano Deore
• Gear Shifters: Shimano Deore Rapid Fire
• Handle Bars: GT oversize
• Headset: GT Alloy
• Hubs: Formula DC 20
• Number of Gears: 27
• Pedals: Classic Cage with Toe Clips
• Quick Release Wheels: Yes
• Rear Brake: Tektro Auriga Comp hydraulic disc brakes, 160rotors
• Rear Mech: Shimano Deore
• Rear Shock: NA
• Rims: Alex ASD-1 disc rims
• Saddle: SDG Bel Air saddle
• Seatpost: Alloy Black
• Stem: GT Oversized
• Tyre size: 2.3"
• Tyres: Maxxis Ignitor
• Wheel size: 26"
• Approximate Weight (KG): 12.7

 

[MrGrumpy]

the price differential, I think is in the front fork but not that much a differance, I`m expecting some sort of sale on that model at some point, well I live in hope

 

[alci4]

just noticed the Carrera Kraken 18" Mountain Bike 09 has got another 20% off which brings it down to £319.99

is the gt still the better buy or does the price difference make the carrera the better choice now?

thanks for any help and advice

 

[MrGrumpy]

the Kracken does seem a good buy with the 20%off tbh, Halfords do seem to do alot of sales whether they are genuine is another point. That one does look good on paper.

 

[alci4]

ok folks so i just been down halfords and they reckon i can pay the extra on top of the cycle2work scheme to get a bike i want so now i am looking at the two bikes below and was wondering if anyone could give a real novice some guidence liked the look of the gt xc1 but the forks dont lock out (as a novice i am not sure how much this would affect me but dont want to make a mistake that costs later), so which looks better for the money (both £579.99)

thanks for all your help folks


GT Aggressor XC 1 Mountain Bike 09 18"

• Frame Material: Aluminium
• Frame Size: 17-18
• Gender: Mens
• Suspension: Front
• Alloy Rims: Yes
• Brake Type: Hydraulic Disc
• Chainset: Truvativ Blaze 3.1 chainset with sealed bearing BB
• Exact Frame Size: 20"
• Forks: Marzocchi 33R, 120mm travel, 15mm axle, adj rebound
• Frame Colour: Black
• Frame-: Superlight hydro-formed Triple Triangle frame with butted tubing
• Front Brake: Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic disc brakes, 185rotors
• Front Mech: Shimano Deore
• Gear Shifters: Shimano Deore Rapid Fire
• Handle Bars: GT oversize
• Headset: GT Alloy
• Hubs: Formula Disc / Shimano M475
• Number of Gears: 27
• Pedals: Classic Cage with Toe Clips
• Quick Release Wheels: Yes
• Rear Brake: Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic disc brakes, 160mm rotors
• Rear Mech: Shimano SLX
• Rear Shock: NA
• Rims: Alex DP17 disc rims
• Saddle: SDG Bel Air saddle
• Seatpost: Alloy Black
• Stem: GT Oversized
• Tyre size: 2.3"
• Tyres: Maxxis Ignitor
• Wheel size: 26"

Voodoo Bantu Mountain Bike 18"

• Frame Material: Aluminium
• Frame Size: 17-18
• Gears: 21+
• Gender: Mens
• Suspension: Front
• Alloy Rims: Yes
• Brake Type: Hydraulic Disc
• Chainset: Truvativ Blaze
• Exact Frame Size: 18"
• Fork travel: 100mm
• Forks: Suntour Epicon
• Forks - Adjustable damping : Yes
• Frame-: Voodoo 7005 butted aluminium frame with single speed compatible sliding dropouts
• Front Brake: Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic disc brakes with 180mm rotor
• Handle Bars: Raceface Ride XC
• Hubs: formula sealed super smooth bearing hubs
• Number of Gears: 27
• Pedals: Alloy platform pedals
• Quick Release Wheels: Yes
• Rear Brake: Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic disc brakes with 160 rotor
• Rear Mech: SRAM X5
• Rims: Mavic XM117
• Saddle: Raceface Ride XC
• Seatpost: Raceface Ride XC
• Stem: Raceface Ride XC
• Tyre size: 2.1
• Tyres: Geax Barro Mountain
• Wheel size: 26
• Fork Lock-out : Yes
• Front Mech: SRAM X5
• Gear Shifters: SRAM X5
• Approximate Weight (KG): 12.55

 

[alci4]

you work for RM per chance, I`m in same boat as you and looking at those two bikes as well as the Carrera Fury in the vain hope that they have an offer on it which would bring it under the £500 mark!! TBH out of those two you mention the GT with Deore gears seems better value but hey I`m not upto scratch on MTB stuff. Oh and btw was told you can reserve any bike for a tenner and pay when you get your voucher. So if you see something and dont have the voucher yet then dont sweat.

hi m8 was down halfords at oldbury and they had the fury for i think it was about 479.99 but he said it was last years model dont know if this would interest you but thought i would let you klnow (it's not white like the 09 on the halfords site it's a gray so i presume it's 08 but not sure)

 

[MrGrumpy]

they only have the small sizes in the 08, are you sure they will allow you to add money ? If so the Fury 09 is a good buy as well as the XC1.

 

[alci4]

the chap said when i go in i can upgrade to this years model and pay the difference as long as i dont want to add 500 notes to buy a grands worth of bike but 70/80 quid is ok

put it this way i am as far as they are concerned i have signed up for the scheme on the back of his comments so they better or they can shove their loc where the sun dont shine

 

[MrGrumpy]

hmm well if that is the case I shall speak to my local Halfords, was never intending to add hundreds of pounds on, so if thats the case gonna have to decide between the Fury and the XC1 lol or that Voodoo it looks good as well.

 

[Cubist]

Looking at a Fury inthe bike shed only yesterday. Well made, light (for the pricepoint) , well equipped (even with a Suntour Epicon fork it looks OK!!!) If I was paying around that price mark I would seriously consider it. It has simple, fuss free look abut it as well. Definitely one to throw in the melting pot.

 

[alci4]

they didnt have the voodoo on display but they had the xc1 and the fury (last years model) out of the two i prefered the look of the xc1, does anyone think the lack of lock out on the forks is a major disadvantage or is it still a bike worth going for?

 

[MrGrumpy]

do they not have the 09 Fury, not sure when the 2010 comes out, should take a look at its white very smart.