Is this a good choice for a first mtb?

[Hacienda71]

You could tell the Mrs you just paid £750 for a Handjob

 

[potsy]

You'll be contemplating a fixie next

Slippery slope.

Well nearly a year on and I still haven't bought it yet, and worst of all I am now considering a new bike on C2W instead which just happens to be a fixie

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Well nearly a year on and I still haven't bought it yet, and worst of all I am now considering a new bike on C2W instead which just happens to be a fixie

That's how it starts. Welcome to the dark side.

 

[potsy]

Well...

18 months of deliberation and I finally got a mtb, the one I originally wanted had by now been replaced (in name only looking at the spec) and was still the same price at £900.
They then brought out a 'special edition' with a funkier blue paint job and a dropper seatpost, then handily dropped the price of both by over £200, so I bought one.

Delighted with the spec for £680, Mavic wheels, Sram drivetrain, Avid brakes, well worth it imo even though it still has the fork on back to front

Now to get it dirty..

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rafal-740-ltd-edition-mountain-bike-blue-id_8314898.html

 

[summerdays]

I do like that from a looks point of view, especially the colour! I don't know enough about mountain bikes to comment on the rest..... But I've enjoyed the two times I've tried it this year so I may need to find out more

 

[Milkfloat]

Great value for money and the colour scheme is lovely too.

I wish I could spend 18 months deliberating, it would save me a fortune.

What plans have you got for it?

 

[Crackle]

Take those wheel reflectors off.

 

[mustang1]

This is it, I know nothing about mtb spec, even less about Sram stuff.
Also the fact it has 26" wheels when I keep seeing 29'ers everywhere.

When I bought my MTB, I didn't care at all about wheel size. I just wanted relatively inexpensive, with shimano hydro brakes. It just so happened that a 29er fitted those requirements, but I really didn't care.

It's the way you ride it, not what you ride (within reason).

 

[potsy]

Take those wheel reflectors off.

They are off already, plus the set of lights that came with it, saved 100g

 

[potsy]

What plans have you got for it?

Nothing too extreme, mainly the muddy/rough trails locally, should be comfier and more planted than my CX bike.

 

[MacB]

Wow looking at the saddle height etc I now see why you are sticking with 26" wheels, surprised you didn't also consider:-

http://www.islabikes.co.uk/products/bikes?gclid=CNLz6ou8rccCFQnLtAod9BQPJw

Nice looking bike by the way

 

[potsy]

Wow looking at the saddle height etc I now see why you are sticking with 26" wheels, surprised you didn't also consider:-

http://www.islabikes.co.uk/products/bikes?gclid=CNLz6ou8rccCFQnLtAod9BQPJw

Nice looking bike by the way

The saddle has now been raised by at least 1/2 an inch, it also now sports some bar-ends and clip on SKS guard thingies.

Liking the bike so far, the local trail is so much smoother on this than my CX bike.