Hi everyone, I've just signed up for some advice on what to buy.
I'm only just trying to get into mountain biking (starting off steady, trails etc) so I'm looking to spend about £300 on my first half decent bike. I've found some that I like for around this price and was wondering if those more knowledgable than me (you guys) can tell me which is best. I would like a hardtail, with disc brakes if possible.
I remember these names, from years ago, when I was last interested - GT, Trek, Marin, Claud Butler, Saracen, Specialized, etc and have been looking at those types of makes. I've also found some I'm not very familiar with, but liked the look of - Pinnacle, Felt & Orbea.
If someone can have a look at the links to the ones I like below and tell me which they recommend, I'd greatly appreciate it. The GT and Orbea are my faves but are nearer £360, however, I can get a discount on these to bring them down to £300ish. The GT also comes with hydraulic disc brakes!
GT Aggressor XC3:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_512541_langId_-1_categoryId_165499
Specialized Hardrock Sport (really nice looking but V brakes, not disc's):
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/hardrock-sport-2009-mountain-bike-ec016011
Pinnacle Peak 1:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/peak-10-2009-mountain-bike-ec018101
Felt Q220:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/felt/q220-2009-mountain-bike-ec017059
Orbea Tennere:
http://www.thebikemarket.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=580
Cheers everyone.
I'm only just trying to get into mountain biking (starting off steady, trails etc) so I'm looking to spend about £300 on my first half decent bike. I've found some that I like for around this price and was wondering if those more knowledgable than me (you guys) can tell me which is best. I would like a hardtail, with disc brakes if possible.
I remember these names, from years ago, when I was last interested - GT, Trek, Marin, Claud Butler, Saracen, Specialized, etc and have been looking at those types of makes. I've also found some I'm not very familiar with, but liked the look of - Pinnacle, Felt & Orbea.
If someone can have a look at the links to the ones I like below and tell me which they recommend, I'd greatly appreciate it. The GT and Orbea are my faves but are nearer £360, however, I can get a discount on these to bring them down to £300ish. The GT also comes with hydraulic disc brakes!
GT Aggressor XC3:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_512541_langId_-1_categoryId_165499
Specialized Hardrock Sport (really nice looking but V brakes, not disc's):
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/hardrock-sport-2009-mountain-bike-ec016011
Pinnacle Peak 1:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/peak-10-2009-mountain-bike-ec018101
Felt Q220:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/felt/q220-2009-mountain-bike-ec017059
Orbea Tennere:
http://www.thebikemarket.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=580
Cheers everyone.