Hi folks,
I had a Boardman 29er Pro, about 5 years old, stolen from my parents' house recently. We assume the tea-leaf jumped over a neighbour's garden fence to enter the rear of the locked garage so it was fortunately covered by the home content's insurance. So, I will soon be receiving the pay-out from it and will look to buy a similarly, or slightly higher, priced hardtail MTB. However, things have changed a bit in 5 years, so I have a few questions about bikes in this price range, let's say £900 to £1,400 to allow for a few options.
As more of a roadie, I tended to use a Hardtail just for off-road rides with teenage kids, mostly fire tracks in the woods, and a few rides on my own, or with a cycling friend, on trails, nothing too technical though. But, we are moving house soon to an area where there's more off-road options, near the South Downs, so hopefully using it a bit more than in the last couple of years.
Any suggestions of what to look for i.e. fork options, groupset, wheels etc. Are the new dropper posts a useful addition, or a novelty? I've had a quick look in my local LBS, who sell Merida, Whyte and Orbea, but thought I'd do a little reading before looking at specific models.
Cheers
I had a Boardman 29er Pro, about 5 years old, stolen from my parents' house recently. We assume the tea-leaf jumped over a neighbour's garden fence to enter the rear of the locked garage so it was fortunately covered by the home content's insurance. So, I will soon be receiving the pay-out from it and will look to buy a similarly, or slightly higher, priced hardtail MTB. However, things have changed a bit in 5 years, so I have a few questions about bikes in this price range, let's say £900 to £1,400 to allow for a few options.
As more of a roadie, I tended to use a Hardtail just for off-road rides with teenage kids, mostly fire tracks in the woods, and a few rides on my own, or with a cycling friend, on trails, nothing too technical though. But, we are moving house soon to an area where there's more off-road options, near the South Downs, so hopefully using it a bit more than in the last couple of years.
Any suggestions of what to look for i.e. fork options, groupset, wheels etc. Are the new dropper posts a useful addition, or a novelty? I've had a quick look in my local LBS, who sell Merida, Whyte and Orbea, but thought I'd do a little reading before looking at specific models.
Cheers