Nic Barnes
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I don't really want a single pivot like the orange, I've ridden a few and just didn't get on with them enough. To build a bike isn't the cheapest unless you cut corners on components?
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mattievRS
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Sold off my 2 year old carrera tdf today as I want to upgrade. Used it at least 4 times a week for the last year and I'm sad to see it go
Replaced it with a felt F5
Mmmmmmmm carbon.
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Mad Moe
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Recently got back into mountain biking with my friends a purchased a 2011 Gt Avalanche from a lad at work, didn't what to invest big money as I didn't know whether I'd keep it up. However I'm really enjoying it and am now thinking about investing in a better bike but I'm really out of touch with what to look for so thought I'd ask you kind chaps. Ideally I'm looking for a hard tail with a maximum budget of £1000 so any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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Liam
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
I don't really want a single pivot like the orange, I've ridden a few and just didn't get on with them enough. To build a bike isn't the cheapest unless you cut corners on components?
They aren't as bad as people make out, modern shocks can cancel put pedal bob very well! Depends what kind of kit you want? Nukeproof Mega is another decent frame. What's your budget?
If I could afford too, I'd sell my orange five and buy a new alpine when they are released and build it from scratch, I paid £2480 for mine brand new and have spent around £700 on upgrading, if I built it myself I'd of saved nearly £1000 I reckon.
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Nic Barnes
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Currently have no real budget. I'd go with up to 4k. Although I can get a remedy 9 for 3000, just it's a 140mm travel and I'd prefer 160 due to the rocky lakes riding we do. I'm pretty sure someone will be along to tell me I don't need that much travel, but hey.
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Liam
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For 4k you'd get one hell of a custom build for that!!!
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Rick Draper
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Nic if you shop around you could build a amazing bike for £4k. I never buy full bikes now, I just buy all the bits from various places.
Merlin, CRC, bike-discount, bike 24 etc.
You could build a Transition covert 650b for about £3600.
If you had £4500 you could build a Nomad 650b for around that. UK price of the build would be £5699 for the same bike.
[Edited on 23-05-2014 by Rick Draper]
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Liam
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I'd buy all the parts from Germany tbf, you could get X01 for around £600 from bike discount, RS Pikes are around £550.
Brakes and such are quite personal, vfm nothing beats Shimano currently, I have Hope V4s at the moment, which are amazing but cost me £300..
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Nic, I have a mate who builds big budget bikes.. He seems to really know his stuff and has built some nice custom builds......
I think you may of met him once or twice...
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Jimbothebarbarian
Nic, I have a mate who builds big budget bikes.. He seems to really know his stuff and has built some nice custom builds......
I think you may of met him once or twice...
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Rick Draper
Nic if you shop around you could build a amazing bike for £4k. I never buy full bikes now, I just buy all the bits from various places.
Merlin, CRC, bike-discount, bike 24 etc.
You could build a Transition covert 650b for about £3600.
If you had £4500 you could build a Nomad 650b for around that. UK price of the build would be £5699 for the same bike.
[Edited on 23-05-2014 by Rick Draper]
it just depends on how much i spend on the van, at the worst i will have 2k for a bike. i don't mind buying 2nd hand.
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taylorboosh
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Strava really is wank
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taylorboosh
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Might buy a full suspension bike - whats good value? Want something light that looks pretty? £1500 but pref less.
Keeping my carrera tdf and trek 6000series aswell
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Nic Barnes
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Mine was 1200, it's taken an absolute beating and it's still bang on
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taylorboosh
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Did you buy it new or used? What model is it? Wanting as close to 13kg as poss
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Cole
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I keep saying about canyons for £1500 you can get a decent specced bike xt gears fox 32s 650b look a couple of pages back an see smcgsi16v`s canyon nerve if you stretched to 1700 you can get the spectral 140mm travel 650b xt/slx mix of gears reverb dropper seatpost etc etc cant be beaten for spec or price.
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Cole
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That's the nerve comes in at 12.5kg
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=3280#tab-reiter2
and this is the spectral comes in at 13.4kg although I have this bike and have weighed it and its more like 12.9kg
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?b=3255
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kennySRi
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quote:
Originally posted by Mad Moe
Recently got back into mountain biking with my friends a purchased a 2011 Gt Avalanche from a lad at work, didn't what to invest big money as I didn't know whether I'd keep it up. However I'm really enjoying it and am now thinking about investing in a better bike but I'm really out of touch with what to look for so thought I'd ask you kind chaps. Ideally I'm looking for a hard tail with a maximum budget of £1000 so any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
I've got a kind of retro bike for sale on eBay at the moment, wanting at least £1k for it.
Check it out
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/281342388003?nav=SEARCH
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taylorboosh
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They are lush both - does the spectral come in nerve colours?
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Cole
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no the spectral comes in red or brushed ali
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taylorboosh
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Seen, any uk dealers where i can go see one?
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Cole
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no its buy direct from Germany hence why they are so cheap no middle man
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taylorboosh
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Is that not annoying if you have an issue - id maybe rather pay a couple £££ more for a uk dealer..
If im honest i have no clue what makes that better than my trek? I dont really understand spec lists so tend to buy on what looks pretty
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Cole
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There is a uk service centre if something does go wrong i had a strange creak on my spectral and they said take it to your lbs and we will pay £75 to diagnose the problem and then whatever the cost of parts is they will pay the extra it turned out to be a loose pivot bolt so had a full.service done as well within the £75 result.
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Nic Barnes
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canyons don't get the best reports tbh. lots of problems with them. id stay clear until they are more established.
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