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Post by cottoneyes on May 6, 2020 15:48:48 GMT 8
Going to dip my toe into the off road riding in the next few months. Will be my first ever mountain bike purchase. I've had experience with buying a couple of new roadies, so not sure if there is equivalents in the MTB world
Is there a good time of the year to get end of year bargains before the new year models role out?
Is there much negotiation room on the RRP on the MTB pages? Is it usual to get some items such as first service, bottle cage, pump etc thrown in with the MTB?
Has the buying of MTB for Covid purposes had any sort of impact on my buying power?
I'm looking at lower end, something to get me out and going mainly on rail trails to start with before getting onto tracks, with the view that if I get into it a bit more this model will be handed over to my very quickly growing son in a couple of years
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Cape_Horn
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Post by Cape_Horn on May 14, 2021 12:45:00 GMT 8
ATM, no easy to get discounts on MTBs, same as road bikes, long delays on everything, so no old stock going cheap  First service from most stores will end up free, well, at least around here. As for what to buy? no idea. Start off with a hardtail, if only because cheap duallys are usually fairly poor, compared to what you get bang for buck for the same money in a hardtail. |
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Post by rorydognz on May 18, 2021 10:31:19 GMT 8
I would tend to a better second hand bike than a bottom end new
Brakes, gears, suspension (if you choose) will be better on a higher spec bike
MTB geometry changed in about 2018, to a longer slacker ride, which is much more forgiving to descend on.
Similar things to look at as on a road bike will indicate problems/bikes to avoid
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Post by Slowman on Aug 30, 2022 3:30:31 GMT 8
It really depends on what kind of riding you think you'll be doing. As suggested a 29er hard tail is probably a good place to start, say with 100mm travel fork.
If you plan to do any racing I'd recommend not going lower than XT (2nd from top) in Shimano or lower than GX (3rd from top) in SRAM for the groupset.
If you're over 45 or have a dodgy back just get a dual suspension, a 27.5 (650B) will be lighter but a 29er will roll over stuff better.
When it comes to forks you want a light one, something around 1600g or less. The Fox Float range and RockShox SID and Reba fall into this weight range (even for 29ers).
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Post by steve on Apr 7, 2023 6:25:20 GMT 8
If you're over 45 or have a dodgy back just get a dual suspension, a 27.5 (650B) will be lighter but a 29er will roll over stuff better. Does rolling over stuff better equate to better stability? Same with dual suspension? My sense of balance is non-existent, and my number one priority is keeping the rubber side down. |
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Post by Slunnie on Apr 7, 2023 13:15:52 GMT 8
It depends on what you want to do with it and how much you want to spend. There is different types of MTB bikes for different types of riding. I ended up getting a full carbon XC Dual suspension 29er for Xtri, its light and fast for XC but you probably wouldn't want to be doing big jumps in it.
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Post by Slunnie on Apr 7, 2023 13:17:58 GMT 8
If you're over 45 or have a dodgy back just get a dual suspension, a 27.5 (650B) will be lighter but a 29er will roll over stuff better. Does rolling over stuff better equate to better stability? Same with dual suspension? My sense of balance is non-existent, and my number one priority is keeping the rubber side down. It does a bit, the 29ers just have slightly taller wheels. Big thing with dual suspension is that you can sit down a lot more and it soaks up the hits far better. If your balance is non-existent then the dually is less likely to try to kick you off. |
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