Anyone got a recommendation?
I've not ridden for 10 years but fancy getting back into it now that there are plenty of off road tracks near me.
I don't want to spend a fortune as I'm not sure how my knees will handle it so I've set myself a budget of £500 (£600 to include misc gear).
At the moment I'm looking at a Trek Marlin 7 but I've read reviews they are quite heavy.
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Hardtail Mountain Bike for around £500
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Hardtail Mountain Bike for around £500
Good luck with that Dan i fooled myself back onto a Cannondale hardtail 3yrs back after 10 yrs out of the saddle but at the age of 46 it was on Gumtree within 6 weeks still have a emergency GT in Normandy but that hasn't moved for over 5 years
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Hardtail Mountain Bike for around £500
I like wasting money so I imagine I'll do the same.
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Hardtail Mountain Bike for around £500
Have a look at Boardman bikes. They get some slating from brand snobs, but they are very good bikes with much higher spec components on them than other big brands - making them far better value for money. If they weren't sold through Halfords, they would have a much better name.
You'll find Boardman bikes often win the bike reviews in the magazines.
I've got a Boardman mountain bike which was £850 at the time, but normally £1000. The fork & SRAM gearset cost as much as the bike alone!!
I've also been looking at the bikes in our local Decathlon store recently. I was gobsmacked how cheap they are.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/C-359112-mountain-bikes
I brought a bike for my daughter for only £130. Thought it'll be cheap Chinese rubbish, but it was so much cheaper than Halfords kids bikes and they were really cheap and nasty. The Decathlon bike is actually very good.
I might by my partner a road bike from Decathlon soon. As afterall, it will hardly get used!
You'll find Boardman bikes often win the bike reviews in the magazines.
I've got a Boardman mountain bike which was £850 at the time, but normally £1000. The fork & SRAM gearset cost as much as the bike alone!!
I've also been looking at the bikes in our local Decathlon store recently. I was gobsmacked how cheap they are.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/C-359112-mountain-bikes
I brought a bike for my daughter for only £130. Thought it'll be cheap Chinese rubbish, but it was so much cheaper than Halfords kids bikes and they were really cheap and nasty. The Decathlon bike is actually very good.
I might by my partner a road bike from Decathlon soon. As afterall, it will hardly get used!
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