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| *Vultures Knob>>>Mountain Bike |
Which is the better bike - i'm a complete novice in desperate need of an experts advice!!?? |
I'm an absolute novice when it comes to entry level mountain biking. I have 3 bikes shortlisted, but know next to nothing about the quality/performance of all of the components, including the weight of the frame. All I know is brands like Shimano and SRAM - but not the difference in performance/quality. Below are links to the 3 bikes i have shortlisted. Could an expert in the field give this rookie some impartial advice on what would be the best choice out of the below please!? Trek 4300 Disc 2007 Mountain Bike: http://www.trekbike.co.uk/2007/bikes.php... GT Avalanche 2.0 Disc 2007 Mountain Bike: http://www.gtbicycles.com/mountain/catal... Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc 2007 Mountain Bike: http://www.specialized.com/bc/sbcbkmodel... They're all good bikes so you can't go wrong. But if I were to pick one, I'd go with Specialized because their handling and ride have been consistently great whenever I ride one. I own a Cannondale MTB but I'd rather have an equivalent Specialized. all are pretty good bikes, but I say go with the Specialized... they are sturdy and reliable, just be sure that the local bike shop has good service no matter what you purchase... You have choosen three great bikes and there is not much between them component wise, my advice would be to take them each for a test ride and buy which ever feels the nicest, any bike shop should allow you to try each one before buying. Remember when you test ride them to do a bit off road and a bit of off road work to see which feels good between both mediums. the specialized never came up and I'm not a master of mountain bikes (as I like road bikes) But the Trek sounds better in my opinion. When you go and buy your bike do what I did (when I got my first) and grill them for as much info as you can just ast real stupid and say it blatantly "What exactly does that mean?" to what ever part your not sure about bikes are really quite simple all you need to do is get the knowledge and you'll be doing all sorts of repairs yourself and not paying people insane prices to these monopoly companies and you wont ever need to ask these questions again you'll be the one with the answers. Knowledge is power. I am leaning towards the GT. Specs are all very similar - but the fork spec stands out for me. Have never thought of RST as a passable fork, and I do not have a much higher opinion of the Suntour on the GT - but Suntour is doing some really innovative engineering in the world of bicycle parts - hub Dynamo and V-Boxx as examples of complex drivetrain ideas - so I would believe that design ingenuity is crossing over to the fork division. Also, I have always thought that the GT seatstay-cross frame design is bombproof (maybe a bit heavier though). I think you would be happy with any of the three, but I would rate them GT (Suntour fork and stronger frame), Specialized (great paint colours!), then Trek (great warranty!). gt has hydraulic disc brakes for 拢400 but I would say the specialized is the nicest I usually like specialized. That Gt looks pretty good (Hydraulic brakes are awesome, but I don't know much about those tektros) These bikes are fairly close. The local dealer will probably be the more important thing to consider. |
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