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Looking for decent bike for under £300 (UK)

Burning_ranger · 2004-06-29T00:45:12+00:00

This place probably gets the this same thread every once in a while, but my news provider doesn't have enough retention for me to find olde threads. Anyway... Havn't ridden a bike in years (last one got nicked) since I was younger, anyway I've wanted to get back to it for a while now. I'm mainly gonna be using the bike for fun and for getting into shape as well as getting around town, nothing really serious, mostly on-road, sometimes off road when I get the chance. Ideally I'd like to spend £300 max. I've done some research and found 3 bikes in my budget. -Specialized Hardrock Sport 2004 - £300 This is the one I'm probably going to end up getting. Should I go for this or the non-Sport version? (£250) -Kona Lana'I - £260 -Marin Bolinas Ridge - £340 Slightly over my budget but I might be able to stretch to it. Is it worth it? I've read some places that it has stability problems. Which would people recommend, or are there any other alternatives for a similar price.

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Burning_ranger
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29 June 2004, 00:45 UTC #1

This place probably gets the this same thread every once in
a while, but my news provider doesn't have enough retention
for me to find olde threads. Anyway...
Havn't ridden a bike in years (last one got nicked) since I
was younger, anyway I've wanted to get back to it for a
while now. I'm mainly gonna be using the bike for fun and
for getting into shape as well as getting around town,
nothing really serious, mostly on-road, sometimes off road
when I get the chance. Ideally I'd like to spend £300 max.
I've done some research and found 3 bikes in my budget.
-Specialized Hardrock Sport 2004 - £300 This is the one I'm
probably going to end up getting. Should I go for this or
the non-Sport version? (£250)
-Kona Lana'I - £260
-Marin Bolinas Ridge - £340 Slightly over my budget but I
might be able to stretch to it. Is it worth it? I've read
some places that it has stability problems.
Which would people recommend, or are there any other
alternatives for a similar price.

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Monique Y. Muda
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29 June 2004, 01:15 UTC #2

On 2004-06-28, Burning_Ranger penned:
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This place probably gets the this same thread every once
in a while, but my news provider doesn't have enough
retention for me to find olde threads. Anyway...
groups.google.comgroups
8&group=alt.mountain-bike
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monique

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Spademan O----L
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29 June 2004, 11:30 UTC #3

"Burning_Ranger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
This place probably gets the this same thread every once
in a while, but

my
Quoted message said:
news provider doesn't have enough retention for me to find
olde threads. Anyway...
Havn't ridden a bike in years (last one got nicked) since
I was younger, anyway I've wanted to get back to it for a
while now. I'm mainly gonna be using the bike for fun and
for getting into shape as well as getting

around
Quoted message said:
town, nothing really serious, mostly on-road, sometimes
off road when I

get
Quoted message said:
the chance. Ideally I'd like to spend £300 max.
I've done some research and found 3 bikes in my budget.
-Specialized Hardrock Sport 2004 - £300 This is the one
I'm probably going to end up getting. Should I go for this
or the non-Sport version? (£250)
-Kona Lana'I - £260
-Marin Bolinas Ridge - £340 Slightly over my budget but I
might be able to stretch to it. Is it worth it? I've read
some places that it has stability problems.
Which would people recommend, or are there any other
alternatives for a similar price.
At your budget differences between bikes is limited, try a
few and go for the one that fits best.You could keep an eye
out for 'last-year model' deals but unless you can go and
try it for size, I'd stick to one that you know fits. BTW
All of the bikes you mention are proper 'mountain bikes' and
will hold up to some (limited) abuse, congrats for not
choosing a bicycle shaped toy. You might find some useful
stuff in the alt.mountain-bike FAQ: j-j-
harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm
Steve.

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Burning_ranger
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29 June 2004, 20:30 UTC #4

spademan o---) * said:
At your budget differences between bikes is limited, try a
few and go for the one that fits best.You could keep an
eye out for 'last-year model' deals but unless you can go
and try it for size, I'd stick to
Thanks for that, I'll check out the FAQ and try to find a
shop that stocks bike mags...

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Iddqd
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30 June 2004, 22:24 UTC #5

Burning_Ranger said:
This place probably gets the this same thread every once
in a while, but my news provider doesn't have enough
retention for me to find olde threads. Anyway...
-Specialized Hardrock Sport 2004 - ?
Should be okay - the others I don't know.
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Which would people recommend, or are there any other
alternatives for a similar price.
Consider 2nd hand. There are allways many people buying a
bike they end up never using and also plenty of people
upgrading over and over.
To get a overview it's an good idea to buy a few MTB
magazines or maybe contact a local club for guidance.
Kind regards
Bruno
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Nicola
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8 July 2004, 19:45 UTC #6

I just got the 2004 Hardrock Sport, in silver. Very sweet. Lifetime
warranty on the frame comes standard. It's still new, so I can a full
review, but check mtbreview.com2004 hardtail
Good Luck, and let us know how you fare.
cheers!
"Burning_Ranger" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:
This place probably gets the this same thread every once
in a while, but my news provider doesn't have enough
retention for me to find olde threads. Anyway...
Havn't ridden a bike in years (last one got nicked) since
I was younger, anyway I've wanted to get back to it for a
while now. I'm mainly gonna be using the bike for fun and
for getting into shape as well as getting around town,
nothing really serious, mostly on-road, sometimes off road
when I get the chance. Ideally I'd like to spend £300 max.
I've done some research and found 3 bikes in my budget.
-Specialized Hardrock Sport 2004 - £300 This is the one
I'm probably going to end up getting. Should I go for this
or the non-Sport version? (£250)
-Kona Lana'I - £260
-Marin Bolinas Ridge - £340 Slightly over my budget but I
might be able to stretch to it. Is it worth it? I've read
some places that it has stability problems.
Which would people recommend, or are there any other
alternatives for a similar price.

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