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On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 18:21:32 +0000, Hel wrote:
> I'm in the market for a new mountain bike
>
> Looking to spend under £500, some front suspension would be nice,
> would prefer not too heavy. Don't need anything too funky, just want
> a good quality bike that'll get me over mud, gravel, bumpy tracks, etc.
> What's the best I can get for under 500?
Thanks to everybody who posted their advice on this. I was feeling quite
inclined towards the Specialized Rockhopper (you know how that upper price
limit creeps up and up the more nice shiny bikes you see...
However the LBS deals Trek but not Specialized, so I went in there
thinking I'll try the Trek 4500 here and probably go on somewhere else to
look at the Rockhopper ... which turned out not to be necessary - the 4500
was nice but they also had a 6500 in a good size for me, which I liked
enough to buy. There's no womens specific version of that model, but still
a good fit, and they're fitting a shorter handlebar stem, better saddle
and SPD pedals. So I managed to hit my £500 price limit (well, plus
extras I'll be picking it up later today, yay, shiny new bike!
Helen
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> I'm in the market for a new mountain bike
>
> Looking to spend under £500, some front suspension would be nice,
> would prefer not too heavy. Don't need anything too funky, just want
> a good quality bike that'll get me over mud, gravel, bumpy tracks, etc.
> What's the best I can get for under 500?
Thanks to everybody who posted their advice on this. I was feeling quite
inclined towards the Specialized Rockhopper (you know how that upper price
limit creeps up and up the more nice shiny bikes you see...
However the LBS deals Trek but not Specialized, so I went in there
thinking I'll try the Trek 4500 here and probably go on somewhere else to
look at the Rockhopper ... which turned out not to be necessary - the 4500
was nice but they also had a 6500 in a good size for me, which I liked
enough to buy. There's no womens specific version of that model, but still
a good fit, and they're fitting a shorter handlebar stem, better saddle
and SPD pedals. So I managed to hit my £500 price limit (well, plus
extras I'll be picking it up later today, yay, shiny new bike!
Helen
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