Any Easter Bike Bargain?

John Latter said:

Hiya,

Anyone know of any bargains around at the moment? I'm looking for a
full-suspension MTB or hybrid for around £200.

Thanks

Full suspension for £200? Not at that price. You'll have to spend £500
(second hand) and more for a new one.

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Hiya,

Anyone know of any bargains around at the moment? I'm looking for a
full-suspension MTB or hybrid for around £200.

A full suspension mountain bike for less than about £800 isn't a
bargain, it's a piece of scrap metal waiting for recycling. Good
suspension technology isn't cheap, and cheap suspension isn't any good.

You can get a hybrid for around £200 that isn't junk - some nice Claud
Butlers among other brands, but don't waste the money on full
suspension. You'll get junk.

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John Latter said:

Hiya,

Anyone know of any bargains around at the moment? I'm looking for a
full-suspension MTB or hybrid for around £200.

Full suspension at that price is going to be a joke. I've just swapped from
riding a bike with cheap suspension forks to riding a bike with rigid steel
forks. The rigid bike rides better because the suspension fork flexes
constantly from side to side and back and forth under braking. The only bike
worth buying for off road use at £200 will be fully rigid.

As for Hybrids, have a look at ridgebacks. A mate's got one, it's nice to
ride and they seem decent quality, if a bit heavy.

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:29:22 +0000, John Latter <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hiya,

Anyone know of any bargains around at the moment? I'm looking for a
full-suspension MTB or hybrid for around £200.

Thanks

Thankyou Burning_Ranger, Simon & Doki 🙂

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