help me choose

Mart said:

Claud Butler - Cape Wrath or Scott - Yecora 04'

unfortunatly i dont have thousands to spend on a bike, £400 top line

it has come down to these 2 bikes, which one??

If it /had/ to be out of those two, I'd go with the Scott. But...

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If it /had/ to be out of those two, I'd go with the Scott. But...

i'm not a serious (is the the right word??) mountain biker

i know there are a HELL of a lot better bikes out there but this is mainly for commuting to work
(8miles a day) and having a little bit of fun at weekends, i cant justify spending a bundle 🙁'

more so cos the wife wants a new kitchen <<grrrrr>

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Quoted message said:

If it /had/ to be out of those two, I'd go with the Scott. But...

i'm not a serious (is the the right word??) mountain biker

i know there are a HELL of a lot better bikes out there but this is mainly for commuting to work
(8miles a day) and having a little bit of fun at weekends, i cant justify spending a bundle 🙁'

more so cos the wife wants a new kitchen <<grrrrr>>>

i was looking at the cape wrath, but i ended up going for the olympus, not

a serious MTB i know, but i can thrash it about, get it dirty, and then ride it to work as well

bikecare.co.ukolympus.htmlOpen ↗

Mart said:

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If it /had/ to be out of those two, I'd go with the Scott. But...

i'm not a serious (is the the right word??) mountain biker

We try not to be 'serious' here. It's about having fun after all 🙂

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i know there are a HELL of a lot better bikes out there but this is mainly for commuting to work
(8miles a day) and having a little bit of fun at weekends, i cant justify spending a bundle 🙁'

You missed my point. I wasn't encouraging you to spend loads - more that there are probably better
bikes for the money. The Trek 4500, the Rockhopper Disc and the Merlin Malt 1 spring to mind. The
Kona Fire Mountain if you can stretch to it.

cheers for the info buddy, much appreciated :-)
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Mart said:

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If it /had/ to be out of those two, I'd go with the Scott. But...

i'm not a serious (is the the right word??) mountain biker

We try not to be 'serious' here. It's about having fun after all 🙂

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i know there are a HELL of a lot better bikes out there but this is

mainly

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for commuting to work (8miles a day) and having a little bit of fun at weekends, i cant justify
spending a bundle 🙁'

You missed my point. I wasn't encouraging you to spend loads - more that there are probably better
bikes for the money. The Trek 4500, the Rockhopper Disc and the Merlin Malt 1 spring to mind. The
Kona Fire Mountain if you can stretch to it.

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Quoted message said:

If it /had/ to be out of those two, I'd go with the Scott. But...

i'm not a serious (is the the right word??) mountain biker

i know there are a HELL of a lot better bikes out there but this is mainly for commuting to work
(8miles a day) and having a little bit of fun at weekends, i cant justify spending a bundle 🙁'

more so cos the wife wants a new kitchen <<grrrrr>>>

I'm with Bomba on this - had a Claude Butler (still got the frame actually), and didn't care for
it at all. Damned heavy it was, but flexy as hell (bad flex at the bottom bracket area - stomp on
the pedals, and see the chain ring hit the front derailleur cage, and I'm only light) . Now, the
newer lines seem to be lighter, but I just don't think they're on the MTB ball enough, or if
they're ay stiffer.

Shaun aRe