£500-£600 Mountain Bike

Lee Enderby said:

I'm looking into buying a bike around the £500-600 price range and was
wondering if anyone had any advice on make and model?I'm currently
interested in the Trek 6500 and will be giving that a test ride on
Thursday. A good hardtail should suffice, as I won't be using the
bike for anything too hardcore. I look forward to hearing from you
all!

Hi, yeah you're looking in a good price range for a nice hardtail with a
reasonable level of equipment. Treks are popular at that level, as are
Specialized, Scott and a few others. Kona and Orange have one or two models
in that price bracket but you may find better equipment levels on the first
three I mentioned. Also worth taking a look at Merlin's offerings online at
www.merlin.co.uk (but i guess you can only test ride one if you live in
Manchester area). They're held highly for punching above their weight in the
bang-for-buck stakes, both in ride quality and kit level. I don't work for
them btw...

If you're in luck you might find somewhere selling off a previous model for
a good discounted price, and that way you will often get a whole load more
for you money.

You've already got the right idea about test riding some to compare, it
really should be the biggerst factor in helping you decide.

Good luck.

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I'm looking into buying a bike around the £500-600 price range and was
wondering if anyone had any advice on make and model?I'm currently
interested in the Trek 6500 and will be giving that a test ride on

Thursday.

Quoted message said:

A good hardtail should suffice, as I won't be using the bike for anything
too hardcore. I look forward to hearing from you all!

Lee Enderby

I bought a Trek 6700 at the same time a riding buddy bought his Rainier
almost 2 years ago. I haven't had any major issues with the Trek so far,
apart from some crappy Bontrager components (seat and seatpost namely).
Although I like the Trek's frame better, the Giant comes stock with a nicer
fork and disc brakes which I imagine come in more handy in your weather than
mine. Some will tell you the frames on these bikes suck, and they do if
you're that damn good. I routinely ride down a trail with many 1' - 2'
drops and my frame is holding up well, as you would expect. Though my fork
is begging for an overhaul. Those of us that don't ride in competition
agree the Trek's SLR frame is super stiff. Many like this, I'm starting to
wish I had built up a steel hardtail. I bought the Trek over the Giant
because I thought I would be going crazy upgrading this thing and wanted a
nice foundation. Now that I'm into the sport, I think when the funds come I
will build something a little more special than upgrade this. Thus I
recommend the Giant.

Go to WH Smith an get the current mountain bike mags..
Have ads in for shops doing deals on last years models etc so you could get
a bike that would have cost £8-900 6mths ago.

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Mark \(UK\) said:

Lee Enderby said:

I'm looking into buying a bike around the £500-600 price range and was
wondering if anyone had any advice on make and model?I'm currently
interested in the Trek 6500 and will be giving that a test ride on
Thursday. A good hardtail should suffice, as I won't be using the
bike for anything too hardcore. I look forward to hearing from you
all!

Hi, yeah you're looking in a good price range for a nice hardtail with a
reasonable level of equipment. Treks are popular at that level, as are
Specialized, Scott and a few others. Kona and Orange have one or two models
in that price bracket but you may find better equipment levels on the first
three I mentioned. Also worth taking a look at Merlin's offerings online at
www.merlin.co.uk (but i guess you can only test ride one if you live in
Manchester area). They're held highly for punching above their weight in the
bang-for-buck stakes, both in ride quality and kit level. I don't work for
them btw...

If you're in luck you might find somewhere selling off a previous model for
a good discounted price, and that way you will often get a whole load more
for you money.

You've already got the right idea about test riding some to compare, it
really should be the biggerst factor in helping you decide.

Good luck.

I quite like the norco storm, it handled up to about 4' drops before the
shocks started to complain, although I understand they may have changed
some things on it now.
(a thousand curses on the thieves with my bike)

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I quite like the norco storm, it handled up to about 4' drops before the
shocks started to complain, although I understand they may have changed
some things on it now.
(a thousand curses on the thieves with my bike)

Reyd? That you from over on a.d.p?

',;~}~

Shaun aRe

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I quite like the norco storm, it handled up to about 4' drops before the
shocks started to complain, although I understand they may have changed
some things on it now.
(a thousand curses on the thieves with my bike)

Reyd? That you from over on a.d.p?

indeed.
I'm slowly figuring out how this whole usenet thing works, and trying to
rummage through all the endless [censored] and empty newsgroups to find the
ones I want.
didn't think of mtb's until now since mine got removed from my house.

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',;~}~

Shaun aRe

Shaun Rimmer said:

That you from over on a.d.p?

[censored]-diddling poopyheads?

Bill "have a good weekend (obvious word play skipped), Shaun! 🙂 " S.
******

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I quite like the norco storm, it handled up to about 4' drops before

the

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shocks started to complain, although I understand they may have

changed

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some things on it now.
(a thousand curses on the thieves with my bike)

Reyd? That you from over on a.d.p?

indeed.

Heh, yo!

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I'm slowly figuring out how this whole usenet thing works, and trying to
rummage through all the endless [censored] and empty newsgroups to find the
ones I want.

Ya mean ya don't want all the endless [censored]?

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didn't think of mtb's until now since mine got removed from my house.

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',;~}~

Get another!

Shaun aRe

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Shaun Rimmer said:

That you from over on a.d.p?

[censored]-diddling poopyheads?

alt.dudes.psychopathic - HTH.

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Bill "have a good weekend (obvious word play skipped), Shaun! 🙂 " S.
******

Thanks for that small mercy. Hope you had a good one too.

Shaun aRe

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Shaun Rimmer said:

That you from over on a.d.p?

[censored]-diddling poopyheads?

alt.dudes.psychopathic - HTH.

I knew that before you posted it.

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Bill "have a good weekend (obvious word play skipped), Shaun! 🙂 " S.
******

Thanks for that small mercy. Hope you had a good one too.

You obviously had Monday off, so I'm psychopathically guessing you enjoyed
yourself! 🙂

Bill "puterpathic" S.

PS: Yeah, I know the words make no sense... Why change now?!?

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Shaun Rimmer wrote:
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> That you from over on a.d.p?

[censored]-diddling poopyheads?

alt.dudes.psychopathic - HTH.

I knew that before you posted it.

I told you before I said it.

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Bill "have a good weekend (obvious word play skipped), Shaun! 🙂 " S.
******

Thanks for that small mercy. Hope you had a good one too.

You obviously had Monday off, so I'm psychopathically guessing you enjoyed
yourself! 🙂

Had to stay home and play 'daddy' to step daughter, while Kath went out of
town to help a sick relative, so there was no party. Had fun taking the dog
for a walk, that's about it!

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Bill "puterpathic" S.

PS: Yeah, I know the words make no sense... Why change now?!?

WTF are you talking about now Bill?!?!?

Shaun aRe