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OK, the assistant in Halfords (who was about 10) basically suggested all the
bikes with a big price tag. I accept that the really cheap ones are probably
best avoided, but would something around the £120 mark be suitable for the
miles/terrain I plan on doing?
Posted and emailed...
Please avoid buying a bike from H*lf*rds if possible. Honestly, experience
shows they can too often be more hassle than they are worth due to naff quality
control.
Have a pop over to uk.rec.cycling and post there - you'll get mucho inofrmatin
from a UK-specific cycling newsgroup.
Consider also
http://www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk/
Edinburgh Bicycle consistently gets good write-ups for budget bikes.
Don't consider suspension on a bike for anything less than about £500 - if you
spend less & get suspension what you'll get is cheap, nasty and not likely to
last. Honest. And if you are doing on-road, you really, really, really don't
require suspension on road. And for your budget, any suspension for off-road
will be cr*p. Honest.
If you think you really must have suspension, your budget means that you'll
only be able to get anything decent if you go the second-hand route.
Also - what's wrong with your current bike? Old does not necessarily mean [censored]
if the bike has been well-maintained. Indeed an old well-maintained bike can be
of better quality than a new, cheapo cr*p MTB with cr*p suspension. Have you
thought about the possibility of upgrading your current bike with newer, better
quality components?
Another consideration, how about a hybrid?
Just my £0.02 to hopefullyu give you something to think about.
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