Which Mountain bike?

[Tim]

any cube riders on the forum?

[Frosticles]

any cube riders on the forum?

Very nice bikes BUT. Lower end spec one's are just that. Low spec. Start at around £600

[Tim]

looked around a cube analog disc yesterday @£590,rock shocks on the front,remote lockout and hydrolic brakes,looked good in blue aswell lol

[Frosticles]

Low spec really for the money

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=72860&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_name=UnitedKingdom

Much better spec & 2kg lighter. All round better buy with better components etc.

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/81-2011-id_8168695.html

[Tim]

didnt realise you could still get steel frames, had a ride on a Orange Pure7 yesterday

[Frosticles]

On One do a steel framed 456. Get's fantastic reviews.

[Tim]

the orange pure 7 and p7 both seems to get good reviews and riding it back to back with a 2012 kona fire mountain you could feel the difference in the frame slightly but i was going from a £550 bike to a £1000 one

i do like the look of orange bikes

[John Savage]

most inportant question about buying a MB that you have to ask yourself is "am i going to use it every week" if the answer to the question is "no im only really going to use it in the summer months for a little ride out or maybe once a month" then i would stick to a bob basic 500quid bike.

I use mine every week (during summer months 3 times a week) started out with a bob basic, then after a year justified to myself (read that as wife!) that a decent bike was was the way to go. tried a few but ended up with a specialized camber expert.

to recap buy a bob basic then if you use it, get yourself a good one and they wont let you down.

on one,specialised, trek, orange all good bikes when spending upwards of a 1.5k, got a few mates i ride out with who have broken the frames on boardman bikes so although spec looks good for your cash dont go downhill mental on 1.

[rsjohn1]

Just ordered my new bike, Genesis core 26.5 2012 model with 20.5 frame size also had a ride on a Genesis Latitude/10 which again was a nice bike but has a steel frame where the Core 26.5 is alloy.

John

[grum]

my old school jobby had a make over last year

[taffr]

my old school jobby had a make over last year

Seat needs to move forward about 15mm, brake levers need to move around the bar to a more natural reach for your fingers and the front skewer holding the wheel on if fitted on the wrong way around, nice bit of old Skool non the less son.

Ps, get a chain stay protector, chains eat aluminium cannondales

[Tim]

trying to do a deal on an 2011 orange pure7 at the moment

[Tim]

so out of those who brought new bikes at the start of the year,who is still out using them ?

[Chesney]

yep

[Frosticles]

yep

Lol. When? Bet you just pootle up the road & back.

Still on mine at least twice to three times a week. Did 100 miles last week on it. 90 of those were uphill, muddy, cow pat ridden windy hell!