Mertin
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Looking to buy a bike for general use and nipping about and for runs. Wont be entirely road use but wont be proper off road and downhill. Maybe some forrest tracks. Went for a look in halfords as its the only place locally for bikes and theyve 20% off the boardman mtb comp and its £559. From what I seen and with my limited or no knowledge about bikes it seems to be what im looking for. Googled it and saw a topic on bike radar giving good reviews about it.
Whats the bikers on here's opinion?
[Edited on 22-02-2011 by Mertin]
[Edited on 22-02-2011 by Mertin]
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Mertin
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http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_502055_langId_-1_categoryId_165499
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brebaz
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Www.chainreactioncycles.com
They have good deals on good bikes pal
And i dont know what the broadwalk will be like
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C2RL R
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Boardman are meant to be pretty good. have a look on bikeradar to see if there is a review.
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Mertin
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Seems to have some good reviews in this topic I found when searching google
http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12748671&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20&sid=eadb617b97f64feda2d245ea31fcec95
A good review here too
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/mtbht-comp-10-39600
Seems there isnt a bad word to be said about it, only on the forum about halfords staff which isnt a surprise
[Edited on 22-02-2011 by Mertin]
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Russ
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consider
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_501999_langId_-1_categoryId_165499#dtab
http://www.alpinebikes.com/shop/mountain-bikes/69er-geared-2009/
http://www.alpinebikes.com/shop/mountain-bikes/6300-1/
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Mertin
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Is there alot of difference between the comp and team?
Was only looking at spending around £500-£600 and comp seems to tick all the boxes so far
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corse-seth
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I have this bike and it has not set a foot wrong so far 
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Mertin
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quote:
Originally posted by corse-seth
I have this bike and it has not set a foot wrong so far
How you finding it? And how much was it and where from if you dont mind me asking
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Mark Prydderch
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Depends what price range is... If looking to spend £500/600 then best off with a front suspension instead of full. The one posted looks decent - light and hydraulic discs.
I went for a newer second hand as I wanted full suspension for no more than 1k. Ended up with a carbon specialized which is awesome dh and on climbs - wouldn't use it on roads.
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philrussell81
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http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=57174
thoughts on the above?
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Mertin
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Been told to look at the carerra fury too.
Waiting to hear back from a mate about a second hand one, otherwise come payday I think il go for the Boardman comp 
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