Anyone know anything about mountain bikes....

[Daggle]

I have been offered a Marin Attack Trail mountain bike, I think its a 2006 model. I have been told that it needs around £600-£700 quids worth spent on it, basically the whole drive train is going to need replacing in about 6 months, as it has been ridden hard. The guy that is selling it wants a couple of hundred quid for it?

 

What do you lot think?

[bigglesmk2]

Erm,he wants a couple off hundred quid for a bike that has been riden hard and needs 6-7 hundred quid spending on it ? Is it made of gold

 

Dont sound a good deal to me mate.

 

I've had loads of mountain bikes go through my hands,a decnt second hand mountain bike should set you back £50

[4parajon]

Your best bet would be to pm BoXXer mate as thats what he does for a living, build & service mountain bikes

[Daggle]

Nice one Jon

[Chris!]

My dad sold his trek liquid for nearly £400, he payed £2500 for it 3 years before ( he had done 7000 miles on it), that needed about £700 spending on it! He now has Trek Fuel which cost him £1600 a few months ago, he bought this as it was a better bike and not alot more than having his old one repaired

[Daggle]

TBH I might just go for something from Halfrauds, they do a Carrera for around £500 with decent kit on it, plus under the ride to work scheme I can get a fair bit knocked off. Is Carrera a decent brand?

[stevepeanut]

Halfords usually do various bikes under names, carrera might be their own brand, which is fine. Check for the quality of the components that are fitted, ie what kind of forks? has it got disc brakes? good ones from a major name , or cheapo ones. Has it got a decent groupset, shimano?

 

In halfords they kinda employ anyone in the main bit, but usually the cycle department is staffed by keen cyclists, so they know their stuff, and will tell you honestly whats good and whats not

 

I had a specialised S works a good few years ago, that cost me £1000 second hand, but it had nearly £3000 of components on it

[Chris!]

Whatever you do dont get cable disc brakes Hydrolic are the ones to have

[zetecmk2]

i wouldn't get a new carrera. allways go for a 2nd hand bike as they depreciate so quickly!! i've just built up a mountain cycle san andreas for £200 good old ebay!

[MightySprocket]

ive always had specialized bikes and can't fault them. Rockhoppers are fantastic hardtails for the money, light strong frames with good spec gear... halfrauds bikes are ok but the carrera's for the same money cant compete with specialized.

 

what do you want to do on it?

 

[Daggle]

I want something that will get me to work and back so its 8 mile round trip which will be mostly on roads, however on my days off I want to throw it down some tracks and go off road.

[zetecmk2]

go for a light bike, zaskar's are great for that!! cannondale also........there's millions of decient frames out there!

[Vista]

I want something that will get me to work and back

 

You'll get a lot of rides in one of these for that money.

 

 

£2500 I'd want an engine in it for that, and a big one too.

[MightySprocket]

stick with a hardtail, cheaper full suspension bikes are a pain on the road as they tend not to have lock-out on the rear, check out the specialized bikes and even kona's, if your ridings not going to be too extreme a rockhopper will do the job, even the hardrocks are great bikes and quite cheap, nice light bike and tough as old boots. konas tend to be heavier. if you have nice budget buy british and get an orange

[Daggle]

Who said anything about £2500

 

As for a bus... I would rather canoe to work, and there ain't no water around here

[Vista]

Who said anything about £2500

 

Little Lord Fauntleroy did

 

My dad sold his trek liquid for nearly £400, he payed £2500 for it 3 years before ( he had done 7000 miles on it), that needed about £700 spending on it! He now has Trek Fuel which cost him £1600 a few months ago, he bought this as it was a better bike and not alot more than having his old one repaired

[Chris!]

ive always had specialized bikes and can't fault them. Rockhoppers are fantastic hardtails for the money, light strong frames with good spec gear... halfrauds bikes are ok but the carrera's for the same money cant compete with specialized.

 

what do you want to do on it?

 

[Chris!]

ive always had specialized bikes and can't fault them. Rockhoppers are fantastic hardtails for the money, light strong frames with good spec gear... halfrauds bikes are ok but the carrera's for the same money cant compete with specialized.

 

what do you want to do on it?

 

Ive got a rockhopper, very good bike for the money

[Chris!]

Who said anything about £2500

 

Little Lord Fauntleroy did

 

My dad sold his trek liquid for nearly £400, he payed £2500 for it 3 years before ( he had done 7000 miles on it), that needed about £700 spending on it! He now has Trek Fuel which cost him £1600 a few months ago, he bought this as it was a better bike and not alot more than having his old one repaired

lol whatever scott, people spend way more on there cars so what the problem, its his hobby

[mk2Jordan]

would it just not be cheaper to buy a brand new bike

[4parajon]

stick with a hardtail, cheaper full suspension bikes are a pain on the road as they tend not to have lock-out on the rear, check out the specialized bikes and even kona's, if your ridings not going to be too extreme a rockhopper will do the job, even the hardrocks are great bikes and quite cheap, nice light bike and tough as old boots. konas tend to be heavier. if you have nice budget buy british and get an orange

 

Have you taken the stabilisers off yours yet then??

[Daggle]

Cheers for all the replies

[Stu_B]

Probably better buying a complete bike for £500ish, If the Marin is old then a new cheaper bike will probably have a similar spec frame (materials) & you can the rest of the spec (drivtrain, forks etc) Cable pull discs really aren't that bad, obviously not as good as hydraulic but much better than V brakes

 

Also if you buy new you will get one that fits you properly.

 

The bike to work scheme is really good, I'm thinking of doing it as I can get a £500 bike for about £300 over 18 months & all payments come out of my wages before tax & NI.

 

*edit

 

 

I just looked up the attack trail, the marin full sussers are really good. I have a team DH (the older design frame though) It may be worth buying it & replacing whats worn... you may get away with just replacing the chainrings, chain & cassette. It could get costly if the rear shock, bushes or front forks need replacing though.

[MightySprocket]

stick with a hardtail, cheaper full suspension bikes are a pain on the road as they tend not to have lock-out on the rear, check out the specialized bikes and even kona's, if your ridings not going to be too extreme a rockhopper will do the job, even the hardrocks are great bikes and quite cheap, nice light bike and tough as old boots. konas tend to be heavier. if you have nice budget buy british and get an orange

 

Have you taken the stabilisers off yours yet then??

 

nope, they fall over without stabilisers, costs too much in plasters and TCP

[filicapri]

My firt mtb was a trek

now I have a canyon,really great bike

http://www.canyon.com/_nl/mountainbikes/