Mountain bikes - why are some so expensive?

Hintza

Tobster86 wrote: »

A more expensive, lighter bike would only make the ride less of a work-out.

Masochist

Sgt_Pepper_2

photome wrote: »

I wasnt going to get in to the debate of which bike to buy but as you hace suggested going to Decathlon then I think this is also a good buy, I know you may not agree as it is a hybrid and it weighs an extra 3kg

http://www.decathlon.co.uk/riverside-3-mens-id_8202746.html

a £50 saving though

A good second hand bike is def worth looking at though

It would be a better buy at £200 without suspension folks.

photome

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

It would be a better buy at £200 without suspension folks.

I dont agree, the suspension may not be the best but as it is on the front so it wont take away any of the drive through the pedals but would make it more comfortable to ride over any rough surfaces and if you ever felt like riding some park tracks at weekend

custardy

photome wrote: »

I dont agree, the suspension may not be the best but as it is on the front so it wont take away any of the drive through the pedals but would make it more comfortable to ride over any rough surfaces and if you ever felt like riding some park tracks at weekend

wont take away drive?
where do you think the energy for all that bobbing comes from?
for a commuter,if it must have suspension then a cheap set of Toras or the like with lockout are better

photome

custardy wrote: »

wont take away drive?
where do you think the energy for all that bobbing comes from?
for a commuter,if it must have suspension then a cheap set of Toras or the like with lockout are better

Not much bobbing with just front suspension

of course it is a different story with rear suspension which is why even most professional MTB bikers use hard tails

see you have a mate though

custardy

photome wrote: »

Not much bobbing with just front suspension

of course it is a different story with rear suspension which is why even most professional MTB bikers use hard tails

see you have a mate though

I see plenty out and about on cheap hardtails,theres plenty of bobbing on those sproingy forks

Sgt_Pepper_2

photome wrote: »

Not much bobbing with just front suspension

of course it is a different story with rear suspension which is why even most professional MTB bikers use hard tails

see you have a mate though

Nothing bobs worse than cheap suspension.

JQ.

photome wrote: »

Not much bobbing with just front suspension

of course it is a different story with rear suspension which is why even most professional MTB bikers use hard tails

see you have a mate though

Nope - there's plenty.

I commute on an MTB with Reba front forks that lock-out. These are pretty good quality forks and if I don't lock them out there's plenty of energy sapping bobbing. I would'nt dream of commuting on a hardtail that didn't lock out.

custardy

JQ. wrote: »

Nope - there's plenty.

I commute on an MTB with Reba front forks that lock-out. These are pretty good quality forks and if I don't lock them out there's plenty of energy sapping bobbing. I would'nt dream of commuting on a hardtail that didn't lock out.

I did it on SIDs(no lockout) for a month or so(one with a broken frame,just sold my road bike)
so they MTB came into commuting. made for slow going!
and thats wth 80mm travel

Arg

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Nothing bobs worse than cheap suspension.

Even cheap front suspension is better than none for our potholed roads.