Beginner all rounder bike needed <$500-550
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Beginner all rounder bike needed <$500-550
Postby tugga » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:03 am
I'm looking for a mountain bike to ride to work, do casual rides with the girlfriend for fitness.
What sort of brands should I be looking at, and what type of bikes are going to last.
I'm 6'2 and weight 100kgs so its got to be able o withstand that weight and I will be taking it on some trails on occasion too. Nothing to out of control, thought just fire trails and through the national park kind of thing.
From searching the many threads on here about this topic. The Giant Boulder, Cell bikes or KHS bikes seem to be the go??
I live in Lane Cove so any bike shops around me that offer a good price would the good too!
Any advice would be great.
Cheers!
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Postby tugga » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:06 pm
http://tbsm.com.au/bikes/mountain-bike/ ... andu-14224" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
or
http://tbsm.com.au/bikes/mountain-bike/ ... -100-14047" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby nuttzo32 » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:20 pm
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Postby antipodean » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:30 pm
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Postby mitzikatzi » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:36 pm
+1 that looks like a good deal.antipodean wrote:http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/KHB ... e-29er-mtb
at 6"2' you probably could ride a large. Already sold out of XL's anyway.
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Postby tugga » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:06 pm
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Postby tugga » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:08 pm
you upgraded from the giant already???nuttzo32 wrote:I used to own this giant boulder 2012 payed about $450 for it new, i am 100kg and it was a solid bike but i was riding on paths with it but it looked like it could handle the trails no problems.
This is what I'm worried about and i'll be throwing cash away
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Postby mitzikatzi » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:26 pm
KHS is better IMHO,tugga wrote:the specs for the khs are just as good as the giant, norco and merida?
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Postby nuttzo32 » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:49 pm
I bought that when i was too scared to ride on roads but after riding it for a couple of months i sucked it up and got a road bike and got out on the roads.Nothing wrong with the bike i just bought the wrong type of bike for the riding i was planning on doing and the lbs i bought it from should have put me on something more road friendly and i didn't know any better before but i have a lot more knowledge on bicycles now and also do most of my repairs myself.tugga wrote:you upgraded from the giant already???nuttzo32 wrote:I used to own this giant boulder 2012 payed about $450 for it new, i am 100kg and it was a solid bike but i was riding on paths with it but it looked like it could handle the trails no problems.
This is what I'm worried about and i'll be throwing cash away
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Postby tugga » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:18 am
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Postby nuttzo32 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:26 am
Maybe you would be better off with a hybrid bike then it should be fine for light trails and probably lighter than a mountain bike. That giant boulder i had would probably have been 15-16kg i reckon and it was hard work riding that in a headwind.tugga wrote:This is what I'm worried about too, as ill be predominately using e bike on the road. And I think these bikes are too geared for bush and not road. But what do I know haha I'm just nervous about wasting cash
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Postby tugga » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:31 am
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Postby nuttzo32 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:42 am
I reccommend getting brands like apollo,giant,scott etc something from one of the bigger companies with a decent frame warranty.
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I don't like that saddle too much it seems too big soft and springy but you might like it.
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Postby tugga » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:53 am
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Postby nuttzo32 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:54 am
Nopetugga wrote:And you don't need disk brakes for hybrids?
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Postby tugga » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:08 am
I'm going to have to talk to some sales people... People I don't trust haha
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Postby mitzikatzi » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:21 am
Cheap suspension forks are useless and so are cheap suspension seat posts. IMHOnuttzo32 wrote:Look on bikeexchange.com.au and set the filters to new,hybrid,frame size,max price you want to spend and state you are in and there are quite a few options there for $500-$600 dollars, this is one here giant cypress 2 2012 for $500
my eyes hurt
I reccommend getting brands like apollo,giant,scott etc something from one of the bigger companies with a decent frame warranty.
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I don't like that saddle too much it seems too big soft and springy but you might like it.
A Kona Dew or not sure of the model name
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Re: Beginner all rounder bike needed <$500-550
Postby The Walrus » Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:29 am
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Postby tugga » Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:36 am
A guy at work just msged me and told me to look at Reid cycles. I haven't seen much of a write up here about them, and they are a lot cheaper than the other mentioned bikes.
I'm thinking this could be a goer as obviously their gear isnt as good, but because its cheap if I get bitten by the bug it wont sting the hip pocket when I want to upgrade
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Postby The Walrus » Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:44 am
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /102075116" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;tugga wrote: The giant seek is $1000
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /102200068" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Postby nuttzo32 » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:00 pm
I don't recommend going to reid cycles, that giant seek looks like a nice bike.tugga wrote:The giant seek is $1000
A guy at work just msged me and told me to look at Reid cycles. I haven't seen much of a write up here about them, and they are a lot cheaper than the other mentioned bikes.
I'm thinking this could be a goer as obviously their gear isnt as good, but because its cheap if I get bitten by the bug it wont sting the hip pocket when I want to upgrade
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Postby The Walrus » Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:05 pm
It seems that people either love Reid or hate them! I have no idea what they are like but when I was looking at my first roadie I considered the same kind of options. A cheap (maybe second hand) bike to give me a taste of road riding and if I loved it I could upgrade etc etc. People put me off saying that a cheap bike wont give you the true feeling of road riding blah blah blah....I saw LOADS of guys selling their ALU roadies to upgrade and I wish I'd looked into that further, there were some serious bargains around!nuttzo32 wrote:I don't recommend going to reid cycles, that giant seek looks like a nice bike.tugga wrote:The giant seek is $1000
A guy at work just msged me and told me to look at Reid cycles. I haven't seen much of a write up here about them, and they are a lot cheaper than the other mentioned bikes.
I'm thinking this could be a goer as obviously their gear isnt as good, but because its cheap if I get bitten by the bug it wont sting the hip pocket when I want to upgrade
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Postby tugga » Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:28 pm
I just realised I'm about 5 minutes from the LBS 99bikes in Artarmon.
They have a massive range of hybrids in the $500 range, not sure what the club price is but I'm sure I can get that if I ask for it.
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Postby silentbutdeadly » Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:41 pm
Norco Indie, Mongoose Assphalt (shocking name) and Merida Speeder are all worth a look. Stay away from any variants of any cheaper hybrid that have what appears to be a suspension fork - it'll only make you fail.tugga wrote:I live in Sydney.
I just realised I'm about 5 minutes from the LBS 99bikes in Artarmon.
They have a massive range of hybrids in the $500 range, not sure what the club price is but I'm sure I can get that if I ask for it.
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