Is it worth buying a really cheap mountain bike?

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R60EST said:

waughie said:

Don't buy cheap!

I would advise looking arounf the 250-300 mark. At this price point you start to see proper bikes emerging.

The Carrera Vulcan/Kraken and the Gt Aggressor/Avalanche are a few that offer good value for money and a reasonable amount.

If you buy cheap it will either put you off, or you'll end up buying something more expensive a few months down the line and wasting money!

I can vouch for the GT Aggressor . I got mine from Halfords for £300 ( Reduced from £449 ) . I've had it since March , use it 2 or 3 times per week doing about 30 miles total on various bridleways / canal paths etc. I've not needed to adjust a single thing , all the gears work as they should the disc brakes are really good , the whole bike still looks and feels as new.

Prior to that I had a £100 cheap and nasty and it was crap , really crap . It needed constant adjustment , the brakes were hopeless ( especially in the wet )

Same situation GT Aggressor, except it needed a few things tightening like the seat, the pedals and the rear mech as it was only selecting 6 of the 8 gears, but then that is down to the Halfords assembly.