Which Bike?

[laam999]

I've been looking at getting a decent quality bike for a few years not but don't want to spend a tonne, there are two that have caught my eye;
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/db-reaction-sport-spec...

and

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/trek/3900-disc... 3900#answers

which is the better brand and better cycle? I kind of had my heart set on the Trek but the Diamondback seems like a really good deal.

Liam

[Comfortably Dumb]

Both of your links are dead.

[OneDs]

Irrespective of the groupset, forks & brakes on the DB being better spec'd than the Trek, everything else will be absolutely bottom draw (the smaller components, wheels and the frame). The trek except for the groupset, forks & brakes will be better than the DB by a country mile, however still when you take that in to account it will still be pretty low par stuff.

So depending on how much proper off road riding you'll do with the bike:

If it's none, you'll only use it on paths & road, get the DB (you'll obviously don't need a MTB) so why bother spending money on a good one.
If it's at a park with the family or some tow paths now and again get the trek it will last longer and you don't really need the Hydraulic brakes and better group & forks
If it's I'm going to be doing proper off road stuff, mix of XC, trails and fire roads getting there. Get neither spend twice as much at least and get a better bike, that has the equivalent best components of the DB and the quality of the trek frame, and some better components than both, something like a Trek 4500 disc would be minimum and even then you'll want to be upgrading components asap.

Opening a can of worms here but, I'd say given 2011 increase in prices the minimum spend for a good level hard tail mtb which is more than capable on proper off road stuff would be more than £800 rrp. Sadly this was about £200 less last year or the year before.

Edited by OneDs on Wednesday 22 June 20:46