What Men's mountain bike would you get up to £1000 budget?

[craste]

Hello all.

I used to love riding my BMX as a kid (Diamondback Silver Straek, then a formula One) and knew all about bmx's and which ones were good/bad etc but that was many moons ago.

Now i wish to buy a mountain bike because I'm geting a bit porky around the waist and want to keep fit and I find jogging really boring.

My 3 year old sone has a little bmx bike so will want to buy the attachemet so I can have him in tow.

I'm 6ft tall and my missus can get that 'Ride 2 Work' discount.

My top line budget would be £1000 but want to ensure I get the best bike for my money.

Hopefuly some of you who are really into bikes can point me in the right direction.

[craste]

thanks for all your help guys - much appriciated.
I'll be sure to check your suggestions out.

Edited by craste on Thursday 3rd June 18:10

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captainzep said:

craste, don't rule out a hybrid. I only started cycling again a few weeks ago and I wanted a mountain bike because I thought everything else was either insanely specialised or a bit ghey.

A bike evangelist mate took me out for a ride and a chat. I'm glad I took his advice. The forest tracks and gravel cycle paths are fine to ride on and a hybrid is so much faster/easier to ride on the road/tarmac.

eta
Cycling's a funny thing when you get started, you can change quite quickly and 3 months later find your original (potentially expensive) purchase isn't well suited to what you want to do next.

Edited by captainzep on Thursday 3rd June 19:05

thats interesting - thanks for the heads up.

to be fair i will be mainly riding it on the path, gravel paths and through tarmac/dirt walk ways in Sutton Park so perhaps the hybrid bike would be better suited as I'm not going off road as such.

mmm somthing to think about...

The internet is great isn't it- you can really get lots of helpful advice and do your home work and make the right decision.

Edited by craste on Friday 4th June 19:59

Edited by craste on Friday 4th June 20:00

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Stevenj214 said:

craste said:

my missus can get that 'Ride 2 Work' discount.

I'm not sure you can fiddle your wife's Ride 2 Work voucher to buy a bike for you. The bike/equipment will be her company's property and the bike should be (mainly) used for her commuting.

have since found out the Ride 2 Work scheme is no longer in use at my wifes company - wounded.

Never mind My budget is still the same - might pop along to evans cycles in brum today for a gander.

[craste]

Stevenj214 said:

craste said:

Stevenj214 said:

craste said:

my missus can get that 'Ride 2 Work' discount.

I'm not sure you can fiddle your wife's Ride 2 Work voucher to buy a bike for you. The bike/equipment will be her company's property and the bike should be (mainly) used for her commuting.

have since found out the Ride 2 Work scheme is no longer in use at my wifes company - wounded.

Never mind My budget is still the same - might pop along to evans cycles in brum today for a gander.

Ask your own company to register? I don't think it's a long process.

ha ha, I actually work from home so they will think I'm taking the piss!!!