suggestions for mountain bike

[Streps]

Hi chaps
After an impact with a tree on my Kona last year
I managed to kill the bike and break myself at the same time....



I'm just about to buy a new bike (around £700 area)
The 2011 Cube Attention looks rather nice

Just looking for a light weight bike i can take on a few trails.
Any others worth a shout?
Vitus Bikes Nucleus 0.2 is another...just slightly lost.
I want to be sure i'm making the right choice.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

[Beyond Rational]

Is it possible to reuse the other parts or was the crash major?

[Streps]

Beyond Rational said:

Is it possible to reuse the other parts or was the crash major?

The rear of the frame bent outwards
Only thing i saved were the tires brakes and forks.

Never found the derailleur
Scary it was caused by a branch jamming into my rear wheel.

[timbo48]

Have a look at the KHS Alite 2000. At £799 it's a bit above the price you mention but is extremelly well specced, light (26lbs, I think) and came out top in a recent MBR mag multi test. My wife had a good look at one recently and was very impressed but decided to spend even more money.

[missing the VR6]

My mate bought a Cube on CTW, obviously a bit over your budget but my god it felt light with very impressive spec for the money. So much so I followed his lead and bought a German bike as well but a Ghost.

Not ridden a Ghost hardtail but very inpressed with my full sus so I'd be inclined to recommend them if they do one in your price range.

[Louisa911]

Have a look at Canyon's range of bikes.

Their Yellowstone range seems to offer the same brilliant value for money regarding high spec components as their full sus range does- definately considering their Nerve AM as my next trail bike.

Think prices start about £600 but you do get what looks like a fab bike even for the basic model.

They ship directly from the factory in Germany hence the low prices but theres £50 delivery on top of that.

http://www.canyon.com/_uk/mountainbikes/bike.html?...

[HughG]

The local cycles UK has their stock 2011 Marins on offer at the moment. Evans have some good deals on too like this Felt http://www.evanscycles.com/products/felt/q720-2011...

[Streps]

I love the Yellowstone range. perfect for me.

My friend just bought a 2011 cube so i'm going to have a test ride on his.

I'll have something to post up soon

[Mars]

Streps said:

Never found the derailleur

I LOLed at this. I imagined your accident as falling down a 1:1 head over heels, bits flying off in all directions, whilst you're on fire.

Hope you're mended now.

[Streps]

Mars said:

LOLed at this. I imagined your accident as falling down a 1:1 head over heels, bits flying off in all directions, whilst you're on fire.

Not to mention the face full of leaves.
Nothing like ending up arse over head in a bush!


Found another Marin Palisades Trail for £699....really tempting.

[SteveS Cup]

I know I always pitch the boardmans but have you had a look at the specs of them??? I believe the 2011 Comp is within budget, the Team may be slightly over but IMO, the spec is quite high when comparing it to others.

The Frames are seriously nice and are very light.