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| Author: | Whytey [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
Not sure if this bike was available before but Giant has released an entry level full sus for £1k for 2015 and its a gool looking bike, just like the rest of their trail bikes. Basic components as expected but plenty of scope for upgrades after few months but I thought its a great budget buy for a full sus newbie. http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bik ... ifications 
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| Author: | VW-surfbum [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
That is a very good start point |
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| Author: | nwmlarge [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
That is an easy purchase for anyone getting in to MTB |
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| Author: | ParfedOut [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
How heavy? |
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| Author: | VW-surfbum [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
ParfedOut wrote: How heavy? too much  in that speck i would say its probably close to 15kg |
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| Author: | Whytey [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
Its probably right considering that Giant has decided not to mention it anywhere under the specifications. |
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| Author: | chatman [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
And it's a sort of in between wheel size Sent from my iPad mini using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | jim25 [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
Giant never list weights for any of their bikes even the top spec. Weight depends on bike size and all components have a build tolerance. So book weights aren't accurate anyway. |
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| Author: | RedTwo [ Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
I would rather buy this for £199 extra and it not need any upgrades for a longer time.!! https://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbike ... tml?b=3573 |
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| Author: | nwmlarge [ Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
RedTwo wrote: I would rather buy this for £199 extra and it not need any upgrades for a longer time.!! https://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbike ... tml?b=3573 love this disclaimer BIKE CLASSIFICATION Bikes in this category include those from categories 1 and 2 and are designed for harsher, unpaved terrain. The scope for these bikes includes occasional jumps up to a maximum height of 60 cm. Jumps of this scale can cause inexperienced riders to have accidents on landing, which can result in injury. Hardtail mountain bikes and full-suspension bikes with short travel are included in this category. |
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| Author: | VW-surfbum [ Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
60cm! woooo thats double what i'm comfortable with. |
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| Author: | Whytey [ Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
RedTwo wrote: I would rather buy this for £199 extra and it not need any upgrades for a longer time.!! https://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbike ... tml?b=3573 Direct sale of course so no competition there but for a beginner I would not think it would be wise to order online without trying and seeing it. I had the same dilemma when I got into this 1yr ago and geometry chart, top tube length meant little to me back then. I just had to sit on it before buying. Nevertheless, its an unbeatable package that Nerve. |
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| Author: | RedTwo [ Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
@whytey.. Totally agree with you about the beginner going to a physical shop to see and test, but the shops I have around my way..Halfords, Evans etc I would rather take my chance online...  And "I" certainly wouldn't give either of them my hard earned money..!! |
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| Author: | Whytey [ Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GIANT full sus for under £1k. Ideal beginners bike. |
Yep, now i would do the same. 30% mark up just for the previledge of touching it I guess. |
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