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My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
Rockshox Recon fork with thru axle, excellent SRAM GX 1x gearing and you can pick them up for about £450
https://www.rutlandcycling.com/bikes/mountain-bikes/gt-avalanche-elite-2017-hardtail-mountain-bike-blue_378728?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=lowerfunnel
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
It was quicker than a giant 29er I tried, and rolled better - no front shock to absorb your efforts.
But yeah, if you're commuting more than a few kilometres, just get a road bike or a cyclocross/tourer (choose which suits you best). It's astonishing how much easier it is to get around on a roadier bike, even when loaded down with panniers.
But the pine mountain was significantly better (read: fun and also rolled well) than any similarly priced mtb with suspension. I did try a Pine Mountain 1 which had front shocks and that was pretty nice, but you're into quite a bit more cash by then...
I miss my old mtb it was fun rolling over everything.
I can always put semi's on to replace the knobblys for longer or easier journeys though, and with lock out suspension that should also make things more versatile.
Im essex/east london way I'm afraid!
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
I dare you. Stand out there is a chap in Cambridge who rides a stocking great big fat bike while wearing a suit. Amazing.
https://www.evanscycles.com/cannondale-trail-6-2017-mountain-bike-EV284083
Generally suspension is awful on cheap bikes - most of the time I'd rather have rigid forks than some half arsed suspension, at least they're predictable.
Mines a YT Wicked with Lyriks which I love, definitely worth checking them or Canyon out if you want to buy new.
£500 MBR Mountain Bike Of The Year award winner two years running, they said it even beats the £750 winner!
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two-two-v2-mountain-bike-p383858
It it gets great reviews. I thought about getting one but wasn't sure if it would be a massive upgrade over the Carrera Vulcan I already have.
It probably would be - but I need to ride regularly before treating myself to a new bike rather than buying a new bike and hoping it kick starts something.
@Iamnobody
The gears and brakes on the Calibre would be an upgrade on your Carrera Vulcan but all in all you have a decent frame and fork there already and it's not worth changing. Ride it more and then when you feel ready or fancy a treat go the next level up and you'll notice a difference more than you would going between them.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
That looks amazing. I nearly bought sporky's old clockwork, which was an ace looking bike but alas it was a teency bit too big for me.