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Its been a very long time so help required

Ripcord 22 May 14:16  

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If I say my last bike was a Beeston Tourist, a straight handlebar road bike, the name will go over the heads of most and bring back memories in black and white to those who recognise it. Suffice to say it was a product sold by Halfords when it was in short trousers.
I decided to return to Halfords a couple of years ago and bought one of their latest equivalents which has been fine for roads and family trails but I now know I want to get deeper into off-road cycling and find I am faced with a kaleidoscope of choices.
I do not intend to go in for extreme MB but I do want to explore the more challenging trails in the Forest of Dean, the Malverns and other available locations.
Hardtail (so descriptive) or full suspension? I know I have to shell out so the budget is around £600 absolute max - retirement comes at a price!
Your informed suggestions will be very gratefully received.

Cymru69 27 May 15:41  

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Hi Ripcord,
I think you ought to look at hardtails at the budget you've mentioned. Generally full suspension is going to mean that the spec of the rest of the bike suffers. I would say you need to look for an aluminium frame, hydraulic disks and a lock-out front fork, the disks for braking in all conditions and the lock-out forks will prevent 'bobbing' when climbing.
If you find the ride a bit hard on the 'undercarriage' when seated, you could always do as I did and invest in a suspension seat post as this will ease the shock to your coccyx.
You could search google for '£600 hardtail mountain bike' and read the reviews then see if you can get test rides locally.

Hope this information helps you

Cheers

Chris


Ripcord 27 May 16:30  

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Dear Chris,
Many thanks for a very constructive response! I had come to the hardtail conclusion but the suspension seat post was a revelation; sounds well worth the investment!
I'll post again to say how I got on. Again, many thanks
Ripcord


Jeany 28 May 02:01  

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I would also suggest front suspension with lockout with a derailer gear system and a good gear ratio to help up those stealer hills. Full suspension isn't necessary for light mountain biking which means you can spend the difference on some descent disk breaks. Have you tried speaking with the staff in Evans cycles. My experience with them WS very good and I found them really informative and helpful. Their bikes are good value too.


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