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No contest, I'd go for the Focus. Fox forks and SRAM X0 rear mech for £880. If you dont buy it I will!
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David
Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:54 pm
Well the focus is nice...very nice - but it on (well just over) the limit on what i want to spend on my first proper mountain bike. So what out of the other 3 would you say, plus the focus might be to big as well for me.
david
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Problem with the focus is you can't see it until you buy it. Apart from that its a good buy the Marin and Kona are good bikes but have a poor spec. A mate has a boardman from halfords and is well pleased. See
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... 65499#dtab
Nice spec for the money.
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David
Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:11 am
can anyone give me any thoughts of the boardman - as the 10% off deal ends on midnight monday - and I don't want to miss out.
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Haven't ridden one but a friend has one and likes it. Good spec for a good price. Some people don't like halford's, they sold me the wrong size bike last year but that was partly my fault. I can't fault there customer service to date. Had a six month old pair of rockshox revelations replaced no hassle due to cable rub on them.
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David
Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:01 pm
Right so it's worth the money? Ill go order it now then.
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Are you in York? I'd go to Halfords or cycle republic and try it first. I made a mistake buying a bike that didn't fit right first time round.
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David
Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:44 pm
Well i meant order and collect it thing - i don't pay till i actually pick it up
While im here has anyone had any experience with
www.chainreactioncycles.com as they are the only place i have found that have the helmet I want in the size i need (I went to evans to try them on to find the size that fit - it's allowed)
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Yes ordered quite a bit of stuff from them. Quick delivery nicely packaged, never needed to return anything so can't say what that's like.
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