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My girlfriend is looking for a mountain bike so she can do some basic riding with me, it'll mostly be fireroad trails, possibly tarmaced trails with a little off-road.  She requires a 14 _frame_. She's looking to spend around £300 and I spotted a Carrera Vulcan 08 with an ok spec for £279.99. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_100... I asked in alt.mountain-bike and someone suggested an 06 Trek 4500 which has V-brakes and a shimano gear set. http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b3s24p473 Can anyone give suggestions on what to go for, I know that Trek is typically a better brand than Carrera but I'm not that bothered by brand names TBH, plus the Carrera will come ready to ride which will save me some hassle building the Trek.

My girlfriend is looking for a mountain bike so she can do some basic Doh, I saw the _title_ and thought Yeah, that would be a fair swap !

| My girlfriend is looking for a mountain bike so she can do some basic | | Doh, I saw the _title_ and thought Yeah, that would be a fair swap ! | Someone was offering his wife on the same terms - with my bike collection, I could stock a nice mini-harem..... pOB

My girlfriend is looking for a mountain bike so she can do some basic riding with me, it'll mostly be fireroad trails, possibly tarmaced trails with a little off-road.  She requires a 14 _frame_. If she needs a 14 _frame_ I wonder if she'd do better with 24 wheels.

My girlfriend is looking for a mountain bike so she can do some basic riding with me, it'll mostly be fireroad trails, possibly tarmaced trails with a little off-road.  She requires a 14 _frame_. She's looking to spend around £300 and I spotted a Carrera Vulcan 08 with an ok spec for £279.99. Unless you're keeping the purchase a secret from her I suggest you go to a shop and have her take a test ride on a few different bikes before deciding. A bike may look better spec but just feel wrong or not fit well.  You never know, a real shop might chuck in a few extras like a lock too.

Moo < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it wrote in message My girlfriend is looking for a mountain bike so she can do some basic riding with me, it'll mostly be fireroad trails, possibly tarmaced trails with a little off-road.  She requires a 14 _frame_. She's looking to spend around £300 and I spotted a Carrera Vulcan 08 with an ok spec for £279.99. Unless you're keeping the purchase a secret from her I suggest you go to a shop and have her take a test ride on a few different bikes before deciding. A bike may look better spec but just feel wrong or not fit well.  You never know, a real shop might chuck in a few extras like a lock too. thats what i did when Sa's bike got nicked so needed transport. went to the local bike shop got all the boring bits done, and then got sa to pop over and take it for a quick spin. we got things like the tires changed for marthon pluses and such so it's fairly bomb proof. it's seems thus far (a few months along) to be a roaring success. though it's a sod to get on the bike rack as it's a step though. roger