Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

Moar info required pls.

XC racing? Bikepacking? Fun/play/jumpy/larking about?

SS or geared?

Steel or aluminium?

Do the race durations differ?

messing around, less jumping , more offroad trails and the like.

geared

not bothered. steel would be nice but don't care too much.

This looks fun, although more travel than you specified.

On One 456 650b with SRAM X9

£1000

Or if you'd prefer Shimano ( and something brighter )

Genesis Latitude 20

£1200

If @rogan can stomach it, a trip to halfords could yield some budget tastic alu options.

Possibly worth checking out Swinley's finest, too.

a trip to halfords

I already suggested Evans. Isn't that enough suffering for the poor guy?

I like to inflict agony at level 11

Next CX season on a singlespeed for you then :-)

Good value? A mate is asking

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/jamis/komodo-comp-2015-275-mountain-bike-ec072098#features

Thanks guys, the on one screams anti to me even though i really like the frame, I don't know why.

Genesis looks nice, good options.

I wanted 100mm forks because i didn't think I needed loads of travel but I guess it doesnt harm

I wanted 100mm forks because i didn't think I needed loads of travel but I guess it doesnt harm

Kinda. Longer travel forks add weight and amusing head angle changes as the suspension compresses. For fun bikes where you are regularly getting air and hitting bigger stuff.

Definately not for muddy slogs around Epping.

On one looks great and don't the forks have travel adjustment anyway? Personally I find more laid back geo a lot more fun for all types of riding. Ultimately suited to leisurely trail riding and anything else you fancy along the way.

Disclaimer: I'm an XC whippet and I have an 80mm 9kg hard tail and an 11kg 160mm travel monster jokes biek.

yeah, I think 100mm travel bikes look nicer, but this is for fun not looking at !

Can't see anything on there that I'd immediately cursing. The 'power spline' cranks/BB look a bit out of date now and the coil-sprung fork will be heavy and possibly over/under-sprung for your friend's weight.

The Jamis looks nice, for £35 more.

Jamis Dragon Sport

Definitely not for muddy slogs around Epping.

It's not completely unsuitable until you've seen @IR riding it there...

Good spot, would need a bigger size though. He's done gone and bought it now anyway

Extra lap for elites as compared to experts. I recognise a few names from the Experts so I think I'll enter that first race and see how I get on.

Frikking love my Latitude. Locked out the 120 forks and it climbed so well up sloggy Epping last week.
Saying that, I did build up a Pinnacle Ramin today that was flipping well specc'd for the money. I'm waiting to see what they bring out for the 650's.

lol

that on-one is ridic

anyone got some crappy 26 rim-brake wheels lying around they dont want? I am spending all my money on silnylon recently but need to get back into the woods. Anything cheap and not likely to kill me considered!

Do the elites, get moar racing!

And in my case get your ass handed to you

http://www.southernxc.net/ is the series, right? What are your transport plans? I am tempt as might be @AdsH

@Howard will have some redundant 26" disc wheels, after he buys this...

@BareNecessities Schtapppppppp pls

such want