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“starter mountain bike”

Written on: 01/05/2012 by tgoutdoors (1 review written)

bought the 2011 hardrock sport disc,(hot uk deals £370.00) and its a massive improvement on anything else ive ever ridden, but it didnt take long before i wanted to upgrade things on it. the forks are pretty naff, i ride xc mainly and drop offs larger that 5 inches and rocky sections are pretty scary with only 80mm of travel to hide behind,yes the tyres are great on roads but not on muddy rocky trails. to be fair this bike is marketed as a commuter/trail bike and on the road its ok, although ive got a hybrid and its much better and faster on roads so i wouldnt recommend it as a commuter bike unless you rode mixed terrain to work or school. all that said ive rode this bike loads and before i knew the difference that upgrading the tyres(continental rubber queens) and upgrading the forks would make (suntour epicon rld) ive enjoyed myself immensely, the frame is great it makes the bike feel really aggressive and its easy to throw around and the bb5s once youve got them set correctly are pretty sharp on short blasts through a forrest xc downhill section, i would recommend this bike to anyone who wants to get an idea of what a decent mountain bike feels like, but im sure after riding this bike for a while you,ll want to upgrade the parts or get a more expensive bike