Mountain Bike

[Penfold]

May as well.

Don't know too much about them but I imagine there's a lot to be said if you know the provenance of a second hand bike.

PEN

[Doorman]

Whats this talk of flips etc?
I'm a lightweight then!

Anyway, a neighbour has a hybrid thingy for sale, cost him £2000 and he then added lighter bits to it, and will part with it for £750.
Bit more than what I wanted to spend, but it's feather light and I know he doesn't skimp on anything.

May go for that.

Do you want to go off road, single tracking, p*ssing about in the woods etc? Because a hybrid ain't going to do it for you.

[Gandalf]

Do you want to go off road, single tracking, p*ssing about in the woods etc? Because a hybrid ain't going to do it for you.

correct. great for street riding and canal/tow paths as well as forestry commission gravel tracks but that is it.

[Thulsa Doom]

Maybe I shouldn't have used the term hybrid.
What I meant was he put on better bits.  I guess it's a Heinz variety.

I'm not downhill racing etc, I guess I'm ****ing about in woods, tracks, logs, boulders, dry river beds etc.

[Thulsa Doom]

Been offered a Massi Trax , 20" frame, Shimano Deore stuff at £425.

My neighbours bike has mostly Shimano XT (maybe some XTR, need to recheck).

Had a quick Web search for the Massi bikes, they seem to be OK.

[delanvital]

Been offered a Massi Trax , 20" frame, Shimano Deore stuff at £425.

My neighbours bike has mostly Shimano XT (maybe some XTR, need to recheck).

Had a quick Web search for the Massi bikes, they seem to be OK.

XT or XTR - in your case it does not matter. Greatest difference is weight and durance, of which both only matters for enthusiasts.