choosing my first mtb

Hi all!

I'm from italy and i am to buy my first mtb: you all know how difficult
it can be! Expecially, if you haven't so much money to spend, that's my
case.

I really like this one, the Decathlon Rockrider 8.1 (you can see it and
the full specs at www.decathloncycle.com/competition mtb). Basically,
it's a good front with hydraulic brakes at about 700 euro.

I've been very obsessed about front or dual suspended. I'm not going to
do downhill, i'll surely be for XC, so i hope that a good front will be
the good choice. The fact is that i had to stop jogging due to backache
(hernia) and if a full suspended could prevent some blows to my bottom
it wouldn't be a bad idea... but a good full is above what i can spend
(even the bike i indicated is a bit too much!).

Every advice would be very very appreciated!!

Thanks very much

Alberto

J_T_Magnino wrote:
Hi all!

I'm from italy and i am to buy my first mtb: you all know how
difficult it can be! Expecially, if you haven't so much money to
spend, that's my case.

I really like this one, the Decathlon Rockrider 8.1 (you can see it
and the full specs at www.decathloncycle.com/competition mtb).
Basically, it's a good front with hydraulic brakes at about 700 euro.

I've been very obsessed about front or dual suspended. I'm not going
to do downhill, i'll surely be for XC, so i hope that a good front
will be the good choice. The fact is that i had to stop jogging due
to backache (hernia) and if a full suspended could prevent some blows
to my bottom it wouldn't be a bad idea... but a good full is above
what i can spend (even the bike i indicated is a bit too much!).

Every advice would be very very appreciated!!

Front suspension only at that price. Not sure what else is available at that
price range, but it looks a light and well specced bike for the price to me.
Only question for me would be the forks - what are they? Decent forks make a
big difference, but crap ones are easy to replace.

doki wrote:
J_T_Magnino wrote:
Hi all!

I'm from italy and i am to buy my first mtb: you all know how
difficult it can be! Expecially, if you haven't so much money to
spend, that's my case.

I really like this one, the Decathlon Rockrider 8.1 (you can see it
and the full specs at www.decathloncycle.com/competition mtb).
Basically, it's a good front with hydraulic brakes at about 700 euro.

I've been very obsessed about front or dual suspended. I'm not going
to do downhill, i'll surely be for XC, so i hope that a good front
will be the good choice. The fact is that i had to stop jogging due
to backache (hernia) and if a full suspended could prevent some blows
to my bottom it wouldn't be a bad idea... but a good full is above
what i can spend (even the bike i indicated is a bit too much!).

Every advice would be very very appreciated!!

Front suspension only at that price. Not sure what else is available
at that price range, but it looks a light and well specced bike for
the price to me. Only question for me would be the forks - what are
they? Decent forks make a big difference, but crap ones are easy to
replace.

It looks to be a Manitou Axel.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
doki wrote:
J_T_Magnino wrote:
Hi all!

I'm from italy and i am to buy my first mtb: you all know how
difficult it can be! Expecially, if you haven't so much money to
spend, that's my case.

I really like this one, the Decathlon Rockrider 8.1 (you can see it
and the full specs at www.decathloncycle.com/competition mtb).
Basically, it's a good front with hydraulic brakes at about 700
euro.

I've been very obsessed about front or dual suspended. I'm not going
to do downhill, i'll surely be for XC, so i hope that a good front
will be the good choice. The fact is that i had to stop jogging due
to backache (hernia) and if a full suspended could prevent some
blows to my bottom it wouldn't be a bad idea... but a good full is
above what i can spend (even the bike i indicated is a bit too
much!).

Every advice would be very very appreciated!!

Front suspension only at that price. Not sure what else is available
at that price range, but it looks a light and well specced bike for
the price to me. Only question for me would be the forks - what are
they? Decent forks make a big difference, but crap ones are easy to
replace.

It looks to be a Manitou Axel.

Sell em and get some Marzocchis .

Thanks all!
I've bought it and i think it's quite good!

Why do you think that the manitou axel fork is not good?

J_T_Magnino wrote:
Thanks all!
I've bought it and i think it's quite good!

Why do you think that the manitou axel fork is not good?

The Axel regular spring is tuned for a rider weight around 100 lbs. I am
135lbs, and I can bottom out the fork braking hard. That kind of ****-poor
spring rate is unacceptable, even if there is a ride kit available. Keep in
mind that these forks come on 19" and 21" bikes, whose riders weigh
sometimes more than double what the spring seems to be rated for.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training