Mountain Bikes > by Front Braking System

Advantages: Looks Good, Smooth Gears, Hardcore, Not Too Light Or Too Heavy, Comfy Ride, Good Grip
Disadvantages: Brakes Should Be Hydraulics, Forks Should Have Slightly More Travel

The Chucker is now available online at around £320 in the black colour or £350 for the blue (which looks better in real life than it does in the pictures). The Chucker handles jumps really well and, although the bash ring [the front part where the gear change happens- normally has about 3 cogs in it] is not best for speed & long distance road riding (I managed 40 miles in a day) but keeps the chain on during jumps. All the SRAM parts [all the parts ...
...a lot of thrashing about and have a really smooth change. The rear derraillier [the mechanism that moves the chain from one gear to another] even stayed together with my friend jumping on it. It is perfect for stunts as the front & forks are not too light (as in the Diamondback Groove) so you do not fall backwards during jumps and wheelies; the weight overall is pretty light . The tires have great grip on loose gravel but still manage well on tarmaced ... Read review

Advantages: Well built, good performace,
Disadvantages: None so far...

I have recently bought this bike from Halfords and I am very pleased with it. I originally had an old Raleigh bike, and after that broke on me after many years of use, I decided it was time to treat myself and get a new bike. I did abit of research and landed on this bike. I'm glad I did. The bike looks like it means business. It has front suspension with a lock out facility, which is especially useful when climbing uphill. The Shimano Deore gears ...
...so far. Even the hydraulic gears work silently. The price did frighten me at first, but as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for I recommend buying a heavy duty lock for it aswell. I am very pleased with this bike, so much so that I am hopefully going to compete in the London to Brighton Cycle RIde this year. ... Read review

Advantages: Everything, build, price, quality, aftercare, look of bike
Disadvantages: none

I purchased my Carrera Banshee from Halfords on-line, the bike was priced at WAS £579.99 but being a bike coming to be replaced you can save £145.00. When I ordered mine there was a further 10% of online orders so I ended up with a brilliant bike worth £579.99 for £365.00. Although I was sent a 19 inch bike instead of the 20 inch I ordered apparently this is a mistake on the website. So if you order there is no actual difference being a suspension ...
...all mountain 6" travel bar linkage 19" aluminium frame With robust Suntour Epicon 140mm travel fork with lock out. This lockout system is a must if you need to go on roads as well as off road; this is due to the bouncing in the lock position for off road. You need the bike to act as a hard tail on roads as it can be quite a handful if the suspension is to soft this can also be done for the rear coil to. The rear suspension is X-fusion Glyde RL ... Read review

Advantages: Top quality kit
Disadvantages: Nothing at all

...combine the brakes with the specialized tyres and you have some great control. OTHER BITS FRAME New for 07 M4 manipulated alloy frame, butted ORE DT, disc only, forged dropouts w/ replaceable 98954020 derailleur hanger FORK RockShox Recon 335 SL, 100mm, 32mm alloy stanchions, alloy steerer, disc only, Turn Key damper, lockout w/ rebound adjust, coil spring HEADSET 1 1/8" threadless STEM Specialized 3D forged alloy, four bolt, 31.8mm, 7 degree rise ...
...degree back/6deg upsweep GRIPS Specialized Enduro, dual density, Kraton FRONT BRAKE Avid Juicy 3, hydraulic disc, 6" G2 Clean Sweep rotor REAR BRAKE Avid Juicy 3, hydraulic disc, 6" G2 Clean Sweep rotor BRAKE LEVERS Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic FRONT DERAILLEUR Shimano Deore M-530 REAR DERAILLEUR Shimano XT SHIFT LEVERS Shimano Deore SL M511 CASSETTE Shimano HG-50, 9-speed, 11-34t CHAIN Shimano HG-73, 1/2" x 3/32" w/ missing link CRANKSET Shimano FCM-540, ... Read review

Advantages: Good mulit-tasking bike
Disadvantages: Only supplied with summer tyres and brake system is pain in the neck to service

...kit, of course being a specialized it will be and over the last thousand miles which have been a mix of off roading fun and simple on road commuting i can say this bike is a good mulit tasker. its lock-out suspension makes a world of difference for when you need to climb a hill on the road and when your off road with the lock-out off, provided you have the correct inflation in the suspension its a strong firm ride and you can feel whats happening ...
...surfaces you can feel, etc. now although i rate this bike to be very good, and worth the money like all cycles it has its bad points. the brake system prooves a pain in the neck to bleed, re-fill, etc when your using the hayes bleeding kit, i found that the filling bottle kept braking and this resulted in brake fluid going everywhere! Many people from my cycling club agree that the kit is very bad quality. my other bad point is that the bike only ... Read review