new mtb for newby

[dirtcrazy]

hi all - i have a friend whom started cycling this past weekend - she is fit (running) and would like to buy a mtb... budget R8000-R12000 (not more than that) - she is about 1.74m and weight 64kg - jip skinny runner - any ideas of which bike (websites) she can spend her money on - note she also needs to buy shoes / helmet etc..

 

thx guys

[The expat cyclist]

My wife started with for R10k in 2008 and it now looks like this

1.64m and 51kg.

Edited August 8, 2011 by MJ the mountainbiker

[Mojoman]

Try this for starters:

 

http://www.obike.co.za/Products/ProductsList.aspx