MTB- silverback slade 3 and 4

[Lynn Denyssen]

Good day guys.

I would like to start doing mountain biking so i need a bike, i dont want to spend about of money on my first bicycle. My budget us R8500, I would like to know, which is a better buy, a silverback slade 4 R5000 or the silverback slade 3 R6500. And then I also saw a Specialized bike in the shop for R9500. Please any recommendation welcome. And also I am 1.7m tall but weight about 140kgs. Should I get a small or medium bike

[Dexter-morgan]

Go for the Slade 3, look out for a Silverback sola, very good value for money, Medium should be ok -the slade 3 you posted looks like a small.

[Theunissa]

I agree with dexter. For a budget of 8500 you can get a much better bike second hand. It might just take time. Im 1.63 and ride a medium.

 

 

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[Raf]

Have a look around for a slade 1... seen a few of them pop up under 10k recently

 

Especially now that guys have received bonuses :-)

[Uni]

 

Hi Lynn welcome to the dark side

My first 'proper' mountain bike was the Slade 4 - I unfortunately was a tad too eager beaver and walked out of the bike shop with a shiny new bike that was too big for me - I'm 1.63m and I bought a medium. I ended up selling it a few months later at a huge loss

 

I then bought a silverback Splash 1 - ladies specific frame probably same component level as the Slade 4 - also in a medium( again I don't know why) - I've been riding the splash for 3 yrs, apart from the tubeless upgrade and a cassette replacement, it's served me well. I've only recently upgraded my bike. If any of the silverbacks on sale have been well looked after, try it out for size - according to the silverback site you should fit a medium but I find their frames (especially the top tube) to be a tad high - while some people will say stand over height doesn't matter, trust me, if you're starting out, it matters when you need to dismount and hop off the saddle in a hurry.

 

[MEYER1]

Phone Bike Addict in Malmesbury they have a lot of bikes and some 2 hand ones.

0224822974 ore look at there web side.

[Lynn Denyssen]

Thank you very much everyone! This is all very helpfull