mtb review please!

[PappaBear]

Must say my Schwinn was also bulletproof!!  Survived everything I threw at it, including a Peugot 206...... 

[keith]

Well Pappabear I had a Citi Golf thrown at my Schwinn at it survived too!

[dirtrider]

Cable disks giving problems ?? Tell me more .

[MintSauce]

I would agree that a cheap disc is inferior to a solid v-brake. The

truth is that irrespective of which option you choose, eventually

you'll want to upgrade to proper discs.

 

 

 

By going with the cheap discs now, you won't have to upgrade wheels

later when you get discs, as the wheels you get with a v-brake equipped bike will in all

likelihood not be disc-compatible.

 

 

 

Also, unless the shop is prepared to swop out components, you won't get

a better fork/wheels on a bike with v's as all the components will be

of a lower spec than the disc model anyway.

 

And in any case, at this price level asking the shop to drop the discs in favour of upgrading other components is not worth it IMO because the price difference between those entry-level discs and v's is so little that the upgrades they will be prepared to offer you will still be pretty cheap and very close to bottom of the range.

 

As for the frame, I have the same frame built up as a single speed and have had no issues. GT's aluminium frames have always been pretty solid. Known many friends who have owned them over the years and have never heard of a failure....that very rare.

 

I'd say go for it

 

My 0.17c

 

 

 

[keith]

Thanks Mintsauce I see what you saying, but for the riding I'm going to be doing as a beginner I think the basic disc brakes should be ok. Its good to know the GT frames are winners!

[keith]

Is the triangle below the seat post to strengthen the frame? I've seen a few mtbs with frames like this one and wondered why move away from the traditional setup?

[AndreZA]

Is the triangle below the seat post to strengthen the frame? I've seen a few mtbs with frames like this one and wondered why move away from the traditional setup?

 

they told me, obviously sales talk, that it helps making the ride smoother. Now instead of all the vibrations from the seat stays going into the seat tube and up the set post, it now gets spread into the top tube.

 

 

[Weekend_Warrior]

when i bought my MTB which is entry level there was 1 bike that came with V-Brake that had disk ready hubs but i cant remember which manufacturer it was.