Bike recommendation please

[Anthony MTB]

1 hour ago, noobcyc said:

Hi,

 

Between the Stride HD at R6999 and the Stride Deluxe at R10999 which would you recommend? Is the R4k extra worth it?

https://silverbackbikes.de/pages/compare-bikes?product1=stride-hd-gen4&product2=stride-deluxe-gen-4

 

If you just wanna do some weekend riding or commuting you could get away with the hd. But for the long run if you wanna step up your game a bit, the package on the deluxe is better, eg. air fork, 1x drivetrain, and shimano brakes

[RobynE]

The Deluxe is significantly better specced than the HD but I would honesty sooner buy a second hand Trek or Titan or Giant etc. As much as the Deluxe is better than the HD it’s still really meh IMO. 

[RobynE]

There’s a Norco Storm, couple of Scotts and a few more in the Sales section that are all much better specced than the new SBs you are looking at. Don’t dismiss older bikes - the big brands are just about bulletproof. 
 

NB if you pay R11k for the SB Deluxe know that you won’t get R7k for it the day after you buy it. 
 

Go ride a few and see which one you love. You definitely can’t buy a bike off the internet. 

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, RobynE said:

There’s a Norco Storm, couple of Scotts and a few more in the Sales section that are all much better specced than the new SBs you are looking at. Don’t dismiss older bikes - the big brands are just about bulletproof. 
 

NB if you pay R11k for the SB Deluxe know that you won’t get R7k for it the day after you buy it. 
 

Go ride a few and see which one you love. You definitely can’t buy a bike off the internet. 

 

One provisor though ....

 

If you dont KNOW bikes .... take a mechanic with to check it.  OR, search like crazy as there are many lists on the Hub of things you need to check before buying second hand.

 

 

Rule ONE: "It has just been serviced" .... this means ZERO !!!!!!

 

A buddy one of these, "just serviced" bikes and at first glance it did look okay.  It looked good because it was cleaned properly and had new tyres on .... NOT tubeless ready ... bearings were shot ... chain stretched to heck and gone ..... we had to do a full rebuild, which can cost you more than the bike .....

 

 

Second hand .... YES, but only if you KNOW what to look it.

[noobcyc]

Thanks for the tips!

How would you rate the Specialized Rockhopper Comp versus these Silverbacks? It costs more and doesn’t have the air fork though. Are its components and/or build quality generally better or are you just paying for the name? 

[Anthony MTB]

5 hours ago, noobcyc said:

Thanks for the tips!

How would you rate the Specialized Rockhopper Comp versus these Silverbacks? It costs more and doesn’t have the air fork though. Are its components and/or build quality generally better or are you just paying for the name? 

With some brands like specialized you pay for name so yes, you are paying mor because its a specialized. But like the others said, second hand is better value. With 10k you'll get a good second hand bike but buy new as possible even if its not as high a level model.

[RobertWhitehead]

You'll be better off getting a 26er