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hi, new to the forum but far from new to mtb 🙂
Ive been racing downhill now for two years, and last year/winte was my first time of proper training. i mostly did road riding and a one session of dh a week. But i think ill benefit alof from doing xc aswell as i found my self still abit weak.
now I thought this was the best forum to come with xc issues, so what would be the best bike second hand for around under £5-600...would rather 500 😛
thanks in advanced 🙂
have a look at one of these [img] 
[/img] http://www.wiggle.co.uk/focus-black-raider-40-slx-2011/ it's bang on your budget (£499.99) reduced from £649.99 🙂
Build, unless you find a good complete.
Oh, and there's an On-one Scandal in the classifieds for under £400, you could spend your change on upgrading the fork and your sorted!
I suggest putting up some more info about what sort of riding; lightweight or more burly trails? Your budget says hardtail, but it could be a versatile bike, not just a light one.
I'm a fan of the long travel steel hardtail myself. I've got a Dialled Prince Albert with a 140mm Revelation up front and a gravity dropper seatpost. Light enough to get up, but obviously more set for getting back down 😀
I suggest putting up some more info about what sort of riding; lightweight or more burly trails? Your budget says hardtail, but it could be a versatile bike, not just a light one.
because im a dh'er i find my self being quite heavy on bikes jumping at every occasion i can find and flying through root and rock sections. but I am looking more at hardtails for longer rides as its more for training than leisure.but also it would be nice to have a bike that feels the same as my dh bike (quite low and slack 2010 specialized demo 8 )
I have been looking at giant trance's coming up cheap on ebay which isnt often as they all seem to be large or x.large!
Ill have a look at that focus now! thanks again
Marin Rocky Ridge's come up on ebay for about £450-500.
Can't go wrong with an Trace for a XC do it all day bike, but the Anthem would be a more XC mile munching choice. However, you'd be lucky to get either built on your budget.
thanks for the replys.....youll be surprised at the prices some come up on second hand sites not just ebay.....theres a few around the 550 mark but alot are in large/xlarge but id rather a small or medium being 5"7 and used to low/small bikes