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landsurfer wrote:Its back to ebay, shpock, gumtree etc. Ive just bought a cracking allow framed Raleigh MBT for £50 ... as new ....

I did think that too and I've had a good look around. I think it can depend heavily on your area, around me it mostly consists of either cheap rusty bikes or expensive road bikes. I will continue to look though, thanks.

Hi All,

I'm looking at buying a MTB from either Halfords or Decathlon to use for getting to/from university every day.

I have previously owned the basic Apollo Slant from Halfords which lasted about 2 years before the chain and rear wheel hub broke simultaneously at some traffic lights! I didn't get this repaired as the cycle shops around me wanted to charge at or more than what the bike was originally purchased for, so instead I brought up a Karnac Land Rover bike from back home to use for the remainder of my 3rd year, however this was stolen after a week!

I've found the Rockrider 340 at Decathlon https://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-3 ... l#v2004297#tstoreTab

I haven't purchased through Decathlon before, but not sure if I really trust Halfords or the cheap Apollo bikes again as they tried to charge me £150 to repair mine.

Any suggestions for a cheap new MTB?
Thanks all for your help.