Which one has better components?

[ptys27]

Which one has better components? value for money.
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-50 ... 22471.html

https://www.evanscycles.com/trek-marlin ... y-EV291960

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/gt-avalanche-sport-2016/

[NATURAL ANKLING]

Hi,
7-8-9 speed..............hard / soft tail...............29 - 27.5 - 26.

Try Halfords?

[ptys27]

What do you mean by those numbers? i dont know much about biking. for that price i can see this in halfords.

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/m ... ntain-bike

[landsurfer]

Do not buy anything from Halfords ..apart from a Boardman bike .... keep your distance. Poor quality, built down to a price very poor aftersales service...

[hamster]

GT by a country mile: hydraulic brakes for starters.

The other two are as heavy as boat anchors...33lbs!

[TrevA]

Of the 3 you posted, the Marin and the GT have very low end kit, mostly Tourney/Altus which are Shimano's bottom of the range groupsets. The GT does have hydraulic disks which are better than cable operated disc brakes on the other two, but harder to look after. The Decathlon has a SRAM groupset, which is a different manufacturer so hard to compare. The numbers mentioned in the above posts are the number of gears on the rear wheel cassette/freewheel. Normally more gears = better quality. Decathon have a reputation for producing good value for money own brand bikes.

Weight is also a good indicator of quality, as mentioned above. Lighter = better.

[ptys27]

So if you would be me which one would you choose?

[iandriver]

So if you would be me which one would you choose?

Avoid the Decathlon full suspension one like the plague at that price point.

[Threevok]

Being an Avalanche rider (although I built mine myself) - I would go for the GT

[Smudgerii]

Rockrider 520 from Decathlon if you don't need full suspension.

[djnotts]

"Avoid the Decathlon full suspension one like the plague at that price point."

Absolutely! A suspension fork that is worth having is going to cost more than the whole bike price! For the same reason, any hardtail worth having is going to be > half a grand. It's a shame that so difficult to buy a decent rigid mtb for a sensible price - but then do you need an mtb?

[PH]

Do not buy anything from Halfords ..apart from a Boardman bike .... keep your distance. Poor quality, built down to a price very poor aftersales service...

That's simply not true. There's plenty of good bikes available at Halfords, there's models in the Carrerra that have long had a good reputation, the Subway in particular. One of the MTB Vodoo bikes was MBRs bike of the year! Diamondback have some good offerings as do Raleigh. Service from Halfords can be a bit hit and miss, but the same can be said of other volume retailers.

[djnotts]

" There's plenty of good bikes available at Halfords, there's models in the Carrerra that have long had a good reputation, the Subway in particular."

Correct!

[PH]

I'm glad to see you've been able to increase your budget from the other bikes you were previously asking about. For around the £300 mark you should be able to find something that will give you many miles of pleasure.
I don't know much about the choice, or anything about the bikes in your links. There are some things I think it is worth considering. As has been said, suspension isn't necessary unless you are getting into serious mountain biking, in which case you'll need a bigger budget, so best avoided. Disk brakes have become popular, but decent ones are several times more expensive than V brakes and unlikely to be found at this price point. The rear gears will be either a freewheel or a cassette, the later make for a stronger wheel.
I started cycling on something similar to this
www.evanscycles.com/ridgeback-anteron-2 ... e-EV258042

In the couple of years I had it, I commuted 8 miles most days, did a couple of Sustrans tours, started riding with a CTC group and did my first couple of Audax rides. It wasn't the best bike I've ever had, I certainly got my monies worth.

[ptys27]

i'm to heavy for a bike with the normal fork