on/off road bikes

[Cubist]

Shane
Google "Mongoose Tyax Elite". It got reasonable reviews on Bikeradar, and to be honest you're not going to get much better for your budget. It has it's minus points, with mechanical discs, but the rest of the kit looks reasonable enough.

I love the way the B'Twin is "not recommended for rough terrain"!

 

[Black Sheep]

thought about fixing your current bike?

by X rated i presume you mean the Saracen range that halfords seem to carry?

 

[shane]

i would cost like £300 just to get it fixed

 

[RedBike]

i would cost like £300 just to get it fixed

Why, whats wrong with it?
It probably wouldn't cost £300 to build a bare frame up if you're willing to accept crap parts like these bikes you've been linking to have got.

 

[stewlewis]

I bought a Monggose Tyax Elite a couple of years ago, for £252. I think it's a great bike. Some of the parts are low spec but I'll just upgrade as they wear out. Overall I love it.

This is the frame/spec of my bike's year:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MONGOOSE-TYAX...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

And depending on what size you are this is the updated model at a great price:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2009-Mongoose...14&_trkparms=72:1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[The Rookie]

For about £70 I have built up a nicish bike using second hand Giant ally frame and Suntour forks and then adding bits from my diing bike and other sources (ebay, local tip recycling shop, local community freecycle etc), OK it doesn't llok brand new, but its a joy to drive.

Building it is fun, but better still you learn how everything works and then you can repair it yourself and keep the maintenance going, you can also pick the bits that suite you as you go, I like a short riser stem as I suffer wrist problems so can't be too much weight on them, so no point buying a part that doesn't do what you want!

Simon