GT Avalanche 3.0 Disk Cable-Hardtail MTB, 2011 Hardtail Mountain Bike £331.99 @ .Damien Harris Cycles

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  DoINeedIt10 months, 2 weeks ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  Few more details:
  
  Great value performance mountain bike from iconic brand GT; the Avalanche 3.0. Featuring a hydroformed 6061 aluminium frame with zerostack headset this bike is at the cutting edge of technology. This bike is fitted with an avalanche of great kit including Tektro disc brakes for amazing stopping power. Coupled with full Shimano gears this bike will give high performance in all conditions. The SR Suntour suspension fork provides high performance and stacks of grip, and can be locked out for climbs or fully active for descents. So if you want a bike for serious trail centre and XC use, the Avalanche is the bike for you! The GT Avalanche 3.0 Disc 2011 Features are: Frame: 6061-AL Hydroformed T/T & D/T, Zerostack headset Fork: SR XCM-V2 100mm, hydro damping & LO, alu lower Headset: Tange Seiki 1 1/8 inch Zerostack Stem: All Terra 3D forged 1 1/8 inch Speed: 24 Front Mech: Shimano Acera Rear Mech: Shimano Alivio 8 Spd Chainset: Suntour XCT V2, 42/32/22T Bottom Bracket: Tange sealed Cassette: Shimano HG-30, 8 Spd 11-32T Chain: KMC Z72 8 SPD Front Brake: Tektro Novela cable, 180mm Rear Brake: Tektro Novela cable, 160mm Rims: Alex DC25 Double wall 32h Front Hub: All Terra alloy disc QR Rear Hub: All Terra alloy 8 spd cassette disc QR Tyres: Maxxis Mobster 26x2.35 Front Maxxis Mobster 26x2.10 Rear Seatpost: All Terra alloy, micro-adjust What is a Hard Tail Mountain Bike? Thick, knobbly tyres and lots of gears are the overriding features of these machines. Strong frames are built to take the rough with the smooth and can often be accompanied by a front suspension fork for added comfort and control. Theyre designed mainly for off road use but these solid, comfortable bikes often meet more general needs.
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  rail massive10 months, 2 weeks ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  i am 6 foot and19 stone, (any good for me) as i am looking AT GETTING INTO BIKING TO LOSE WEIGHT
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  HotOrNotYouDecide10 months, 2 weeks ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  i am 6 foot and19 stone, (any good for me) as i am looking AT GETTING INTO BIKING TO LOSE WEIGHT

  
  
  Does the company you work for do the cycle to work scheme? Another way of getting a good deal.
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  DoINeedIt10 months, 2 weeks ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  I'm 6ft also and weigh 15st and it is the best I have found so far, I will only be using it for road and light trail riding to lose weight myself, unless your going you're planning on going fast, downhill extreme rugged terrain i'd have thought you'd be ok
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  stealthx10 months, 2 weeks ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  
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  lageryron10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #6Show comment toolsReply

  Just walk if you want to lose weight, and eat less .
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  Chamois10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #7Show comment toolsReply

  If you're just going to ride on the road and cycle tracks, it's well worth switching to some slick tyres. Made a massive difference on my bike. Maybe worth considering a hybrid. Good luck with the weight loss.
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  Macdory10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #8Show comment toolsReply

  I have the GT myself, but I wish I had known about the 8.1 Rockrider before I bought mine. http://www.decathlon.co.uk/81-2011-id_8168695.html
  

  
  Edited By: Macdory on Jul 04, 2012 10:24: spelling
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  DoINeedIt10 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #9Show comment toolsReply

  lageryron

  Just walk if you want to lose weight, and eat less .

  
  
  I already do circuit training, golf and windsurfing....but cant stop eating mars bars and snickers
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  Faster Pussycat10 months, 2 weeks ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  That rock rider posted by mac dory is a cracking spec bike for the money.
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  PlaneMan10 months, 2 weeks ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  I have the 2010 version of this with some Schwalbe Road Cruiser tyre (1.75 jobs).
  It's not the lightest bike going but it's tougher than any other bike I've had.
  Stood up to some 4ft drop offs with clumsy landings with only minor buckles to the wheels.
  
  Watch out for the pedals though, if they are anything like the stock ones on my bike theya are rubbish.
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  sowotsdis10 months, 2 weeks ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  are these better than the hoodoo voodoo?
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  upperdecker110 months, 2 weeks ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  sowotsdis

  are these better than the hoodoo voodoo?

  
  
  No the hoodoo is better .
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  regcar10 months, 2 weeks ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  I am reasonably fit 6ft 4ins and just under 14 stone (88kgs). I find that cycling and walking do not reduce my weight. If anything they increase weight. The only way I can lose weight is to eat less. If you go hungry for a few days your stomach shrinks and you no longer feel the urge to eat. Certain foods are very bad for weight gain. I do not eat any sweets, but find that nuts are absolutely terrible for putting on weight. Brazil nuts are the worst, so no longer eat them. Peanuts are pretty bad as well.
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  montyburns5610 months, 2 weeks ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  regcar

  I am reasonably fit 6ft 4ins and just under 14 stone (88kgs). I find that cycling and walking do not reduce my weight. If anything they increase weight. The only way I can lose weight is to eat less. If you go hungry for a few days your stomach shrinks and you no longer feel the urge to eat. Certain foods are very bad for weight gain. I do not eat any sweets, but find that nuts are absolutely terrible for putting on weight. Brazil nuts are the worst, so no longer eat them. Peanuts are pretty bad as well.

  
  
  That might be because muscle weighs more than body fat and peanuts are about 50% fat so they are not the best thing to eat if you are trying to lose weight!
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  zynexiatech10 months, 2 weeks ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  I have been looking too and the Halcyon Talos looks good, on offer at Rutland Cycles Halcyon Talos
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  showstopper8110 months, 2 weeks ago1 Like #17Show comment toolsReply

  Don't buy a mountain bike if your cycling on roads to work. Get a hybrid or road bike.
  This bike says the best brakes yet the are mechanical and not hydraulic.
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  flyan10 months, 2 weeks ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  Paid £200 for this from Wiggle before christmas for the Mrs.
  
  Cold.
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  bigbadbren10 months, 2 weeks ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  I cycle to work most days and I previously used a mountain bike. It annoyed me the amount times other cyclists would overtake me, so I decided to plump for a hybrid (Dawes 301 discovery) and now I do the overtaking....unless they are on a proper road bike.
  
  I take my hybrid on tow paths with no problems. I would only go back to a mountain bike if I was to do some proper offroad riding.
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  PeanutUK10 months, 2 weeks ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  Lost 35kgs myself. Losing weight is 90% diet, and is pretty much completely about the calories in vs calories out. Sign up to my fitness pal, or any other similar site and track your calories and weight will drop off if you are strict.
  
  Cardio is great to keep your heart healthy and riding a bike is good fun, but not essential for weight loss. I avoid eating back the calories from exercise as calories estimates are pretty inaccurate with websites and even heart rate monitors.

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