How To Buy Your First Mountain Bike | The GMBN Guide

I think this video has missed out on the mid range hardtail category.
You can get some great deals in the sales
Ragley Marley 2.0 £700
Whyte 801 £630
Vitus Sentier £665
Kona Mahuna £660
All of these would be a better investment for beginners than the budget full sus bikes shown

Good full suspension bike starts around 1200€

Never one to complain about advertising / sponsor videos, that’s how channels like this are able to provide content for free after all, although in this case I can’t help but feel it’s disingenuous to suggest that it would be wise to spend your money on something 3 by with V brakes versus spending the same on a decent couple year old hard tail with proper brakes & a half decent drivetrain

I can’t imagine GMBN actually suggesting you go out and spend your money on a bike with V brakes because it has ‘double walled wheels!’ from decathalon if it weren’t for the sponsorship versus finding something much more suitable for the trails on the same budget from the used market

me whit 26 weels and all coil

I hate livinh in dk sometimes. The cheoest hardtail in dk is around the 600 and full suspension start at 3000

I have the 600 quid rockrider and it's been over a year now for full suspension amateur based its been a great comfortable bike i love it i can't afford to go over 1k-etc so for now it's been an absolute beast for trails its helped amazingly to build confidence to building up to jumps its gone really well

rockrider🤮🤮🤮🤮

200 bucks full suspension 29er at Walmart😉

Are chromoly frames a thing?

Damn good video! Thank you so much

not too heavy ?

i want to sell one of my road bikes and get into mountain biking but I'm still stuck between a hard tail or full suspension, mostly want to start with trail riding and single track. i like the option of having the full suspension but i probably wouldnt use it to its potential

The answer is:with money

I wish the full range of rockrider bikes were in the us

great video, so many choices, can't go wrong really

😎I'm glad you choose BTwin bikes for example. ST530s that's the dream bike for me.

Good full suspension bikes start at 600£ right definitely true (totally not decathlon trying to push their cheaper bikes 💀)

How did you jump from £300 to £600 I was waiting for like £400 maybe £450 lol

i found an abandoned bike and was just thinking of adding some modifications. Disk plates definitely been on my mind

Is the padding in your pants in back or front?

The problem is the st900s do not have Small S size!

Should I get the st 900s

Me thinking my 160 mm is small

Huge thank you to decathlon for leaving their dumpsters open.

Brilliant video👌

decathlon is an awesome company and have mindblowing price-to-quality ratios

i get bike components from them and i've not had a problem yet, bought everything from chain catchers and cables to tools from them and they've yet to let me down

So decathlon in India is a lil more on the expensive side so my second ever mountain bike I'm gonna get is the St 100
Hopefully I can customize the bar and turn it into disk brakes if possible :D

Bought my 1st mtb last month. Ended up with a Specialized Rockhopper Expert. I really like it and I'm already looking for another, higher end bike. The Rockhopper will become my XC bike.

Question in terms of derailleur choice: If im building my first enduro bike (brand new ns snabb from the 15-6’ ish design with 142x12 axle) and am going for an 1x11 system, wich one of those would be recommended? I allready got an xt m765 crankset, with a 34t nw ring that has 1mm offset so far. For the correct chainline should it be more? The snabb has a 73mm bb shell, and my rear casette has to be hg compatible and the provisioned range is 11-46 on the back end. If anybody could help me out with derailleur choice that would be nice. Currently im debating myself between m7000(not in stock at most places anymore, m8000got a handful in stock at places and 5100 which i easily could buy. Pros cons against the 5100 vs the other two?

I have a cross grx7 and this Sunday I'm gonna get a 2018 Santa Cruz nomad 😂😂

Alumininimum

Had a few decathlon btwin/rockrider bikes, all excellent nicely built solid bikes. Best bang for buck for sure.

Start cheap, fall in love with riding and go from there.

I'm sad you went from the 229 GBP st100 ( it's not 299!) to the 600 and 900 full suspension bikes . Decathlon has some pretty good hardtails in the 500-1300 GBP range. Like the st900 hardtail, the AM trail, XC100, xc120 and the carbon xc500 with GX eagle groupset and a rockshox reba fork.

I see my bike in this video

Kudos for you guys for doing some Decathlon/Btwin/Rockrider stuff,. they do make some good bang for the buck bikes. I still have my RR9.1 from 2007 that now has had some tasty upgrades, like better wheels, brakes, shorter stem, longer handlebars , and a fork with more travel. 1x drive set. today it would be considered as a Downcountry bike. My son rides it and he loves it. I always say it's better to get one of these bikes than some cheap dodgy no brand entry level 2 wheeler!

My first bike was a Norco Storm a couple years ago, paid around $1000 AUD. It was an amazing entry to the mountain bike scene. I did a 1x conversion myself on it. Already had an air fork and hydraulic disk brakes which I paired with some bigger rotors. I'v since had a slight upgrade to a 2021 Norco Fluid full squish trail bike and love that thing

This is a great vid for anyone thinking of buying their first mtb...or even 2nd, 3rd for many!

Lightness/weight is a much mis-used sales or decision factor tbh.
In cheaper bikes, light usually means weak/not robust

Purchase price isn't the only consideration. Higher level bikes with more kit does usually mean more maintenance though.... hydraulic brake bleeds, suspension servicing, dropper servicing, wearing parts like drivetrains cost more to replace...

Get a saddle fit, or use WTB's fit right calculator.
Fatter saddle does not mean more comfort... it's all about ur sit bones and thigh gap...

Wheels: Light, Strong, Cheap.... you can only choose 2

I’ve got the st150 in grey

For anyone looking to buy the 540s, i can confirm that it is not a decathlon fork, it is actually just a rebranded suntour xcr32 coil fork, very good for people over 65ish kg but after 2 years or so it will start developing problems

AYY THAT 540S IS MY BIKE