I'm new to mountain biking in Ireland (have done my fair share back home though) and I want to buy and nice and shiny hardtail carbon XC bike. So far I've looked at Trek 9.7/9.8 for example but from what I've understood these are totally sold out and there's no hope for ordering them in either.>:(
I'm not that interested in Giant bikes that are sold everywhere and I've been to cycleways, cycle superstore and cycle surgery already and I've a very limited selection in mind but I'm looking for more before making a decision.
Can anyone give tips on bike shops in Dublin that would sell high-end XC bikes? There's loads of shops around but it's difficult to make out if they're specialized in commuting/road/mtb or do a bit of everything.
Head to Hollingsworth in Tempologue and ask what can they get in for you. The other option is The Cycle Inn on the Long Mile Road. Most shops around Dublin don't keep the high end stuff in stock, but the two mentioned here can get you pretty much anything. The Cycle Innhave built some very flash Carbon XC bikes recently.
Hi Karl,
Email me on gbdcycleconsultants@gmail.com I am representing a major German brand with amazing carbon bikes full xt for close to €1500.
Major launch coming soon!.
gordon
Are you going to race XC over here? When I started riding here (I'm from north of Poland) I quickly found out that the trails are much rougher than at home and the weather doesn't let up for a second and most of the time you will ride in conditions that are not really bike friendly.... At home everybody rides XC hardtails and when I was buying my first bike here I didn't even think of anything of buying anything else, but how wrong I was! :)
So in a nutshell, go for the fancy XC bike if you are going to race / train on it but if you want something just for trail riding I would get a nice light full susser with 130-140mm travel, you will enjoy riding here much more.
Just though I would share my experience, not sure how the trails look like in Estonia :)
Max - I guess it's the same for me. Back home nobody would ride a FS bike, some don't even have front suspension to save weight and having an extra kilo to carry up a hill doesn't sound very tempting to me either:) and I was planning on doing some racing as well!
I was planning to go to hollingsworth, I found their website and even their Facebook page but the thing I didn't find was their address/map:) Templeogue is kind of broad...I did find a listing on google maps but that brought me to a (very nice) residential area with no businesses in sight so I just gave up and continued my ride but if you tell me it's worth it, i'll give it another try and write down their number if I get lost again.
I suggest you go to a race, and look at other peoples bikes. they will normally let you have a good look and a spin. that way you can get an honest opinion and you can see what is popular.
Carbon bikes in Ireland don't really work. yes they are nice, and yes they are bling, but they break. and because of this they are very hard to sell secondhand..
i have a carbon lapierre and it has survived 2 years of dogs abuse and i would give it 2 big toes and two thumbs up !! No XC bike in the world has been given the punishment this yoke has !!!
Would I be right in saying it had been replaced under warranty? Same as Alfies 28 XTC's?
To be fair though, I've seen you break Stinky's etc... in fact, you've broke every bike you've had in the last 6 years. And every car. And every goober.....
Early Days Bryan.... you will either crack and go back to golf/tennis/squash or go through some kind of Metamorphosis, coming out as a highly capable MTB'r...
either way, the goober gets broke....
Show me any long term goobers still wearing an Epic Jersey?
Thanks for the tip on the second hard market. I'm not that sceptical about carbon frames myself but if the rest of the market is then that's good to know. The cases I've seen/heard of carbon frames breaking usually comes down to a specific model which was just poorly built. My previous carbon trek from 2005 is still in one piece. The other reason for frames breaking is usually the size of the rider, so ironically if you are a "fat fecker" then you're more likely to break it:D
I'm new to mountain biking in Ireland (have done my fair share back home though) and I want to buy and nice and shiny hardtail carbon XC bike. So far I've looked at Trek 9.7/9.8 for example but from what I've understood these are totally sold out and there's no hope for ordering them in either.>:(
I'm not that interested in Giant bikes that are sold everywhere and I've been to cycleways, cycle superstore and cycle surgery already and I've a very limited selection in mind but I'm looking for more before making a decision.
Can anyone give tips on bike shops in Dublin that would sell high-end XC bikes? There's loads of shops around but it's difficult to make out if they're specialized in commuting/road/mtb or do a bit of everything.
Head to Hollingsworth in Tempologue and ask what can they get in for you. The other option is The Cycle Inn on the Long Mile Road. Most shops around Dublin don't keep the high end stuff in stock, but the two mentioned here can get you pretty much anything. The Cycle Innhave built some very flash Carbon XC bikes recently.
Hi Karl,
Email me on gbdcycleconsultants@gmail.com I am representing a major German brand with amazing carbon bikes full xt for close to €1500.
Major launch coming soon!.
gordon
Are you going to race XC over here? When I started riding here (I'm from north of Poland) I quickly found out that the trails are much rougher than at home and the weather doesn't let up for a second and most of the time you will ride in conditions that are not really bike friendly.... At home everybody rides XC hardtails and when I was buying my first bike here I didn't even think of anything of buying anything else, but how wrong I was! :)
So in a nutshell, go for the fancy XC bike if you are going to race / train on it but if you want something just for trail riding I would get a nice light full susser with 130-140mm travel, you will enjoy riding here much more.
Just though I would share my experience, not sure how the trails look like in Estonia :)
Max - I guess it's the same for me. Back home nobody would ride a FS bike, some don't even have front suspension to save weight and having an extra kilo to carry up a hill doesn't sound very tempting to me either:) and I was planning on doing some racing as well!
I was planning to go to hollingsworth, I found their website and even their Facebook page but the thing I didn't find was their address/map:) Templeogue is kind of broad...I did find a listing on google maps but that brought me to a (very nice) residential area with no businesses in sight so I just gave up and continued my ride but if you tell me it's worth it, i'll give it another try and write down their number if I get lost again.
I suggest you go to a race, and look at other peoples bikes. they will normally let you have a good look and a spin. that way you can get an honest opinion and you can see what is popular.
Carbon bikes in Ireland don't really work. yes they are nice, and yes they are bling, but they break. and because of this they are very hard to sell secondhand..
i have a carbon lapierre and it has survived 2 years of dogs abuse and i would give it 2 big toes and two thumbs up !! No XC bike in the world has been given the punishment this yoke has !!!
Would I be right in saying it had been replaced under warranty? Same as Alfies 28 XTC's?
To be fair though, I've seen you break Stinky's etc... in fact, you've broke every bike you've had in the last 6 years. And every car. And every goober.....
Early Days Bryan.... you will either crack and go back to golf/tennis/squash or go through some kind of Metamorphosis, coming out as a highly capable MTB'r...
either way, the goober gets broke....
Show me any long term goobers still wearing an Epic Jersey?
Thanks for the tip on the second hard market. I'm not that sceptical about carbon frames myself but if the rest of the market is then that's good to know. The cases I've seen/heard of carbon frames breaking usually comes down to a specific model which was just poorly built. My previous carbon trek from 2005 is still in one piece. The other reason for frames breaking is usually the size of the rider, so ironically if you are a "fat fecker" then you're more likely to break it:D