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help choosing sons first proper bike - scott vs trek

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    #2
    C3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭C3PO


    The specification is similar but the brakes are better on the Scott!


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    fourmations
    Registered Users Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭fourmations


    thanks

    i saw and rode the scott but didnt see the trek
    (he was with his mom when he looked at that)

    one thing i though on the scott was that on its fastest gear
    i maxed out the speed easy enough, I know they are mountain bikes
    but is that normal? are the ratios unusual on the scott, is that to be expected?
    are the gears decent enough? we tried a cube agility as well as a comparison
    it was a bit too expensive (750e) but the gears seemed way superior

    https://www.cube.eu/en/2017/hardtail/analog/cube-analog-darkgreyngreen-2017/


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    Miklos
    Registered Users Posts: 985 ✭✭✭Miklos


    fourmations wrote: »
    thanks

    i saw and rode the scott but didnt see the trek
    (he was with his mom when he looked at that)

    one thing i though on the scott was that on its fastest gear
    i maxed out the speed easy enough, I know they are mountain bikes
    but is that normal? are the ratios unusual on the scott, is that to be expected?
    are the gears decent enough? we tried a cube agility as well as a comparison
    it was a bit too expensive (750e) but the gears seemed way superior

    https://www.cube.eu/en/2017/hardtail/analog/cube-analog-darkgreyngreen-2017/

    It's a mountain bike so the top gear is always going to be lower than a normal roadbike, plus you're a grown man and he's only a youngfella so I wouldn't worry about it too much. You'd have to look at a more road oriented bike if you want a higher top gear.


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    #5
    joey100
    Registered Users Posts: 3,425 ✭✭✭joey100


    Buy him the bike he likes the look of the best. He will use it more. There won't be a huge difference between them so best getting him the one he likes best.


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