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Looking for a FS for around 2k

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  • 09-03-2020 12:07am
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    Peck3277
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭


    Hey all,

    I'm looking to buy a full suspension bike for around 2k (before bike for work deal). I've been looking at the Marin Hawk Hill 2.

    Does anyone have any other recommendations?


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    boomdocker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭boomdocker


    https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/vitus-mythique-27-vrx-bike-sx-eagle-1x12-2020/rp-prod182797

    Look no further!


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    opentarget
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭opentarget


    boomdocker wrote: »
    https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/vitus-mythique-27-vrx-bike-sx-eagle-1x12-2020/rp-prod182797

    Look no further!

    Lovely bike. Unfortunately they don't accept bike to work from the Republic. I had my eye on a Vitus gravel bike that fell through as a result.


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    Peck3277
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭Peck3277


    I've had a look at some reviews and a lot of people seem to be saying it's a really good bike for the money.

    Would this be considered a bike that is easy to upgrade? As it's a 1x12 I imagine it would be easy enough to upgrade components?

    Looking at this opentarget it looks like they are accepting the bike to work scheme from here now, might have been different last time you looked? https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/r-pl/cycle-to-work


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    MBSnr
    Registered Users Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭MBSnr


    ^^^
    I bought mine on the bike to work scheme from a UK supplier. The company just used a company credit card to pay in GBP and the total amount in Euro was processed through payroll. Can your company not do it that way?


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    Peck3277
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭Peck3277


    MBSnr wrote: »
    ^^^
    I bought mine on the bike to work scheme from a UK supplier. The company just used a company credit card to pay in GBP and the total amount in Euro was processed through payroll. Can your company not do it that way?

    Never thought of that, we have a separate business registered in the North so could probably work that out alright!


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    opentarget
    Registered Users Posts: 148 ✭✭opentarget


    Peck3277 wrote: »
    I've had a look at some reviews and a lot of people seem to be saying it's a really good bike for the money.

    Would this be considered a bike that is easy to upgrade? As it's a 1x12 I imagine it would be easy enough to upgrade components?

    Looking at this opentarget it looks like they are accepting the bike to work scheme from here now, might have been different last time you looked? https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/r-pl/cycle-to-work


    Hmm. That's odd, I contacted them directly at the start of Feb and they said they weren't taking it. I'd be super pissed off if they just got it wrong as the bike I wanted was far better spec for the money than what I ended up getting from a local bike shop. Haha

    Id just contact them to confirm. But it looks like you are right based off the link you sent.


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    boomdocker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭boomdocker


    Peck3277 wrote: »

    Would this be considered a bike that is easy to upgrade? As it's a 1x12 I imagine it would be easy enough to upgrade components?
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    what would you want to upgrade on a new, well specced €1,800 bike?


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    Peck3277
    Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭Peck3277


    boomdocker wrote: »
    what would you want to upgrade on a new, well specced €1,800 bike?

    Nothing in mind at the moment really more if I have any notions in a few years. Maybe suspension with more travel or a different dropper post.


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    boomdocker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭boomdocker


    Peck3277 wrote: »
    Nothing in mind at the moment really more if I have any notions in a few years. Maybe suspension with more travel or a different dropper post.



    Far better idea, in my view/experience, to upgrade your bike every few years.
    As a matter of fact if I look back at the last 10 years, it's almost a necessity - things have changed so much as far as components, geometry etc...

    Ride the bike for a few yrs, then sell it on whilst it's still worth something, upgrade...


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