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Hi, I am new to mountain bking and to this forum. I live in Essex and want to make use of the many trails that are available. I am so new in fact, I do not have a bike yet, so I am wondering if you had a recommendations for a first bike. Since I am new to it all, I do not want to be spending too much on one, say less that £400 as an absolute maximum.

What sort of riding do you want to be doing?

Just offroad trail riding I think. Not downhill or racing.

Then there is some bargains to be had.
Decathlon do some real good deals on bikes, as such Ebay. but beware on paying too much for the wrong thing.
In this price bracket the thing to look for is the best fork.
Try to stay away from the likes of Suntour or even the bottom end Rockshox as you'll end up replacing them pretty quickly

Posted up on here on another topic was a mention of cycles uk selling the Specialised hardrock hydro disk braked bike for 400 notes I believe.. Have a check on there website, as a starter bike that's bang on for it.

Thanks for the replies all, very useful.

Thanks again for all the advice, just bought myself this one from a local store in Shenfield. Really pleased with this as a first bike. Now to get it out there on some XC Trails and learn to ride it....

http://www.bikereplacement.co.uk/p55241 ... n-Bike.asp

Linky no.workey

http://www.bikereplacement.co.uk/p55241 ... -Bike.aspx

Sorry, hopefully this is better...

Yep link works.... nice bike.....

Hannibal has a nice voodoo for sale.
Brand new. Never used, £400 new from halfords I think he wants £300 for it

It's in the for sale section here.