MTB (mountain bike riders) anyone?

[monty_GTV]

for a budget of 45k would it be enough to have,

- a full suspension
- frame - aluminum
- fork - fox or rock shox
- drive train - at least shimano deore or sram x5

thanks for any input

[Syuryuken]

for a budget of 45k would it be enough to have,

- a full suspension
- frame - aluminum
- fork - fox or rock shox
- drive train - at least shimano deore or sram x5

thanks for any input

45K na FS? kulang na kulang yan

[111prez]

Baka full suspension seat post

[Phoenix67]

45k full suspension... dati merun KHS na frame mura lang kasi epicon ang nakakabit.

[monty_GTV]

thanks mga sirs, i think i need to stretch more my budget...

[aDD_L]

thanks mga sirs, i think i need to stretch more my budget...

Hi Monty, you will only have 2 choices, go budget or go all out. Either way, mag kakasakit ka pa din ng upgradetitis, hehehe. Mas mag and marami Kayo mag babike, kasi mas maeenganyo ka na gamitin lagi bike mo.

FS frames that I consider good are those in the range of 38K to 45K. Giant trance and anthems, marina and looks 576 as well as Fuji and GT. 50k will get you commencals and for Santa Cruz and yeti 575 (and old model carbon frames from commencal and GT), you will need to shell out ~90k. Higher up will give you the carbon FS frames like santacruz blur carbon, yeti and tomac supermatic. If you go budget, you can get KHS and xtensions, as well as Merida and anthems x4 at ~32 to 35k but bear in mind that the dampers (rear suspension) might only be Rebound models (no lockout and compression adjustments). And those prices are only the FS frames and damper. For the groupset excluding hubs/skewers (I'm a sucker for wheelsets so no need the hubs/skewers), deore/x5 will set you back at around 13k pesos (includes the drivetrain and hydraulic brakesets deore/elixir 5). SLX/x7 will cost you around 20K while XT/X9 will be 27k. For forks, a good starter air suspension is suntour's epicon at 6~7k. Going for fox will cost you 24k, though having tried rockshox, x-fusion, suntour epicon and fox air suspensions, x-fusions velvet tops the smoothness followed by rockshox and suntour then fox, but tunability goes to fox. I never suffered a submarine effect that will make you go over the handlebar on a fox shox vs the others. Xfusions and rockshox (SRAM) forks will set at ~15k to 20k. Now we go to wheelsets (hub, skewer, spokes and rims all in one), name rand Mavics cross ride and fulcrum red metal 5/XL5 cost ~8 to 10k, while crosstrails and red metal 3 and 1 will cost you from 18k to 28k and their high end cross max and red metal 0 cost 45K.
Now you just need to add the seatpost, seat/saddle, grip, handlebar, headset, head post and tires (tubeless/non tubeless) to complete your bike.

Anyway, please confirm the prices as this were prices last year. Good luck on your MTB.

[aDD_L]

thanks mga sirs, i think i need to stretch more my budget...

Hi Monty, you will only have 2 choices, go budget or go all out. Either way, mag kakasakit ka pa din ng upgradetitis, hehehe. Mas maganda marami Kayo mag babike, kasi mas maeenganyo ka na gamitin lagi bike mo.

FS frames that I consider midend are those in the range of 38K to 45K. Giant trance and anthems, marina and looks 576 as well as Fuji and GT will fall in this category. 50k will get you commencals and for Santa Cruz and yeti 575 (and old model carbon frames from commencal and GT), you will need to shell out ~90k. Higher up will give you the carbon FS frames like santacruz blur carbon, yeti and tomac supermatic. If you go budget, you can get KHS and xtensions, as well as Merida and anthems x4 at ~32 to 35k but bear in mind that the dampers (rear suspension) might only be Rebound models (no lockout and compression adjustments). And those prices are only the FS frames and damper. For the groupset excluding hubs/skewers (I'm a sucker for wheelsets so no need the hubs/skewers), deore/x5 will set you back at around 13k pesos (includes the drivetrain and hydraulic brakesets deore/elixir 5). SLX/x7 will cost you around 20K while XT/X9 will be 27k. For forks, a good starter air suspension is suntour's epicon at 6~7k. Going for fox will cost you 24k, though having tried rockshox, x-fusion, suntour epicon and fox air suspensions, x-fusions velvet tops the smoothness followed by rockshox and suntour then fox, but tunability goes to fox. I never suffered a submarine effect that will make you go over the handlebar on a fox shox vs the others. Xfusions and rockshox (SRAM) forks will set at ~15k to 20k. Now we go to wheelsets (hub, skewer, spokes and rims all in one), name rand Mavics cross ride and fulcrum red metal 5/XL5 cost ~8 to 10k, while crosstrails and red metal 3 and 1 will cost you from 18k to 28k and their high end cross max and red metal 0 cost 45K.
Now you just need to add the seatpost, seat/saddle, grip, handlebar, headset, head post and tires (tubeless/non tubeless) to complete your bike.

Anyway, please confirm the prices as this were prices last year. Good luck on your MTB.

[monty_GTV]

thank you very much sir aDD_L, I really appreciate your inputs. I think the prices you mentioned are still valid nowadays. i'm buying 2 bikes actually, one for me and my son. i'm still undecided which brand will I get but as a minimum i'm getting an FS, alum or alloy frame, fox or rock shox forks and at least deore/slx drive trains. I emailed king's bike shop in quiapo and they've been very accommodating, it really depends on the budget. I think i'll go no more than 50k/bike budget, that's I believe a decent build and more than enough for a father and son biking bonding time. let upgradetitis take its course later

[Pipefish]

Or just buy a built/pre-assembled bike.

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[111prez]

There are decent built bikes for around Php30-40K, after discounts.

You can also haggle for freebies (water bottle cages, chainstay protectors, etc)

Good hunting and enjoy your rides. It will be great bonding time with your son.