Mountain Bike advice wanted

[sargie]

Dont touch mechanical discs, the actuation ratio is nothing compared to Rim Brakes

and again in english please..

 

[robc11]

Think im going to go for the Specialized hardrock sport, found it in a shop not to far from me for £293 Specialized Hardrock Sport and i could go and pick it up. The reason i was thinking of getting mechanical discs is so if i decide to upgrade to hydraulic discs ive already got the hubs and just need the hydraulic parts, but if you guys say avoid them well iguess your the experts that why i asked the questions lol

 

[cracker666]

Two Words "Rim wear" thats what youll face with rim brakes
I have a 2008 Giant Trance 2 with Sun doublewide rims on Hope Pro2 hubs, XTR drive train, Hope 203/183 Mono M4's I wouldnt go back to rim brakes after having Hydraulic Disc brakes.
I use it for Downhill, Freeride and a lot of forest singletrack.
Total control even in the mud / wet no loss of braking contact.

Have a look on a specialist forum like mtbr.com.

 

[SkinbacK]

Think im going to go for the Specialized hardrock sport, found it in a shop not to far from me for £293 Specialized Hardrock Sport and i could go and pick it up. The reason i was thinking of getting mechanical discs is so if i decide to upgrade to hydraulic discs ive already got the hubs and just need the hydraulic parts, but if you guys say avoid them well iguess your the experts that why i asked the questions lol

I wouldn't say avoid them, hydraulic disc breaks offer the best performance so as your going upgrade one day you might as well go for the bike that has the right forks to accommodate those disc pad calipers.

 

[MH]

Two Words "Rim wear" thats what youll face with rim brakes
I have a 2008 Giant Trance 2 with Sun doublewide rims on Hope Pro2 hubs, XTR drive train, Hope 203/183 Mono M4's I wouldnt go back to rim brakes after having Hydraulic Disc brakes.
I use it for Downhill, Freeride and a lot of forest singletrack.
Total control even in the mud / wet no loss of braking contact.

Have a look on a specialist forum like mtbr.com.

You have to remember he is buying a budget bike with budget part, I could go on about my setup....
Hope Hoops - (Hope Pro2 with DT Swiss Rims)
Rock Shox Revelation 426 Dual Air Forks
Race Face CrankSet with external BB
Fox Float RL Shock
Magura Louise Brakes with 203mm front and 180 rear
Sram X9 Drive Train........

However he is going to buy a decent fram to which he can upgrade components in the future. Firstly Fork then the wheels.