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Best Bike Under $800?

October 14th, 2007 by Arleigh Jenkins

Again I was searching the MTBR forums late at night with a cold beer in my hand.  I stumbled across a post asking a good bike under $800.  The author actually labeled it as the “Best Bike Under $800″ which is hard to say because the best bike is different for each rider.

My winner for a great mountain bike under $800 -

2008 Gary Fisher Piranha
SRAM drivetrain, Shimano hydraulic brakes, Rock Shox Tora fork, and a good wheelset.  It is available in two different colors, bright green and matte white.

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  1. 1 Fritz  on Oct 15th, 2007 at 6:36 pm

    My son (age 12) is shopping for a new bike. He has is eyes on the Ibis Mojo SL, which is about a $4000 bike built up. He’s even talked about selling plasma to save up for that bike. Let’s see if I can convince him this Fisher is just as good ;-)

  2. 2 Arleigh  on Oct 15th, 2007 at 7:38 pm

    It comes in two different colors so it seems to appeal to almost anyone.

  3. 3 Andy  on Oct 17th, 2007 at 12:11 am

    Saw this at a LBS a few weeks ago. Very nice bike and even rode it around a bit.

    I have a personal preference towards the Mullet, not the best components, but I just love the styling of it.

  4. 4 Fritz  on Oct 21st, 2007 at 1:13 am

    My son test rode a bike today that was on sale for a bit *over* $800 - the Cannondale F4. It’s the 07 model so it’s a closeout special at the LBS, but for a bit over Arleight’s price range you get Deore front derailleur, X7 9 speed rear derailleur, Avid disc brakes, Shimano hubs, SPDs, etc all on a made-in-USA frame. The big negative for my son is the 80mm Headshok — it looks “weird” which is the all important factor for middle school boys.

  5. 5 Michael  on Oct 21st, 2007 at 12:38 pm

    a lot of people at mtbr seem to like the hardrock pro… its nothing special but it seems every other review says that “upgraded my hardrock pro”

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