Originally posted by Diamond_Back_03
hey, first of all, tfunk, where did you find out about the frames, and maelstrom, you seem to be a very experienced mtb'er, so i wanted to know, im selling my outlook, because its had heaps of problems, so can you tell me a very good bike around the GT Avalanche 3.0 price range ($265 AUD)? Is the Avalanche 3.0 a good bike for the money.
Thanx
I have a 2001 Avalanche 1.0. First of all the frame is reenforced, thus is very heavy for a aluminium frame. So if you look at 3.0 components.... often I feel that that frame deserves much better components than that, so if instead of getting a Avalanche 3.0, I would prefer Agressor1.0 or something. Perhaps Giant xtc se3 will even suit you better, as it's famous for light weight( 1.5kg for the frame alone), and very reasonable price. Furthermore it comes with disk brakes( not sure if it's the same for all countries).