XL demo bikes - MTB XC Full sus

[cava]

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[MarkJS]

Can't help you with the demo issue - but I can really recommend the Zesty. I love mine.

[anonymous-user]

Assume you've called the hire places at the trail centres and see what they have? Do the Giant stores still do their hire before you buy thing? you pay £25 and a deposit, take the bike away and try it wherever you want, no obligation etc. I think all the details are online.

[neenaw]

Specialized Concept Stores have access to the Specialized hire fleet. Apparently they have every model of bike available in every size.

[Gizmoish]

Whenever I've been into my local Evans they always seem to have the mountain bikes in 'huge'. I'm not a midget - a perfectly normal 31" inside leg...

[anonymous-user]

tbh, i'd settle for a quick scoot around a car park rather than nothing! You should be able to tell if the basic size is right with that, how you sit on/in the bike, adjust seat height, check reach and bar angle, see how the bike carves into turns, pop a manual to see if you like the seat post angle/chain stay length. Pedal hard against the brakes in a low gear to see if the suspension bobs like made. drop off a curb to check the start of stroke progression etc.

No, it won't be like riding off a mountain, but it would quickly tell you if the bike the the basic correct size for you!