Where to buy second hand?

[Moose.]

Having left my usual steed at home in Indonesia, I now find myself bike-less for the next month or so whilst I'm on holidays here in the UK. Therefore, I'm keen to get myself a mountain bike to use whilst here.

I ride mainly XC and trail centres (but not adverse to hitting a cheeky downhill section if the mood takes me) and would ideally prefer a hard-tail with decent components rather than a full-suss with crappy ones.

Not wanting to fork out for a new bike, where's a good place to pick up something decent for under £500 that's not stolen/broken/etc?

[Rocksteadyeddie]

Ebay or BikeRadar classifieds.

[chrisispringles]

Have a quick flick through the classifieds on Pinkbike as well, there is plenty to choose from there.

HTH.

[Tiger Tim]

I've always found the singletrack forums to be good.. Examples: hope bb and 2009 lx crankset for £22. RS rebas for £70

[h4muf]

Tiger Tim said:

I've always found the singletrack forums to be good.. Examples: hope bb and 2009 lx crankset for £22. RS rebas for £70

This.

[curlie467]

Tiger Tim said:

RS rebas for £70

Blimey, now thats a bargain!

[Tiger Tim]

Yup! In great condition as well. A sticker had a mark on it and the cable for poploc needed changing but once they were done they were perfect. Just had a TF Tuned service aswell (200 miles prior to sale).