Blackman Bicycle Mountain Bikes Range (MTB)

We have added a selection of MTB for you to look at online - click here to check the categories available to you or if you know what you want, click any of the following links to see what is in that category. Be sure to rip in store for a test ride today!

Down Hill
Street / Trail / Park
Recreation & Sport

Choosing the Right MTB for You

If you are looking for a durable gutter hopper that you can throw around a little more than a hybrid bike then a

mountain bike is likely where you will find happiness. Blackman Bicycles stock a HUGE range of mountain bikes with over five top brands to choose from priced from under $1000 to 'the sky's the limit'!

Giant
Scott
GT
Yeti
Jamis
Redline
MTB built to purpose

What is the Bikes Intended Purpose?

With so many brands and styles to choose from, it is helpful to break the MTB category into smaller bite sized groups to offer a simple way to identify the right bike based upon its intended use. The categories for MTB are:

General Purpose
Downhill
Hardtail Cross Country
Dual suspension Cross Country

While you can get a general purpose mountain bike from around $350 (read description below), the performance range of mountain bikes start from $1000. The primary enhancements found on bikes in the performance range include:

Clip-in Pedals
Race Geometry Frame
Better Brakes ( typically full hydraulic disc brakes)
Better Forks
Enhanced Drive Train

"The key purpose of these enhancements are greater longevity; lightness of parts and better performance".

General Purpose - A suburban trail blazer that will allow you to jump gutters, ride off the tarmac and even tackle the odd fire trail on the weekend, this bike delivers on fun and budget. From around $350 you can get a very nice bike, that for your average weekend warrior, is more than sufficient for fun and fitness.

Downhill - Not something you will find at the supermarket, downhill MTBs are specialised machines built for hard core down hill action. They have extra heavy duty frames, HD suspension with longer travel, disk brakes with HUGE rotors for extreme braking and all round stronger components. In the right environment, it is scary what people do on these bikes. If you are into massive drops, big air, technical and all round crazy down hill action - this is your bike.

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TIP: Due to the robustness of downhill bikes, they tend to be a little heavier which makes them less suited to general cycling. If you are after a bike to do it all, a hard tail might be a good choice.

Dual Suspension Cross Country - Not as heavy duty as down hill bikes but built to a similar theme and the same exacting quality, dual suspension MTBs or 'Duallys' are more rideable in more situations and are all round great fun for a starting price of around $2500. If you are looking to ride serious trails and single tracks with some madness thrown into the journey, a Dually will offer considerably more comfort than a hard tail MTB and will allow you to ride rough and absorb much of the punishment through the suspension rather than your body.

Hard-Tail Cross Country - There are several advantages that a single suspension or 'hard-tail' cross-country mountain bike offers over a dual suspension cross-country mountain bike.

Less moving parts meaning less maintenance
Lighter frame
Greater value for money
No loss of power via suspension to the back wheel

Comparisons

If you compare a hard tail with a dually, you might be surprised at just how much that extra suspension costs. For example the GIANT TRANCE cross-country is approximately $2495. Compare this to the hard-tail equivalent - a GIANT XTC2 which retails for $1695. Pretty much every thing is the same except for the addition of the rear suspension. You get the same wheels, drive train, brakes and forks yet save yourself over $800!

MTB Brands @ Blackman Bicycles

Below are just some of the brands stocked at Blackman Bicycles. Our selection is huge but if you are after something we do not carry, getting it in would be our pleasure. helmet

GT
Scott
Yeti
JAMIS
Redline
Giant

MTB Accessories

Lights
Gloves
Helmets
Shoes

Mountain Bike Terms to Google

Rather than give a bunch of links that may fall out of date or otherwise disappear over time, below are some terms that should offer some great links via a search in Google.

The Oaks Fire Trail Blue Mountains
Western Sydney Club Track (Yarramundi)
Manly Dam Mountain Bike Track
Royal National Park (Loftus)
Sydney Mountain Bike Clubs

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TO VIEW SOME UP AND COMING MTB STARS, CLICK HERE.

Store Locations

PARRAMATTA 382 Church St, (02) 9683-6555

PENRITH 87-93 Henry St, (02) 47-313048

BLACKTOWN 5 Alpha St, (02) 9621-8158