Bike where?
Please don't come with weird brands nor with bikes of a thousands of dollars. 500-700 bucks should be fine.
Mountain bike enough to go on flat trails (I live in Ohio).
6'3 230 lbs if it matters.
Where to buy a MTB bike?
Bike where?
Please don't come with weird brands nor with bikes of a thousands of dollars. 500-700 bucks should be fine.
Mountain bike enough to go on flat trails (I live in Ohio).
6'3 230 lbs if it matters.
Trek 100%. Don't buy online, go to a shop that sells Trek and get sized properly for it.
They have perfectly engineered good bikes starting around US$400 (I own one) and they're not only the bees breasts they're also a good company with great warranties, support, and frankly they're a company worth supporting in general.
Pickerel, my current Trek
Go to your local bike store and ask for the cheapest MTB since you don't care.
You pay for the brand and components (gears, breaks, suspension, wheels) and $500-700 is the low end.
You'll get a much better bike of you go up to $1000-1500.
A smaller brand with online sales (like canyon) can have the same or better components for a cheaper price than the big names.
>they're also a good company with great warranties, support, and frankly they're a company worth supporting in general.
Trek's pr team trying to improve their reputation...
Depends on how steep you want to climb uphill and how strong your legs are.
>schizo who thinks Trek is lurking PrepHole for weeks waiting for one thread to promote in
but most importantly
>schizo
>waiting for one thread
It's called samegayging.
But go ahead, tell us about your amazing experiences dealing with Trek's customer service and why they're worth supporting.
you're really not contributing to the thread, or board, with your bizarre angst
>schizo
That word doesn't mean what you seem to think it means...
I guess not
get a canyon stoic and have more bike than you'll ever need for around 1k.
bikes in the sub 1k region can be fine but most are not really made for riding as a sport and a ton of them are actually shit and not worth the money at all.
regardless of price I'd check out canyon, trek and giant.
t. ex bike designer and product manager
Question I’m looking at a used Jamis bike and it’s a L frame, since I’m 6’2 I know that I should be looking for an XL frame technically. The difference between the two sizes is only an inch of wheelbase and top tube, does that honestly matter a whole lot?
Do we really need 10 speeds? Seems excessive. Wouldn’t 5 be enough? This is a serious question.
frfr
Because you cant just slap a small and a huge gear next to each other and expect that the chain will climb onto it easily. You need the variety to have a smooth shifting even if you dont necessarily use all the gears evenly.
WOAH!!! Im heading out to buy a TrekTM RIGHT NOW!
I actually do have a Trek Crossrip LTD hybrid gravel bike that I use as a road bike and sometimes do a little offroading on. Its a nice bike, I've had it for 5 years I think. It used to be my every day commuter when I decided I wanted to LARP as a bugman goy living in the city for a period. Now I just occasionally take it for rides in the mountains.
At the bicycle shop?
>500-700 bucks should be fine.
Pawn shop. seriously.
For that price, look at used bikes.
You'll get shit wheels where hubs will wear out at first contact with dirt and water going that cheap.
You are trying to buy a bike for less than one decent wheel.
The only way you get a half decent bike that cheap is used or stolen.
This. Or better yet, just buy a frame (you'll have to ride a few bikes to know what frame suits you) and build it yourself. It'll take forever and possibly be expensive but you'll at least have a bike worth riding.
I wouldn't say that this is the case in current year.
Bought a mountain bike for $700 new and everything is solid, including the upper mid tier shimano gearing. Even the suspension is pretty good though I usually keep it stiffened. You can get a lot of bike for that price these days.
I did a search for you. "Specialized Rockhopper Ohio USA"
https://www.spokelifecycles.com/product/specialized-rockhopper-29-401457-1.htm
https://www.eddys.com/product/specialized-rockhopper-sport-29-401471-1.htm
The rockhopper is a legendary entry level MTB. But a Trek or Giant is also good.
Anyway just use a search engine. Maybe you can find a older model. Bike shops sometimes like to get rid of older not soled bikes. They will be cheap but good. For instance a search for a 2020 model came up with this: https://www.incycle.com/products/2020-specialized-rockhopper-29
Just buy one at Costco, you're going to get a piece of shit in that budget anyways.
i get bikes on nextdoor. lots of rich home owners who buy a bike, hate it, and dont actually need the money for it so they sell it cheap.
Polygon are bloody decent. I got my son an Xtrada and aside from the forks that I knew I’d be replacing anyway, it’s been outstanding. (There wasn’t anything wrong with them, I just wanted better ones).
Have since also bought a T7 and T8. Same specs as a fancy-brand bike that’s twice the price.
Check out Bikesonline. The US also has Pro’s Closet that seems good but possibly expensive way to buy second hand.
>flat
Anywhere dude,just get a bike and it will be fine. Garage sales,walmart,bike shops,facebook marketplace,craigslist,the nearest curb on garbage day.
Have a walmart fatbike from Mongoose and it's worked for me. Slow as frick but I've been using it to ride OSS train tracks for years and it hasn't failed on me. Don't spend money you can get on a car on a bike.
Get one on facebook marketpace with no rust and good sprokets