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| *Vultures Knob>>>Mountain Bike |
What's a good bike to start moutain biking? |
I'm interested in mountain biking and want to know what kind of bike or brand I should buy. How much money should I spend on a bike? My answer will be short: 1) It's always great to start on getting into mountain biking. If you're a beginner, you would want to get a bike that you can ride anywhere so you can try the different aspects of the sport. So get an all-montain full-suspension trailbike. 2)To enjoy mountainbiking fully, you need a bike that will perform very well and woul last long.Cheap bikes (under $500) will eventually disappoint you. Spend wisely on a high quality bike even if it seems too expensive.Spending around $1500 is very reasonable. 3)I would definitely recommend the '07 Santa Cruz Heckler. http://www.santacruzmtb.com/heckler/... 4)Get yourself a helmet and ride!;-) if you know for sure that your going to mountain bike and your not going to give up in a little bit. id spend about 1,000 but you dont have to. get an all mountain bike. if you get a all mountain bike, ask the sales guy or girl what you can do on it in terms of jumps and stuff. i brand i recomend is either kona (which is like sony when it comes to bikes, you pay for the name partically) or get a devinchi bike (the cameleon series) i still have my cameleon, but ive upgraded it alot. the cameleon is a amzing starter bike, when i got it it came with pretty good stuff. http://www.devinci.com/9716_an.html... thats the cameleon What bike you end up with depends on a few factors. First - by mountain biking do you mean mostly fire trails and on groomed trails? If so, you really only need to get a hard tail (no rear suspension) mountain bike. If you are planning on going off road with lots of bumps and drops, it is more than worth it to invest in a high quality full suspension bike. Second - Once you figure out what kind of riding you'll be doing, you should head down to your local bike store and mosey on in. If someone is working at a bike store, chances are they live to cycle and will be more than happy to talk to you for HOURS about every tiny detail on every bike. These shops should let you take bikes out for test rides, so DO SO. Get your hands and buns on every bike they let you ride, so you can feel the difference between Avid BBs and Juicys, so you can feel the slush in an unset rear shock. Once you've tested as many as you think you need to, try to narrow it down to 2 or 3 bikes you really want to focus on, and then get into the nitty gritty. 3 - Check out the components on the bike (Brakes, Derailleurs, Shifters, Cassettes, Fork, Shocks, Rims) being the big ones. Personally, I wouldnt look at a bike running anything under Shimano Deore/SRAM X-7 on your components, they may be a little pricey but for the weight/durability, its worth it. Get a fork/shock that has enough travel to compensate for any riding you'll be doing but doesn't over do it (don't get a RST BOXXER (180mm travel) for light, cross country riding). Make sure the rims are around the width you want, wider will give you better traction but will run a little slower. Keeping that in mind, the best bike I've seen for the price is the REI Bonanza ($599.00). It's running Shimano Deore across the board, Tektro Brakes, Manitou front shock and is a pretty sweet bike for the cost. If anything, I would upgrade the front brake to an Avid Juicy 5 or even a BB 5, but thats just me :). All in all, go into a shop and tell them what kind of riding you want to do, if its a good shop, they will get you exactly what you need :) get a cannondale bike it is made in USA and it is far better to be on an american bike in a country with achina product choking hand around it's neck an they are better bikes you have not rode one? An Trek is a good bike to start. A nice variety of models and prices to choose from. Good luck! |
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