jamguitarist Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 So I recently got into bicycling for fitness. I got a decent road bike. Its a woman's bike but I am short and its suprisingly comfortable and free is free . I would like to hear some first person recommendations for a mountain bike. My friends only want to ride trails and it would be fun to change things up on weekends. I would like to keep the price under 1k. Being a campus town, used bikes are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotofan Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Personally, I'd buy this or one like it. These all-mountain hardtails are piles of fun, and I've heard many many positive things about these Treks. The one I listed has a really solid price too. But if you're just starting off mountain biking, you may be better off just shopping around local, and picking up whatever hardtail is available in your budget. You probably wanna stay away from full suspension at this point. You should be able to find something newish with quality components and a 1x11 drivetrain fairly easily. Oh, and if you can wrangle a dropper post in, by all means do, they're the best. But I'm far from a mtb expert, there's other folks on here who know way way more. I put something here like all the cool people, except there's nothing cool to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamguitarist Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 Link fotofan? I'm looking at a Giant 29er Revel small frame. It's a hard tail and they get good reviews. Plus it's in great used shape so I can knock a couple hundred off the price. My friend has a 4500 Trek I believe and its pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotofan Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 There's a link there:) I put something here like all the cool people, except there's nothing cool to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamguitarist Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 Ah sorry, couldn't see the link n my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotofan Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Nothing wrong with a Revel, and the bike I posted is prolly closer to your budget ceiling, but if you really get into biking you'd be happy with the Stache for longer, IMO. I put something here like all the cool people, except there's nothing cool to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamguitarist Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 The Stache is up there even used. I need to go look at the campus salvage. I haven't gone and checked inventory, but I've heard to can get great deals. I'me also looking at Diamondbacks. Thats what my current bike is and quality seems good for what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotofan Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Diamondbacks are typically good value. I put something here like all the cool people, except there's nothing cool to put here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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