Mountain Bike Question:
 

Mountain Bikes ? I am going to start to ride a bike 3-4 miles to the gym in the morning then ride it back. I don?t know a damn thing about bikes. Can someone please give me information on what I should look for? Any links or examples of current bikes would be greatly appreciated. Any guides to mountain biking? Someone said ebay has great days.

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all depends on what you want to spend and how hard you want to ride .

get a trek if you are a cheap mofo and just gonna ride it down paved paths

I have had the same trek mountain bike since 94. I ride 99.9 percent on the road. I highly recommed a TREK with "street" tires on it ! Also, I'd go with new because with used, you never know whats waiting to break on it...

My boyfriend w r i t es mountain biking guidebooks, and he says, whatever you do, don't buy your bike at Wal-Mart! Some brands he recommends are Gary Fischer, Marin, Trek, Specialized, and best of all Kona. These are all good quality and reliable and have nice entry-level models available. You should be able to get a decent bike for $250-$400 that will be a basic bike with no suspension, which isn't really necessary for road riding. Front suspension (which is a good investment if you plan on doing any trail riding) between $450 and $650.

Not in your area, but check out my bf's site, www.mountainbikenewmexico.com which has a discussion forum where you can ask technical questions. Another good site to check out is www.bikemojo.com - a really active forum where you should be able to get advice on pretty much anything related to mountain biking.

Is Mongoose a good brand? Also, I don't mind spending 400 - 600 on a good bike. Anyone else?

Hehe, I just picked up a Santa Cruz V10 mountain bike for $5,000.


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Wanna sell it for 500? I won't be spending that much on a bike I can assure you.

Hey - bf says Mongoose quality has gone downhill in the past few years. Not one he'd really recommend, just his opinion though. The brand that everyone's hot about in the $400-$600 price range this year is Kona. He works with a lot of different bike shops and all seem to agree on this.

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I was gonna say, if you're mainly riding in the city / suburbs and the biggest air you'll hit will be curbs, a Walmart bike will be fine. No need to go overkill if you don't plan to go off big drops / over rocks / jumps / etc.


Go with a Walmart bike or something. I had a bike from our version "Canadian Tire" for the longest time and it was actually a great bike.

cannondales
gary fishers
marin
maybe even specialist are good

Just get a Minelli. Decent priced, unbreakable frames and tough mutherfucking rims.

Thanks to all of those who replied.

Every time I see things like this my love for the internet increases.

go for a air-pressure uspension fork!

make sure you get one with a seat big enough for your wide ass

I have riden lots of brands. The one i am on now is a Giant. In the price range you are looking at none of the brands mentioned on this thread are a bad choice, but i do love my Giant

get a minelli bike

sexy