Well my Raleigh M50 died today. The drivetrain essentially fell off, and i walked to the car. After a talk with my family, weve decided its a better investment to buy a new bike instead of fixing the Raleigh again.
Ive basically been bike shopping for 6 months, knowing that the Raleigh would have to give out soon. I was looking at coilers, hecklers, and the like over the winter. Then i realized im broke and looked at the SC Titan and Azonic Steelhead. Now im just confused, I really don't know what would be best for me or even what i want. I woud say my budget is somewhere below 2000, but i would prefer to spend less than that. I will not buy online. I will travel any reasonable distance to pick up the bike.
My riding consists mainly of trails, with medium sized drops (I doubt i'll ever go more than 5 feet) and lots of roots. This will be my only bike, and i do a good amount of asphalt riding. I do some occasional small urban stuff, and I will not need to DJ on this. I weigh 155 and am 5'7. A good fit is necesary, so no bikes where the smallest size is 17". I am definetly making a few trips to Mt. Snow this year, and this will be ridden.
I am not partial or impartial to any brands, and I will test ride pretty much anything i can find. Looks aren't a huge factor, but I don't want to ride something ugly. So no KHS AM2000. I do not want a sub 30 pound bike, and I cannot ride a bike above 40 ish. 35 pounds is an ideal weight.
I know there a a lot of bikes that will work for me, since i don't care if its a hardtail or a full suspension, but you could help out by just throwing a few names out there, and i can do some research on my own. I appreciate your help.
Ive basically been bike shopping for 6 months, knowing that the Raleigh would have to give out soon. I was looking at coilers, hecklers, and the like over the winter. Then i realized im broke and looked at the SC Titan and Azonic Steelhead. Now im just confused, I really don't know what would be best for me or even what i want. I woud say my budget is somewhere below 2000, but i would prefer to spend less than that. I will not buy online. I will travel any reasonable distance to pick up the bike.
My riding consists mainly of trails, with medium sized drops (I doubt i'll ever go more than 5 feet) and lots of roots. This will be my only bike, and i do a good amount of asphalt riding. I do some occasional small urban stuff, and I will not need to DJ on this. I weigh 155 and am 5'7. A good fit is necesary, so no bikes where the smallest size is 17". I am definetly making a few trips to Mt. Snow this year, and this will be ridden.
I am not partial or impartial to any brands, and I will test ride pretty much anything i can find. Looks aren't a huge factor, but I don't want to ride something ugly. So no KHS AM2000. I do not want a sub 30 pound bike, and I cannot ride a bike above 40 ish. 35 pounds is an ideal weight.
I know there a a lot of bikes that will work for me, since i don't care if its a hardtail or a full suspension, but you could help out by just throwing a few names out there, and i can do some research on my own. I appreciate your help.
