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It took me long enough to find a forum to talk about mountain biking but here I am. I plan on staying here so I can pick all of your brains. I started biking back in '06 out of necessity. Needed a bike for transportation so walked into some Korean bicylce shop and bought the cheapest road bike they had. (I didn't know any better) I borrowed a buddy's bike (gary fisher model) and WOW...the difference was huge but couldn't afford to junk the bike I had and buy a better one. I made sure the next bike was better but I still bought out of ignorance. Two bikes after that first one and I have a '09 Cannondale F7 that has treated me well for the past year+. Now I'm considering an upgrade/new bike and I want to go in with some more information. I saw a '10 Trek 4300 disc at a local shop. The look/feel along with the disc brake option makes me want to buy this bike. Here's my dilemma, both bikes have good reviews. The Trek is in my price range ($500). Would I be better off upgrading my Cannondale (disc brakes, etc) or starting anew with the Trek and building from there in the future? I bike to/from work on most days (12 miles roundtrip) with the occasional "short cut". On weekends I use it for bike rides with the kids. ...oh and because of my location, riding on snow/ice happens from time to time.
Sorry for being long-winded but I wanted to be as informative as possible.
It took me long enough to find a forum to talk about mountain biking but here I am. I plan on staying here so I can pick all of your brains. I started biking back in '06 out of necessity. Needed a bike for transportation so walked into some Korean bicylce shop and bought the cheapest road bike they had. (I didn't know any better) I borrowed a buddy's bike (gary fisher model) and WOW...the difference was huge but couldn't afford to junk the bike I had and buy a better one. I made sure the next bike was better but I still bought out of ignorance. Two bikes after that first one and I have a '09 Cannondale F7 that has treated me well for the past year+. Now I'm considering an upgrade/new bike and I want to go in with some more information. I saw a '10 Trek 4300 disc at a local shop. The look/feel along with the disc brake option makes me want to buy this bike. Here's my dilemma, both bikes have good reviews. The Trek is in my price range ($500). Would I be better off upgrading my Cannondale (disc brakes, etc) or starting anew with the Trek and building from there in the future? I bike to/from work on most days (12 miles roundtrip) with the occasional "short cut". On weekends I use it for bike rides with the kids. ...oh and because of my location, riding on snow/ice happens from time to time.
Sorry for being long-winded but I wanted to be as informative as possible.