I've been looking for a mt. bike for months now. Just this weekend while my son and I were headed to a Rush concert (great show, BTW), we stopped in at a shop and I test rode an '08 Giant Rainier. Seemed like a fine bike for the price (right around $700). Front Marzocchi shock had lockout, brakes are Avid BB5 mechanicals, and I was hoping for an under $1,000 mt. bike with lockout (for climbing fireroads where I live) and disc brakes (for potentially wet single track where my son lives).
Does anyone have an opinion on this bike, or another bike I should take a look at?
Thanks,
Kevin
Does anyone have an opinion on this bike, or another bike I should take a look at?
Thanks,
Kevin