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Hello everyone
I started mountain biking around 6 months back and am now looking to upgrade my bike. I have visited a few LBS and need advice on the bikes they have offered me.
Currently I am riding a Jeep Comanche 26" that I got cheap on craigslist, which I am now looking to upgrade. The features I am looking for is a hard-tail, front suspension, durable bike, that is lighter than my present one, which I suspect is a steel frame. I intend to ride on trails in my area (Tallahassee, FL). Being new to mountain biking, I am not looking to get into too technical trails (yet) and break my bones. I'm hopeful i'll graduate to those soon, though. My budget is around $500-550
Following are the 29"/27.5" bikes that the LBSs suggested me,telling me they are better than the 26", and that i'll be prone to upgrade to a 29" even if i got a 26". Basically I am not going to use the bike for racing, and don't really care about the speed. All I want is a good quality bike that I can learn on, and is low maintenance. And I don't care about the sticker, as long as its a good bike.
All the following bikes have 29" wheels, except the Giant
2013 Raleigh Talus - $590 (and a $50 rebate from Raleigh, says LBS)
2014 Fuji Nevada 29 1.9 - $450
2014 Trek X Caliber 4 - $550
2014 Giant Talon 5 - $570 (This one's a 27.5")
2014 Specialized Hardrock Disk SE - $520
I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.
I started mountain biking around 6 months back and am now looking to upgrade my bike. I have visited a few LBS and need advice on the bikes they have offered me.
Currently I am riding a Jeep Comanche 26" that I got cheap on craigslist, which I am now looking to upgrade. The features I am looking for is a hard-tail, front suspension, durable bike, that is lighter than my present one, which I suspect is a steel frame. I intend to ride on trails in my area (Tallahassee, FL). Being new to mountain biking, I am not looking to get into too technical trails (yet) and break my bones. I'm hopeful i'll graduate to those soon, though. My budget is around $500-550
Following are the 29"/27.5" bikes that the LBSs suggested me,telling me they are better than the 26", and that i'll be prone to upgrade to a 29" even if i got a 26". Basically I am not going to use the bike for racing, and don't really care about the speed. All I want is a good quality bike that I can learn on, and is low maintenance. And I don't care about the sticker, as long as its a good bike.
All the following bikes have 29" wheels, except the Giant
2013 Raleigh Talus - $590 (and a $50 rebate from Raleigh, says LBS)
2014 Fuji Nevada 29 1.9 - $450
2014 Trek X Caliber 4 - $550
2014 Giant Talon 5 - $570 (This one's a 27.5")
2014 Specialized Hardrock Disk SE - $520
I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.