Majority will be light trail riding, at least to start. And I actually misidentified the Trek, it's a 2017 not a 2015. Lower maintenance would be preferred, as I'm definitely no mechanic.
They are the same bike 2015 vs 2017 basically. Neither is a bike you want to upgrade because they are a money trap and not really specs to be upgrade friendly.
I'm going to amend my statements from before
Get the Haro.
It's steel
The cassette can be upgraded and replaced easily with 1x10 for cheap enough
Known clearance for larger tires.
Sure it's straight tube head tube, but you can still get straight tube manitou pro forks on eBay from China that will blow the doors off most forks.
I think the trek has a non upgradable cassette and you are stuck with 3x7. Boo
This would be a great first bike to learn with. Just be ready to replace things as they go. I would save for a good set of deore hydraulic brakes and 1x 10 with a clutch derraileur.
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