Best hard tails under $1000

[2ndwindKen]

Lookinig for a good hard tail under $1000. Have been window shopping alot and like alot of bikes out there. just trying to get some popular opinions to help narrow my search. Im all ears……. thanks

[aggiefan83]

Orbea Tenere
Kona Fire Mountain

[Neil Beltchenko ✓ supporter]

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/mo … rt/mamba/#

best bang for your buck!

[limetownjack]

I’m not trying to pick on neil’s Mamba because it is a good bike, I’m just using it as a reference because, in that price range, most major bike companies offer bikes that are very similar in quality.

Ibex has really good bikes for the money. Their Alpine hardtail is only $700 and has components that are just as good if not better than most other bikes that cost $200-300 more. I like the Ibex’s derailleur’s, fork and tires over the Mamba’s but I’m not crazy about the way the Ibex looks (not that it really matters I guess). Ibex is a good/reputable company but since you have to order online, you won’t get the LBS perks.

http://www.ibexbikes.com/IBEX_BIKE_SPEC … ine550#top

Here’s another bike thats pretty comparable for $679. The Mamba’s fork is little more preferable than the Bianchi’s Suntour in my opinion but the Suntour still has desent reviews and the same goes for the Mamba’s Acera ft derailleur vs the Bianchi’s Alvio. Never ridden a Bianchi myself but I know a couple guys, one have a Bianchi Sok 29er and the other has the Sok 29er SS and they both love them.

http://www.bianchiusa.com/archives/2010 … doss-5200/

Those are some cheaper options, but if I was dead set on buying a bike from my LBS (which typically consisit of Trek, Giant, Cannondale, etc.) in that price range, I’d go for the Trek Cobia even though it’s a little pricier at $1159 mainly because I like the SRAM X5’s a little better than the usual Acera/Deore combo.

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/mo … race/cobia

[jahwarrior]

"neil.beltchenko" wrote

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/mountain/sport/29er_sport/mamba/#

best bang for your buck!

I agree…. love my Mamba.

[cynergy68]

I had the 2010 Gary Fisher Cobia and really liked it. It was $1,100. I recently sold it because you won’t have a lot of options for upgrading the fork because of Fisher’s G2 geometry. I also wanted hydralic brakes instead of disc. If you ride hard you might start to over ride your componenets which causes you to have to upgrade. Maybe save a little longer for a better bike. But it depends on the kind of riding you do. Good Luck

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