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I’m glad you pointed that out. I will likely do a decent amount of road riding which means I’ll probably want the steeper angle?
Thanks GDB, although I don’t think I have the patience or the time to go used.
Thanks for the reply Nick. Funny that you point out the fact that I should be looking at air shock because as I was researching all night last night I realized that you’re exactly right. If I’m not looking at bikes with air shock around the $1000 mark then I don’t seem to be getting the most bang for my buck.
Here are two bikes that I’m comparing the specs on right now. It seems like a no brainer to go with the motobecane with the Shimano XT rear. They both have similar forks.
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/29er-mountain-bikes/fantom29-xt-tcs-mountainbikes.htm
That first bike isn’t available from BD.
I like this bike. It also has an upgraded GX drivetrain versus the NX. The fork is a little better on this bike as well.
https://www.diamondback.com/sale-bikes/mountain/recoil-comp-29
https://www.diamondback.com/sale-bikes/overdrive-comp-27-5Anyone mind to give me their input on these two bikes?
BBelfield, something like this? http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/gravity/29point3-29er-mtb.htm
I am glad to hear that BD is receiving mostly positive reviews. I am a complete newb to biking so I wanted to see if you guys would help me out.
I am going to be buying a bike in the next couple weeks. I’m not 100% decide on BD and will be checking on my local shops as well. I think the problem will be for what I want there isn’t going to be anything at a local shop in my price range.
I think I want a full suspension 29er and I need to spend about $1,000 + or – a little. I will be riding a mix of trails and road, mostly for exercise and definitely nothing crazy. I was the full suspension for comfort on trails and gravel. I also want to buy “more” bike than I need so that I can grow into more challenging trails and rides without having to upgrade right away. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Also, here are two bikes that are in my price range. I guess my question is, being a complete novice is it worth spending an extra $500 on the more expensive bike?
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/gravity/fsx_29one.htm
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/29er-mountain-bikes/fantom-ds2729-comp-xvi.htm
What kind of questions should I be asking myself to decide?
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