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Oh, lol no worries! Looks like a nice bike. Performance Bike seems to have quite a few good deals. Their “club” is pretty cool too. 10% back store credit on all purchases is quite a bit of dough when you’re buying a new bike!

[Mharding]

I think the Fuji actually has better components. Sektor vs. Recon fork, RockShox rear shock, oval cockpit, etc so I think I’d lean more that way. That’s good to know that LBS can order bikes quickly though. Didn’t think of that. Bikerboy, that GT looks sick but out of my price range unfortunately.

[Mharding]

Thanks Aaron, seems like a pretty good bike. Looks like it’s the same kind of category as the Marin mentioned earlier but my LBS doesn’t have that model yet.

I like everyone’s thoughts on hard tails and I think they all make sense but the spec on this Fuji should suit me well enough and if not, I can upgrade in the future.

Thanks again all, glad I reached out!

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Whoa, emails stopped coming through and had no idea there were so many awesome responses, thanks so much! Since posting I found the Fuji Reveal 1.1 at Performance Bike here in Charlotte. It’s $1,500 and comes pretty well spec’d. I took a quick ride around the shops backyard (torn up asphalt, little hill, etc) and I loved it. It felt firm, stable and is actually lighter than my moto 400ht!

What do you guys think about this? I hear everyone’s thoughts on a hardtail + bike but the squishy back end really felt nice on my tush. Performance Bike also gives 10% back if you are a member ($30 one time fee) so I’d get $150 back to by some clipless pedals and shoes or upgrade to a 1X.

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Thanks Alvin, a few bike shops I’ve been to have recommended a hardtail since our area isn’t too aggressive and I can get much better components. Makes sense to me? Any reason you can think of to get the full? The one you linked looks pretty sweet other than it’s only a 9 speed in the back.

I’ll  check those hard tails out, thanks, Heard anything good about the others I mentioned?

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