Hello guys,so I went to buy a budget hardtail and I found these bikes with one do you guys recommend?. (Also I didn’t found that much choices since I live in Africa and we don’t have good bike stores there)
by twoers_go_boom
Hello guys,so I went to buy a budget hardtail and I found these bikes with one do you guys recommend?. (Also I didn’t found that much choices since I live in Africa and we don’t have good bike stores there)
by twoers_go_boom
4 Comments
If you’re purchasing new instead of used, I would recommend getting whichever bike has a legitimate MTB suspension fork. Look for lockout lever, preload settings, etc. I see some of these bikes have that, others don’t. If there aren’t any adjustments on the fork it’s probably not designed for trail riding.
I don’t have experience with the specific bikes you have pictured, but I’d recommend the following features on any mountain bike:
Tubeless tires set up or tubeless capable rims
Dropper post installed or dropper post is installable
1x drive train
Hydraulic disc brakes
Air fork
Internal cable routing
Honestly, from what I can see in the photos, they all look like generic brand low end bikes. Without being able to see more detail, I’d assume they’d all be pretty much on a par with each other so choose the one that looks the best. They’re not going to perform great, but that won’t stop your having fun.
What you should definitely do though is get someone who knows what they’re doing to give it a proper look over to make sure it’s set up correctly and safely. Even better, learn to work on it yourself and you’ll get the most out of it.
As already stated, they appear to be equally generic. I’m just intrigued by the Smasnug TV box in the corner.