Trek Roscoe 7 vs Motobecane Fantom for first MTB

Hey I'm looking to purchase my first MTB coming from road cycling and gravel cycling. I don't know exactly what to look for as far as geometry goes. I wanna mainly do trail riding, not planning on jumping or doing techy stuff.

Just looking at components it appears the Motobecane is better equipped (better fork and brakes) but the geometry looks different than any of the other MTBs Ive been looking at.

Any advice would be great, thanks

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bikes/mountain-bikes/trail-mountain-bikes/roscoe/roscoe-7/p/5298695/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=us_shopping_all_bikes&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyc67BhDSARIsAM95QzsdfmBaPWkIdebB8zTCoaFRipPZLJNqF4r3jwMpvqeT11H3v9RD4w0aAkCzEALw_wcB

https://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/29er-mountain-bikes/fantom-29-deore-sl-29er-front-suspension-mountain-bikes.htm

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LJCstan on January 1, 2025 3:16 am

Trek
Automatic_Pickle757 on January 1, 2025 3:19 am

Roscoe would be a real fun capable trail bike.

You can upgrade components as you go.

Never pick a bike based on components.
Creepy_Artichoke_889 on January 1, 2025 3:24 am

I have 3 buddy’s with the Roscoe and they love it, super good bike for the price point. It’s what we would call a “trail” bike. I have a trek top fuel FS it’s great for what I do which is xc/trails.

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