Hey y’all. Long-time road biker and could use some advice on a new mountain bike without breaking the bank. There’s a Cannondale Trail 5 from REI that has 1X10 microSHIFT Advent X, hydraulic brakes, and 100 mm front fork. It’s on sale for about $670 and I have an REI gift card for $100. Worth it or hold out for something else? Pros and cons? What is the upgradeability of this bike?
[https://www.rei.com/product/184492/cannondale-trail-5-mountain-bike](https://www.rei.com/product/184492/cannondale-trail-5-mountain-bike)
Edit: I’ll be doing some easy to medium trail riding with friends but do not foresee doing anything crazy for a while (still a roadie as of now haha). I do have some interest in bikepacking as I do enjoy both biking and backpacking.
by Sweaty_Reindeer_5929
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Solid bike for an absolute beginner rider. If you have any bike handling skills you’re probably going to outgrow this extremely fast, especially the fork. You can get a lot more bike if you up your budget to about $1000 you can get a lot more bike. I’ve noticed a lot of the rocky mountain hardtails are on sale right now