Right now I am torn between four bikes. I’m not a great rider and I’m falling into the trap of having the N+1 syndrome with a 29 inch hard tail a 27.5 inch hard tail a 26 inch to 27.5 conversion that will become a gravel bike and now I want to add an inexpensive suspension bike to my bag. First bike is this $200 Diamondback Atroz 1 comp? seller says it has a new rock shop rear shock. I’m guessing a monarch. And it seems to be set up as a 1x based on the pictures. I have hydraulic brakes in the parts bin but would need to buy an air fork.

The second bike is a 2011 Cannondale RZ One Twenty–3 seller is asking $450. Good components all around and I found a company in the UK that makes an adapter for that one and a half inch head tube that adds one and a half degrees of slack. I have a 27.5 inch through axle wheel in my backyard and I think this would be a great candidate for a mullet. I’ve ever ridden one of those.

Number three I had never heard of until I saw it for sale. A Transition Covert for $500. 26 inch wheels full fox suspension front and rear a 67° head tube angle and it’s tapered. The seller does not know the model year but based on my Internet sleuthing, it looks like a 2009 or 2011. Pink bike wrote a glowing review of it

Last, and certainly not least, is this 2018 Giant Trance. 27.5 wheel The seller is asking for $600 but the listing it will hit a one year anniversary in July so the wife is out of town visiting relatives. I was thinking about making the 5 hour and offering him $500 for the bike.

Would love to hear everyone’s input.

by Returning2Riding

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  1. The only bike I’d buy for any price is the 2018 trance. In the world of full suspension MTBs 2011 is ancient. So much has changed since 2011. I’m sure the components from 2011 are just fine but geometry has drastically changed. The difference is that the trance will be fun and the other 3 will feel like they want to throw you over the bars at any chance they can. I know this because I went OTB many many times in my 2009 Cannondale and only once on my 2022 specialized.

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