Hey guys I want to get a new MTB for the coming summer (and hopefully many more).
I had a mountainbike years ago but sadly it got stolen (twice lol). After recovering from the psychological damage of this and since I am financially in a better place right now I decided to try it again (def will get a 100% insurance this time though).
For the past few days I've been lurking in this subreddit, read the buying guide and different FAQs. Now I am at a point where I don't really know what to pick, since I'm obviously still missing specific part knowledge. However I already did a preselection which is the excel you see above, the RED bikes I basically ruled out, unless you guys suggest otherwise.
What you need to know about me:
- Where I want to ride: gravel streets in forests and single trails
- My style of riding: Hard to say, since I currently drive the cheap "MTB" my little sister got in school. But I plan to start on easy trails and push myself further as I feel comfortable.
- Experience: MTB experience is limited, the last good MTB I had I started with green single trails but it got stolen pretty fast so I believe I can get to this point of "experience" in like an intensive week. However I do ride bikes for all my life (most times it was just shitty ones), so I know how to keep my balance and I would say I feel really comfortable biking in general.
- I ski in winter so I'm also kinda experienced regarding mountains, just looking for a way to have some fun and keep fit in nature in summers (and for the love of god I freaking hate running)
The bike I'm looking for should definitely be trail-ready and upgradeable further down the road, I think most of my selected bikes should provide these.
Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong with anything, my knowledge is limited and I really want to learn. Also I'm happy to send more links/provide more details and such for specific bikes. I just don't wanted to post like ten different links/pictures.
If you read this far I wholeheartedly thank you and even more so if you have any tips for me!
Happy shredding:)
by patrickkannibale
3 Comments
You missed one big metric, does the frame have a UDH? The Roscoe does.
The ones you marked in red are grea.t I run Deore on both my MTBs and they’re super nice, not expensive to replace parts and very reliable. Brakes are great too!
For sus, Rockshox is easier to find service for, at least where I live.
That sweet Marin looks best of the bunch, IMO.
I would pick Cragger 7.0 or 8.0