Hey everyone!
Today I went to the trails at Lake Stanley Draper here in Oklahoma for the first time and had a blast. I was riding a genesis walmart bike that I picked up for $40 before I had looked into any nicer bikes.
Despite the torture of a stiff spring fork, set for a 160lb rider, and only weighing 130, I still had a ton of fun riding the trails.
I had been debating on what hardtail 26" bike to buy (and if I should invest the money into buying one in the first place) but had been looking at the Diamondback Response and was really interested in it. Between all of the bikes I was considering, it was the most affordable because it was on sale at REI. I stumbled upon one at Dick's a week or so ago and realized that it was the same price as the one online, so I told myself if I liked the trails at Draper then I would go ahead and buy the bike.
Well needless to say I did, and here it is!
2012 Diamondback Response XE
I haven't got to ride it off road yet, but so far it feels really nice. Obviously it's way, way lighter than the genesis, which is great. With that bike you couldn't get the front wheel up more than a foot or so if your life depended on it. The Diamondback comes up with hardly any effort, which will be great for the trails.
I've heard from everyone that this is a good beginner bike with a very solid frame and decent components, so it should do me a lot of good for a long time!
Today I went to the trails at Lake Stanley Draper here in Oklahoma for the first time and had a blast. I was riding a genesis walmart bike that I picked up for $40 before I had looked into any nicer bikes.
Despite the torture of a stiff spring fork, set for a 160lb rider, and only weighing 130, I still had a ton of fun riding the trails.
I had been debating on what hardtail 26" bike to buy (and if I should invest the money into buying one in the first place) but had been looking at the Diamondback Response and was really interested in it. Between all of the bikes I was considering, it was the most affordable because it was on sale at REI. I stumbled upon one at Dick's a week or so ago and realized that it was the same price as the one online, so I told myself if I liked the trails at Draper then I would go ahead and buy the bike.
Well needless to say I did, and here it is!
2012 Diamondback Response XE
I haven't got to ride it off road yet, but so far it feels really nice. Obviously it's way, way lighter than the genesis, which is great. With that bike you couldn't get the front wheel up more than a foot or so if your life depended on it. The Diamondback comes up with hardly any effort, which will be great for the trails.
I've heard from everyone that this is a good beginner bike with a very solid frame and decent components, so it should do me a lot of good for a long time!