Hey, my name is Jake Ripley, I live in Maine and work at a ski & bike shop in Freeport, i am an avid snowboarder and used to be an avid biker but grew out of my bike and never bothered to replace it. I am now looking to enter the sport again in the Freeride hardtail family. I will be doing a mix of Urban, Dirt Jumping, and some Trail Riding. i would like a bike that i will be able to push it and abuse and have it hold up (not abuse by neglect, but abuse by using it to it's full potential. i'm 6' 1" 145 LBS and fairly active.
now that we have a background on me and what i am looking for i will tell you the prediciment i am in with purchasing a bike. due to the fact that i work at a shop i am able to proform straight from the company which cuts the price in half. the three bikes i have it narrowed down to are:
Jamis Komodo 2.0
Marin AXC B-17
Haro Thread 8 (last year it was called the "zero series")
out of these i have only ridden the haro, i really like the feel of it but it seems as if all 3 of thso ebikes would ride generally the same. I've gotten some co-worker feedback, now i'd like to get some more before i make the investment
thank you for any help you can throw my way!
now that we have a background on me and what i am looking for i will tell you the prediciment i am in with purchasing a bike. due to the fact that i work at a shop i am able to proform straight from the company which cuts the price in half. the three bikes i have it narrowed down to are:
Jamis Komodo 2.0
Marin AXC B-17
Haro Thread 8 (last year it was called the "zero series")
out of these i have only ridden the haro, i really like the feel of it but it seems as if all 3 of thso ebikes would ride generally the same. I've gotten some co-worker feedback, now i'd like to get some more before i make the investment
thank you for any help you can throw my way!