Hello all,
Looking for my first MTB and have been looking around, stopped at my local LBS, reading the forums etc. And I will say I am very confused. Trying to be informed as much as possible before bothering everyone. I will be the first to admit my knowledge is very limited.
This is what I am looking for:
Budget: $650.00...and I understand that is an entry level budget.
I will not be doing anything too crazy for now, like to ride, have some small kids and what to get around, maybe crank it up a bit in the future...but basically i am not jumping off any cliffs.
With that said I looking for a bike that will last a long time, handle some abuse and not cause me trouble.
I was looking at the Trek's maybe the 4500's, Gary Fisher Advance Disc, Felt Q620, Scott 55, Giant Yukon...just to mention a few.
What I don't understand is some say the components on some of these are junk, forks are junk, tires are junk, etc.! When we are talking "junk" or "crap" what are we really saying? Am I wasting my money on say the Trek with the name and supposedly cheap components?
I mean really I understand the budget is entry level but it is still a chunk of money and want to feel, when i walk away that i just didn't spend close to a grand and my bike will need love and fixing for the next several years. When I started this search I was wanting to pay more for a bike and get some quality, I have always owned the $100.00 box store crap bikes....and I thought spending up to $650.00 would do that....?
I am not into names but am from WI and I think Trek is a WI company but it sounds as if you are paying for the name? I don't mind buying something else if the components are higher end. Just trying not to overpay for something.
Any thoughts? Great bike for an entry level budget?
Any help would be great!
Thanks,
Hoyt
Looking for my first MTB and have been looking around, stopped at my local LBS, reading the forums etc. And I will say I am very confused. Trying to be informed as much as possible before bothering everyone. I will be the first to admit my knowledge is very limited.
This is what I am looking for:
Budget: $650.00...and I understand that is an entry level budget.
I will not be doing anything too crazy for now, like to ride, have some small kids and what to get around, maybe crank it up a bit in the future...but basically i am not jumping off any cliffs.
With that said I looking for a bike that will last a long time, handle some abuse and not cause me trouble.
I was looking at the Trek's maybe the 4500's, Gary Fisher Advance Disc, Felt Q620, Scott 55, Giant Yukon...just to mention a few.
What I don't understand is some say the components on some of these are junk, forks are junk, tires are junk, etc.! When we are talking "junk" or "crap" what are we really saying? Am I wasting my money on say the Trek with the name and supposedly cheap components?
I mean really I understand the budget is entry level but it is still a chunk of money and want to feel, when i walk away that i just didn't spend close to a grand and my bike will need love and fixing for the next several years. When I started this search I was wanting to pay more for a bike and get some quality, I have always owned the $100.00 box store crap bikes....and I thought spending up to $650.00 would do that....?
I am not into names but am from WI and I think Trek is a WI company but it sounds as if you are paying for the name? I don't mind buying something else if the components are higher end. Just trying not to overpay for something.
Any thoughts? Great bike for an entry level budget?
Any help would be great!
Thanks,
Hoyt