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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
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Any cross country MTB riders in here? Looking to buy 1st bike, need opinions.
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<blockquote data-quote="ArmedSuspect" data-source="post: 13782580" data-attributes="member: 153570"><p>it's been covered but... box store bikes are total shit!!! </p><p></p><p>i started riding MTB two years ago. hit the trails at 6'2", 290 and by the end of the first season i had worked my way down to 235-ish. </p><p></p><p>the LBS set me up with a nice hard tail Trek at a reasonable price. for my first season and not knowing if i was going to stick with it, i limited my budget. had a great season, broke a few minor things and upgraded some others along the way. all in all it's a good bike but i needed something more. </p><p></p><p>this season i spent over 4 times the cash on a new bike and it was well worth it!!! the difference in my two bikes is instantly noticeable. everything about this bike is better and it's still a hard tail. size, weight, geometry, drive train, brakes, wheels, etc. all of it has helped and made my time in the saddle much better.</p><p></p><p>for what it's worth i'm about to buy another bike for next season and it's double what i spent last year... i've finally decided that i need a dual suspension. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>IMHO, if you really think you'll stick with it just go on and get a nice bike. i know what it's like to work around a budget but in the bike community it's really a "<em>get what you pay for</em>" kind of deal. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ArmedSuspect, post: 13782580, member: 153570"] it's been covered but... box store bikes are total shit!!! i started riding MTB two years ago. hit the trails at 6'2", 290 and by the end of the first season i had worked my way down to 235-ish. the LBS set me up with a nice hard tail Trek at a reasonable price. for my first season and not knowing if i was going to stick with it, i limited my budget. had a great season, broke a few minor things and upgraded some others along the way. all in all it's a good bike but i needed something more. this season i spent over 4 times the cash on a new bike and it was well worth it!!! the difference in my two bikes is instantly noticeable. everything about this bike is better and it's still a hard tail. size, weight, geometry, drive train, brakes, wheels, etc. all of it has helped and made my time in the saddle much better. for what it's worth i'm about to buy another bike for next season and it's double what i spent last year... i've finally decided that i need a dual suspension. IMHO, if you really think you'll stick with it just go on and get a nice bike. i know what it's like to work around a budget but in the bike community it's really a "[I]get what you pay for[/I]" kind of deal. . [/QUOTE]
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