need advice on new bike

[timokabo]

hi i am new to board and am in need of some advice. i am 5 ft 10 and am 265-270 pounds and am looking to purchase a bike for under in 250-700 dollar price range that will last. my last 2 bikes i had the back wheel would wobble and then would eventually seize up. i would prefer a mountain bike also. any recomendations on what i should look for.

dominic (timokabo)

[badgermac]

Well are you looking for a hardtail? What brands does your LBS carry in your area?

[v1k1ng1001]

Yeah, give us some more parameters. What brands are you looking at? What do you need the bike to do? What features do you need?

Btw, welcome to the forums! :beer:

[timokabo]

thanks for your reply. the lbs's carry gary fischers,trek,specialiezed,cannondale,and raleighs. i would prefer a hard tail. also my main riding would be riding aroun my city witch has bad roads so mountain bike is must.i know i would need heavy duty fork,double walled rims and good bearings in back wheel

[AndrewCO]

Speciaized Hardrock or Hardrock sport seem to be the most popular. The trek 7200 (with the disc brakes) works well too.
If they have any rockhopper demo bikes, try to grab one of those with disc brakes and ou won't be sorry.

[timokabo]

Speciaized Hardrock or Hardrock sport seem to be the most popular. The trek 7200 (with the disc brakes) works well too.
If they have any rockhopper demo bikes, try to grab one of those with disc brakes and ou won't be sorry.

are the 7000 series trek bike double walled rims. also is a 50mm fork good for my weight

[v1k1ng1001]

I would suggest the specialized hardrock too.

[bautieri]

are the 7000 series trek bike double walled rims. also is a 50mm fork good for my weight

The Trek website does not specifically state that any of the 7000 series have double walled rims. Doesn't mean that they don't, I'm just too lazy at the moment to dig up manufactures specs. A 50mm front fork is near useless and will only slow you down. With each downward pedal stroke you make the fork will absorb some of the energy and bob. Because your looking into the 7000 series I'm going to go ahead and assume your going to be road riding most the time. Have you considered something from the fx series? They are a bit more sporty and perfectly capable of holding your weight. The 7.3fx can be had for $570 or less if you can find a left over in your size. This will leave you 200 have a tough rim built up to replace the rear one when (if) it fails. Don't forget to budget for a helmet, frame pump, seat bag, and flat repair kit. Doing the walk of shame is not fun.

[timokabo]

i was just looking at 7000 series since someone menitoned it. i think the roads here would tear it up. also the trek store offers a 4 year replacement of all parts warrenty package for 70 extra dollars. here were some of the bikes i was looking at. your opinions on them would be greatly appreciated.

http://americancycleandfitness.com/i...ls.cfm?id=3959 (http://americancycleandfitness.com/itemdetails.cfm?id=3959)

http://americancycleandfitness.com/i...ls.cfm?id=4080 (http://americancycleandfitness.com/itemdetails.cfm?id=4080)



http://americancycleandfitness.com/i...ls.cfm?id=3952 (http://americancycleandfitness.com/itemdetails.cfm?id=3952)

http://americancycleandfitness.com/i...ls.cfm?id=3951 (http://americancycleandfitness.com/itemdetails.cfm?id=3951)

http://americancycleandfitness.com/i...ls.cfm?id=3992 (http://americancycleandfitness.com/itemdetails.cfm?id=3992)

[AndrewCO]

The Trek 4300 (http://www.trekbikes.com/int/en/bikes/2008/mountain_hardtail/4_series/4300/) I saw at my LBS had the lockout function for the front 100mm suspension. That's the only reason why I mentioned it.



It wasn't the 7000-series I was looking at, it was the 4000. Sometimes I wonder what that round thing is between my ears and above my neck is for.

[timokabo]

ok not a problem. its good to have resources like this so when i go to shop i know what to look for.

[ScrubJ]

I purchased my Trek 7.3FX (went fitness rather than mountain,) when I was over 250 (scale broke) and still ride it most every day during my lunch hour. I've had to replace usual wear items like the chain and cassette (waited too long to replace chain) but other than that, it's been good for almost 4000 miles of big guy use.

The Hardrock is another good choice. Truth be told, ride them all since you have such a nice choice of brands and see what you like best. I'm going to stray a bit by telling you that I'd give up disc brakes to have a better overall component package. To get to certain price points companies have to give up some features to have others. Talk to the bike shop and see what last year's models they have left over and make a deal one one of them.

[timokabo]

scrub smart people think alike. i would rather give up disk for better parts anyday. i was looking at the gary fischer wahoo since it looks like it has some good part in it and price is very reasonable