Mountain Biking - Which (entry-level) Giant to get?

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sassafras
08-24-04, 02:19 AM
Hello there,

I'm a MTB newbie and would like get some opinions on what bike to get. my problem (?) is that I am a foreigner living in china, and the only decent mountainbikes widely available here are Giant MTBs.

I want an entry level bike thats good value for money (not more expensive than USD 500), versatile (good for riding in the city as well as in semi-rough terrain) and looks cool (please dont flame me).

I have checked out a few Giant stores here, and the most common mountainbikes seem to be the ATX series: ATX 680, 760, 780 etc. costing from USD 200 and up. Are these bikes decent quality entry level mountainbikes?

I also found a bike in the Giant store today called "GTS Pro M5", it looked fine and went for around USD 400. the problem is that I have been unable to find any info about this model online. Can anyone tell me more about this bik

*edit*

found this pic of the GTS Pro M5 (with Rock Shox front suspension)

http://img70.exs.cx/img70/5462/18755506_9774.jpg


thanks for any advice regarding this.

dirtbikedude
08-24-04, 06:24 AM
As far as I can tell it is a 2002 model. China may have current versions of the GTS but this is the only thing I could find on it;

GTS (http://www.giant-bicycle.com/uk/030.000.000/030.000.000.asp?dealerid=&dealercountry=&lYear=2002&bikesection=8781&range=54&model=9777)

The frame should be decent but the parts are lower end so depending on what you are going to use it for will depend on if it is worth the money for you.

:beer:
sassafras
08-24-04, 10:32 AM
dirtbikedude, thanks for the reply but I dont think thats the same bike I saw at the store. the Boulder GTS doesnt seem to have front suspension in the form of Rock Shox + the GTS I saw didnt have Giant written on it anywhere?

anyway...from what I have gathered so far it seems that they are [now] selling models in china that they used to sell in the west during the late nineties, no wonder the bikes here are cheap!

what about the ATX series of bikes, any thoughts?

Raiyn
08-24-04, 11:46 AM
Here's an idea look in the $500 MTB thread (click me) (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=56148) that's towards the top of the Mountain Bike section?
sassafras
08-24-04, 10:07 PM
^ thats a great thread, bur none of the bikes mentioned in it can be bought where I am at the moment.
thats why I decided to start a new thread, hope I didnt offend anyone.