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Old 06-19-13, 10:08 PM
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Fuji Nevada 2.1 vs Motobocane 450HT

Looking to dip my toes into the world of mountain biking. I have a Trek DS 8.2 and while it is a solid bike, it cannot handle the trails in my area, nor do I expect it to.

I am not looking to drop a ton of money on a bike as I am saving for another bike, but I have a group of friends who ride the trails, and it seems like something I want to get involved in, but in all honesty it is something that I may do once a month.
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Borrow or rent a proper MTB and go out on the trails. See if you like it.

If you do, sell your DS 8.2 and use whatever you get for it to increase your MTB budget. I would not recommend either bike you have linked.
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It all depends on what you consider good, and how you want to ride, on be basis that this is an MTB forum, and by posting here, you intend to ride off road, neither can be recomended, for the cost of the complete bike, you can't even get a good suspension fork.

However, if you are just intending to ride MUP's, fire roads and on road, both will fulfill that requirement well. If you are prepared to make this compromise, of the 2, if you are able to purchase the Fuji at a shop, who can set it up for you, would go for that one, as the BikesDirect, being mail order, will need to be setup / safety checked at additional expense, if you can't do it, otherwise would just go for the one you like the look of most.
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I know they are cheap....and I am not actually going to be riding up and down mountains, but this would be a trail only bike. The DS is the commuter/family bike. What would be considered a "budget" mountain bike? Trek 3 series or even higher?
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The problem with entry-level bikes is the fork. It's not about mountains, but it is about what you mean by 'trails'.

There are no mountains where I live, but there are plenty of challenging trails that exceed the performance available from the forks installed on many sub-$1,000 bikes.

My point is that I agree your DS 8.2 isn't the right tool for the job, but if you don't get a credible MTB then you might as well install the biggest tires you can on the DS 8.2 and carry on. I believe that many 29x1.8 - 2.0" tires do fit it in the rear, and it might support even larger up front.
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