Originally Posted by
Jcsaathoff
Lol sorry, it's 29x1.95... I missed a number typing haha. It's a Mongoose Impasse HD. It's a big box store bike, but it's what I could do right now. I haven't been on a bike in forever and around here there aren't too many trails, so initially it would be more road time right now until I get comfortable on one again and then maybe try venturing out onto a trail...
I think what you are feeling/experiencing is a combination of being off a bike for a very long time and the bike’s weight. I looked around and several sources list that bike as being 43 pounds. Many hardtail MTB’s are in the 26 to 28lbs range… a 17lb difference on a bike is huge.