How things have changed Need help
Hello everyone I hope I have posted this in the right forum. . I am 53 yrs a little out of shape (25lbs) and would like to start up biking I haven't been on a bike in EONS, I remember when our bodies were the suspensions . Today's bikes makes it so confusing . So my question is I am torn between two bike styles a MTB or a Gravel bike with flat bar handles I have tried both flat bar and drop bar and the Flat bar is much better on my back. . So what I think I have learned so far is I should get a MTB and then put a rigid fork on it and order 700x40c extra wheelset then I would have the best of both worlds.
So my Question what do you think or recommend? my biking will be mostly paved trails but I want to be able to do some easy dirt trails mainly around Lake Tahoe area and we have Forestry logging roads
My budget is $700 Bikes I am looking at is
Motobecane Fantom29 trail
OR
Gravity29point 2