Originally Posted by blue_neon
Ahh I honestly wouldn't bother with it. It is far from a mountain bike. Dont spend $230, save your money.
Why? All the parts are very basic, mostly OEM, no name. The headset is...well the other style and the drivetrain is below average.
Sorry to sound like an idiot, but dont buy the bike. Save up another $100 and please, try Trek, Specialized or Kona or Giant bikes. You see for your price range you should be buying off a big name company, they offer best parts for your money.
they unfortunately don't sell trek, specialized, kona, and giant at my lbs. only marin, diamondback, raleigh, and redline. i'm just a beginner. so i'm not that picky about parts. if something doesn't suit my need i could just upgrade right? plus i dont feel like saving for the $300 price jump for the next step up. i'd like to get riding asap. besides, this diamondback can't be worse than my crappy Pacific?
so i guess my main question will it hold together for some trailin? because i wont' be riding that hard at first. and then will i be able to upgrade it to suit my needs?