Originally Posted by blackdog
I'm 42 years old. I'm 6'3" tall, and weigh 220 lbs. I have long arms and legs. I don't plan to race or be really rough on the bike. I'll mostly ride to cruise around, sight-see, and have a good time.
If you weight 220 pounds, I definitely would not consider the Trek Fuels since they run RockShox SIDs. SIDs are great cross country forks designed for small and light riders. If you look here
http://www.mtbreview.com/reviews/200...t_122064.shtml, you'll see about 2/3s of the reviews said they blew the seal in the SID :'(
I do agree what you're looking at is overkill for what you're looking for. Kona has a hardtail around 700 - 800 with Hayes HFX-9 on there. YOu should check that one out
GOod luck
Ming