Originally Posted by
elTwitcho
Anyone know if it's possible to get a
decent mountain bike with front suspension in this city for around the 550-600 dollar mark? Track geo and 23mm tires is giving me an almost primal urge to ride a bike I can take over rough stuff on weekends but everything I check in the MTB forum seems to suggest that anything under 800 USD sucks and will break instantly. I don't need something that'll stand up to dirt jumping (on account of me being a wimp) just something I can ride down trails and crash into the occasional tree.
I've got birthday money and space on my credit card, gotta get on the spend train
If you are thinking new, for that kind of $ something on the bike will be sub-par....usually the fork. I would say look for a good used bike in that range. Its used yes...but you will get a better performing bike.