Ok nowwwww i understand the importance of mountain bike parts
like shocks, disc brakes, knobby tires, helmets, bike shorts, etc. I went on an actual mountain bike trail today for the first time, not just an off road trail, and i nearly killed myself, the rigid fork SUCKED in the rough parts and the hard pack innova tires i have sucked equally in the wet stuff. The completely lack of a helmet kept me from doing even the not so narly stuff for fear that i would crash in a spot that would cause injury. And now i also understand why kickstands are a no no lol twice my kickstand flew out landing after hard jumps. My friends 400 dollar forge hardtail handled so much better lol