Originally Posted by
Dannihilator
Are you going to be racing mtb's seriously or just the occasional race? If frequently it would probably warrant a new bike, but for the rare occasion and just cross training, I'd rock what you got at the moment.
Well, not all mtb frames are carbon fiber, a good chunk of them are still aluminum and some are steel and Ti.
Right now I'm just playing in the 50+ beginner class. Did my first race tonight and finished 6th out of 7, so not the slowest, and I haven't ridden MTB regularly in a couple of decades, so figure I did OK.
Doc told my I had to give up motorcycles because of my back, so I'll have to see what my back feels like tomorrow as the MTB may be just as bad.
Only three more races for this season, so unless I want to go looking, I'm done until next spring, where I may get more serious, so was wondering if I should look into getting something and getting used to it? With my back I was wondering if I need to stay full suspension, or if I should get something lighter with only front suspension?