Best advice I could offer is to save $1000 to $1500, then buy a used bike that would be $2500 to $3000 new. If you just want to pedal around town a cheap bike would do fine, bit if you are going to hit the trails for real a department store bike won't hold up very long.
I second this exactly! I have an old Diamondback hard tail and it works good, I have to replace the brake pads almost every year that I pack out with it!( I'm not much for riding uphill with a pack, I do a lot of pushing that direction
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Very good advice here. I actually got mine cheaper than that shopping around. My bike new was just over $2000. I paid $400 plus $125 in the bike shop for full tune. I use my bike for my work vehicle so I ride a lot. Helps keep me in shape and saves a gob of money not paying for gas in my truck!
Find a great frame and the other stuff really isn't that expensive. Since I bought mine, I have seen similar deals on craigslist at least a few times a year. Find a college kid that NEEDS money and has a nice bike...
Haha yes thats always a great way to get a deal. I actually had a four wheeler, more of a racing model, that was for sale on and off for 2 years. I finally put "must sell need money" in the ad and got more replies in 2 weeks than I did in 2 years.
I haven't rode any trails. The area I live has some good hills in the neighborhood and a dirt pit. So I will slowly go long distance and time. Need to start hitting the cardio now that summer and season are closing in quick.
It is. I kind of make it like a track though lol. Makes it fun. Since I like supercross, gotta feel like your racing sometimes lol. When my bro can ride a bike, I am going to make him do some rides with me. Good way to get strength back from breaking his leg.
