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LotsOfZeros

LotsOfZeros

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I'm moving to a community that seems to be a very bike friendly place. Lots of trails, paths, etc. I'm thinking of getting back into hitting the trails after many years away.

For all you mountain bikers out there, what should I be looking at? I weigh about 220lbs (LOL acai, acai LOL) so it should be sturdy.

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I've got far too many bikes (ranging from a couple hundred dollars to thousands) and by far the best value for the money is my Motobecane 600HT. You can get it for about $400 on bikesdirect.com.

Motobecane USA | 26 inch Hardtail Mountain Bikes 400 to 700HT
Mountain Bikes - MTB - Motobecane 600HT

This is mine, currently with some street tires...

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You're 220. I don't recommend a hard-tail. Get a fully suspended ride. Motos can be a good deal if you're looking for a deal. However, if you've got some cash to throw around, you might as well go name brand. Trek, Giant, Cannondale. But, check out the right below. You'll pay twice as much for the same components on a name brand mentioned above.

Mountain Bikes - MTB - Motobecane 2009 Fantom Comp DS
 
It really depends on what type of trails you're going to be riding. If you're just gonna be riding some nice smooth paths, I think a HT would be fine. In the past year I've had and sold a Specialized Rockhopper, Hardrock, and a Gary Fisher Marlin disc... The 600HT is the only one I've kept. But then again, I'm only 175lbs, so I couldn't tell you for sure... but I beat the shit out of mine and it's fine.

You'll find a lot of people bashing bikesdirect.com, but most of those people have never bought/rode a bike from them. Their bikes are as good, or better, than the top name brands and their customer service is excellent. You really can't go wrong with any of their bikes.

You should probably just hit Mountain Bike Forums
 
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I have some piece of shit bike, so I have nothing to add except this video.
 
again depends on what type of riding you'll be doing.. if you are going for just distance and some mild trail riding.. stick to a hardtail :)

another question would be: how much money you want to spend? //g
 
LotsOfZeros said:
I'm moving to a community that seems to be a very bike friendly place. Lots of trails, paths, etc. I'm thinking of getting back into hitting the trails after many years away.

For all you mountain bikers out there, what should I be looking at? I weigh about 220lbs (LOL acai, acai LOL) so it should be sturdy.

GO.
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you should get this model

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I second bikesdirect.com.

Although I dont MTB, I bought my road bike from there. I have a friend who works for a LBS and is going to get a job at a major manufacturer soon and still recommends me bikesdirect.
 
Sorry for hijacking the thread but I'm actually looking for a hybrid right now so if anybody knows of a good deal going on right now I'd really appreciate it if you'd shoot me a pm.
 
LotsOfZeros said:
What does 5" mean?
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5 inches of suspension travel.

resources:

Mountain bike product reviews forums classifieds trails
Pinkbike.com: Latest biking news, photos, videos, events and more!

Start googling 'trail bike reviews' and start there.

Specifically look at the Giant Trance X line, the Trek Fuel EX line, the Specialized Enduro line, and more around this.

A 5" bike (so long as it's in your budget) provides a great platform for all sorts of riding, AND is burly enough so that at 220 you're not going to snap frames like much lighter XC race oriented bikes.

The posture (riding) is also more laid back (less bent over) and if you get the itch to jump something they're much more capable to handle this (though they are NOT dirt jumping bikes).

My Trance X2 is ~32lbs and performs better than my downhill bike with 7 inches of travel that weighed 48lbs did from 6 years ago.

Considering you can now get into these in the $1500 range it's an amazing platform to have a TON of fun.
 
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