Obligatory description. I have a budget of $800 however I can go higher.
What Bike Do You Recommend for a Person Who Wants to Buy a Mountain Bike? - Budget $800
NotReallyaMoneySaver on 01/09/2023 - 14:40
Last edited 01/09/2023 - 14:58 by 1 other user
Last edited 01/09/2023 - 14:58 by 1 other user
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Bike.
Pedal Viking Hardtail Mountain Bike?
Depends on how/where you want to ride.
STEPS.
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Buy second handBikes (all kinds) are treated as disposable assets. More go to landfill than ever
This ^^ lots of bike were sold during Covid, good chance a number of them will be available on the market due to infrequent usage. Look on FB marketplace and gumtrees.
Local tip shops too.
New bikes are like new cars - they lose value as soon as they roll out of the shop.
Have a look online to see what size bike you'd need and then checkout Marketplace for second hand bikes. You should be able to find perfectly capable entry level bikes for $300-600. Just stick to the big names - Giant, Trek, Scott, Avanti etc
If you like the sport you can use the money you saved to upgrade to a dual suspension e-bike with all the bells and whistles.
Except new cars haven't done that for about 5 years.
Since JV is a bit late to the party I'll do the honours just this time…
What Bike Do You Recommend for a Person Who Wants to Buy a Mountain Bike?
A mountain bike!
Obligatory description. I have a budget of $800 however I can go higher.
Obligatory description useless without information- what do you want to do with this bike? Ride to the shops or shoot Redbull extreme sports videos with it. Or something in between?
OK, if I had $800 and was starting out, I would look at a Giant Talon 1 or 2 (the 1 has a higher spec, but might be out of the budget) the 2 is fine to start.
However if you can get these second hand even better, try and find a Giant Fathom.
Second hand bikes will need a $200 round trip to the local bike shop, you will always find the previous owner might have treated them rough.
Otherwise BikesOnline have great budget bikes - try and find one with a DEORE drivetrain, future you will thank you.
I'd steer clear of 99 Bikes, they tend to have these really cheap no-name brands.
lol what?? 99bikes stock Cube, Merida and Norco.
A helmet
Description says nothing. A budget of $800 is the bare minimum if you want to ride proper mountain bike trails. It won’t be until around $1500 until you get into quality bike for riding off road.
An $800 bike is a pretty decent quality bike for general runabout use, cycling with kids etc. you’ll likely get better bang for buck from 99bikes/anaconda but you’ll get better after sales service and support from a bike shop brand like Giant, Specialised, Merida, Trek etc.
If you want to ride decent MTB trails at $800 there is no substitute for a second hand bike.
Go to the used market. You can get plenty for $800. A few months ago I got a Giant XCR Composite (carbon fibre) mountain bike off market place. Might be old, but was over $5000 when new, and rides perfectly.
While maybe you got a bargain, purchasing an old carbon bike has its pitfalls. You’d want to be fairly handy with bikes to know you’ve got a good deal. Quite easy to pick up something like that with a cracked frame or worn out drivetrain or suspension.
What do you intend to do with it?