Hi Everyone, I used to be a rider back when i was younger, roughly in highschool, then went to college in the city.. not much riding in chester, pa thats for sure. I now live in Erial, Nj. I really want to get back into biking to replace my addiction of cigarettes, recently quit, and to get back in to my love of trail riding. Im wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a reliable trail bike (roughy $600) for getting back into it that wont cost me an arm and a leg, since i have college loans to pay back. Thanks for your Input.
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DanBrodeen
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Nice job quitting the smokes (I know all to well how hard that is) and getting back in the game. This may be a hike for you but just over the border in Delaware Water Gap, PA there is a small bike shop. They have a Marin 29er on sale for $500;
http://allentown.craigslist.org/bik/2698464379.html
walter
Fourth Party
Good job on kicking the cigarettes, stick with it! Check out all the big name websites (Cannondale,Trek,Specialized,Giant, etc.) and look at the hardtails. All of those companies have bikes in your price range that are trail worthy. Will they have all the bells and whistles, no, but they are certainly trail worthy. Stick with a hardtail, you will get more bike for your money.
DanBrodeen
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Its a good bike. The trend today is 29" wheels. Check them out if you get a chance.
aedubber
New Member
Welcome to the forums man and congrats on quitting smoking ! I myself am going on 1 year and about 4 months now . Best thing I ever did in life 🙂 , I started out with a spec hardtail for about 550 .... Decided I liked the hobby/sport and started riding way more aggressively and I knew I started out riding the bike , so I recently picked up a new full suspension bike 🙂 .. I would def say that trek is a decent starter for now , and then see how you feel and what kid of riding your into and go from there .. I learned a lot from these forums here and mtb reviews as well .
DanBrodeen
Well-Known Member
Welcome and another :whoopdedo for quitting. I'm going on 4-5 years (I think, I didn't have a "hard" date when I quit, just slowed it down over a few years). Afterwards I used to sneak one here and there while partying. Last cigarette was labor day 2008 and my bike ride the following day suffered tremendously. Long story short my bikes are what keep me from sneaking another cigarette when I start thinking about it. Thankfully those urges are nearly non-existent these days.
As for a bike, your starting range is pretty good. Definitey try a 29er and a 26er before you buy just to see what it's all about. Most people here prefer 29ers (or prefer being sheep, who knows which!) but I am in the 29er crowd and love it. 29ers are for all sizes (unless you're really short) but I;d venture to say that a taller rider would be more biased towards the 29er than a shorter rider. I have zero fact to back this up with. Enjoy, we have a lot of trail in this fine state.
As for a bike, your starting range is pretty good. Definitey try a 29er and a 26er before you buy just to see what it's all about. Most people here prefer 29ers (or prefer being sheep, who knows which!) but I am in the 29er crowd and love it. 29ers are for all sizes (unless you're really short) but I;d venture to say that a taller rider would be more biased towards the 29er than a shorter rider. I have zero fact to back this up with. Enjoy, we have a lot of trail in this fine state.
welcome aboard and congrats on quitting you have a price range for a bike go to a LBS and shop you will want to ride all different brands before you buy some shops have demo bikes that you can take out to the trails for a better test...there are some good trails down in your neck of jersey...