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mountain bike?

75thranger77 asked:


Ive just gotten into biking and currently only have 180-275 dollars to spend. If anyone can plz tell me a bike that is ok for that price range plz tell me. I have no idea what bike to get which will work for that price range and yet not be a piece of shit. Main concerns is dropping the gear where u get that clank sound.
also i live in a hilly area and will driving on dirt trails and sometimes road when gettin to another dirt trail.

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4 Responses to “mountain bike?”

  1. Han on May 24th, 2009 4:55 am

    Buy a good used bike. Have a friend who knows lots about good bikes help you find one. It’s a tough deal, but bikes you can pound the pee out of and keep running like a charm are not so cheap. If you really need to ride now as opposed to saving more $$ then this is really the best option. You have to find someone who knows what they’re looking at to help you. Good luck!

  2. jaxthedog on May 24th, 2009 8:27 am

    at that price new - you won;t get much …espicially for riding on trails. A hybrid for riding on paved bike paths you could get - but a bike that will take abuse…..will be about double that price range - at least.

    Call bike shops in your city until you find one that sells used bikes - or find one on Craigslist - but you kind ahave to know what you are looking for / at - you can google any bike before you go look at it….www.mtbr.com has review of allot of bikes past an d present.

    In general bikes sell for about 1/2 of (or less) what they cost when they were new.

  3. M V on May 25th, 2009 7:51 pm

    The used market will get you the most bike for the buck. Any new bike under 3 bills will be junk.

  4. least_likely2 on May 27th, 2009 10:54 am

    In that price range even a good used mountain bike would be hard to find. It’s so sad that mountain bikes are overhyped and over priced.

    The Giant Boulder SE or a Diamondback Peak is in that price range. A little bit of upgrading would make these decent mountain bikes.