Going to purchase a mountain bike any suggestions.

[Spikesoftail]

Dept. store brands only come in a few sizes, and I've never found one that will fit anyone older than 10. They are also lower quality and put together by a Walmart/Target employees, nuff said. Hit up your local bike store. They have much better quality, the knowledge to get you onto the right size bike and will help you pick the right kind of bike for what kind of riding you'll be doing.

[1QUICK4]

Get a Whizzer

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[Kracka]

I ride a 2006 Specialized Rockhopper Comp Disc and love it. A good bike is definitely worth spending the money on. $350 will get your a Specialized Hardrock Base, maybe cheaper if you buy a closeout model. Some bike shops sell used bikes too so you can watch for those.

[carltalon]

Just look on craigs list for a desent used bike. use key words like Trek Giant Specialized schwinn Etc. and you 'll find something in the $100 range. If you really get into bikeing then spent the money on a new Bike. The department store bikes are junk.

I bought a late 90's schwinn Mnt bike last year for $40 it needed a little tweaking but was a great bike. put over 200 miles on it in 1/2 a season last year. Biking is a great way to get out and get exsersize I lost around 30 pounds since this time last year.

[turbotalon1g]

^damn. I might not recognize you then and if nothing has changed with the car u are right in the 11s.

Thanks brian, u can whizzer yourself!! lol

[1ViciousGSX]

Trek

[User Name]

Real men ride 20".

But yeah, mountain bikes come in all sorts of variaties. You can't be expecting much for $100 unless it's used,I have over $1k into my 20". So I'd check out CL/garage sales if you haven't been told that 100 times already.

Also, check out JensonUSA (http://jensonusa.com/), they have a Closeout section that has had some MTN bikes go through. Trek, Giant, Schwinn, those are all good brands. Diamondback is a great brand too, but don't bother looking at online reviews, they've been caught redhanded 5 starring their own products.

Oh yeah, and in some towns, you can go to the police station, tell them you've had your mountain bike stolen, they'll ask for a general description, say a black mountain bike(or your preferable color), and then you can go see the bikes they have found...;)

P.S. this is what part of the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated.

[Kracka]

Be careful with the cheap Schwinn and Diamondback bikes sold at department stores...its just a sticker slapped on a crappy bike. The good ones come from dedicated bike stores.

[s1ngletracker]

my advice is don't buy a department store bike. $100 won't buy you much in terms of an actual decent bike.

[mdost03]

Look into Specialized, Trek, or Gary Fischer. They are all quality bikes.