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| Hey all, I'm looking for a new bike cause my current one is falling apart. Does anyone here have advice on the best mountain bike I can get for $200-$400, or any other advice pertaining to purchasing a bike? I would like at least front suspension, (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Hey Bram! Great questions. Let me chime in with my two cents. 1) Don't spend $200 - $400 on a bike. Spend more. Bottom line is that you get what you pay for and bikes are no exception. We made the mistake several years ago of spending ~ $150 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Hey Bram, Allan's made some very good points about splurging on a better bike for fewer problems down the line. Personally, I'm (still, after several years) saving my pennies for a Cannondale, however, here's a couple of things that might help (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, my current bike cost $100...new. It also has no suspension, the frame is rusty, the rear wheel is irrepairably bent (so that it wobbles about 1.5 inches) so the rear (sidepull) brakes hardly work, the front gear shift cable snapped, only (...) (23 years ago, 29-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Hi there! As already mentioned, that kind of money ain't getting you anywhere fun. Perhaps in the non suspension or second hand market. Suspension choice is mostly based on your type of riding. If you ride mostly cross country a front (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, I don't want to spend a ton of money, and it's mostly for transportation with trails on the side, so I think I'm gonna buy a 2001 Schwinn Mesa marked down to $279. Warn me ASAP if I'm making a bad decision :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, I don't want to spend a ton of money, and it's mostly for transportation with trails on the side, so I think I'm gonna buy a 2001 Schwinn Mesa marked down to $279. Warn me ASAP if I'm making a bad decision :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | | Re: Mountain bike advice
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| (...) Well, it seems to get fairly good reviews (at least this page on the 2000 model seems to indicate this): (URL) guess it comes down to: 1) Have you ridden it? Do you like it? 2) Do you feel like you're getting good value for your money? (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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