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I would like to get back into mountain biking. I used to do it many years ago (late 90s) but got back into road for many years and sold off my old hard tail Trek quite a while ago.
Anyway, a bunch of guys here at work ride almost daily and I'd like to join them plus ride with a friend of mine who just bought a house in Newport Beach. We will be riding local trails mostly, nothing too technical, but it can get quite rocky and rutty with a fair bit of elevation change and rough terrain.
I'm a total n00b on the latest mtb tech and I haven't visited any bike shops yet, probably go check out a few this weekend. Would like to have full suspension, leaning toward a 29er and would like it not to be too heavy.
I am 5'11" (not a manlet) so a medium size frame is probably what I'm going for. Looking to keep the spending down below $2k if possible but wouldn't completely rule out a nice closeout deal on a nice bike that is somewhat higher than that.
Update: Bike acquired. It is a 2013 Giant Talon 29er 0, size large. I thought the large might be too large but riding it around it felt perfectly comfortable and I can lift the front wheel while standing over it a couple inches. I went with a hardtail as I am just getting into the sport again after many years of not riding mtb so I didn't want to spend a ton of money on a bike at this point.
I already changed the saddle, put some clipless pedals on it and removed all the reflectors.
Anyway, a bunch of guys here at work ride almost daily and I'd like to join them plus ride with a friend of mine who just bought a house in Newport Beach. We will be riding local trails mostly, nothing too technical, but it can get quite rocky and rutty with a fair bit of elevation change and rough terrain.
I'm a total n00b on the latest mtb tech and I haven't visited any bike shops yet, probably go check out a few this weekend. Would like to have full suspension, leaning toward a 29er and would like it not to be too heavy.
I am 5'11" (not a manlet) so a medium size frame is probably what I'm going for. Looking to keep the spending down below $2k if possible but wouldn't completely rule out a nice closeout deal on a nice bike that is somewhat higher than that.
Update: Bike acquired. It is a 2013 Giant Talon 29er 0, size large. I thought the large might be too large but riding it around it felt perfectly comfortable and I can lift the front wheel while standing over it a couple inches. I went with a hardtail as I am just getting into the sport again after many years of not riding mtb so I didn't want to spend a ton of money on a bike at this point.
I already changed the saddle, put some clipless pedals on it and removed all the reflectors.
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