Looking for a new bike.

[YZEATER]

so, i'm looking for a new mountain bike. my walmart bike of 10 years or better has seen better days. second gear just slips on the hub, and the shocks are more like springs, it is full suspension and was about $160 then.

i don't ride much but it would be used in the woods on trails and just general playing around.

i stopped on route 8 in gibsonia at the schwin dealer and checked out the lowest end GT bike , the aggressor, for $455 . i keep looking at dicks sporting goods bikes, being i have a $100 gift card to knock some cost down. i'd like at least front suspension.

anyone have any decent ones for sale? how are the $300 - $500 bikes at Dicks? i would think since my walmart bike lasted so long it would at least be that good?

[jlovbasz3]

I got a Realm (or how ever it's spelled) low end Diamondback from Dicks three years ago on clearance for $100 something. It's been a good bike so far.

[Sycotik Skier]

check out bikenashbar.com. you can get their brand of bike with decent componentry for a really good deal.

[Sycotik Skier]

and if you do a google search you can usually come up with 20 percent off coupons and or free shipping coupons

[2002wranglerX]

What size? I'm contemplating selling my cannondale prophet

[YZEATER]

18" idk. Im 5'9. Thats the size 2 shops said i should have.

Theres a nice c'dale on the list right now. Should be local to me says by the mills mall. Nope in leechburg., and there not home today. Just listed it a couple hours ago.....

[2002wranglerX]

Ah. Ya mines an xl

[OverkillZJ]

I have a diamondback I wouldn't mind if it disappeared, with selling the house I find myself short on space for toys

[YZEATER]

Details?

[2002wranglerX]

That diamond back is a neat free ride downhiller. Def not an xc bike. But Matt did ok on it when he came with us

[YZEATER]

Still waiting on details.

[OverkillZJ]

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/3077081261.html

[Deadman 94 xj]

I saw that bike in person and love it. If I had the cash I'd be all over it. Its a nicely built bike.

[YZEATER]

Matt that's a slick bike. A bit more then i wanted to spend though.

Sycotic-I looked up that site. There's some deals on there and some decent looking bikes but not sure about the off brand ones.

[ridgerunner97]

^ I also saw that Dback Matt has in action, that bike is definately freakin sweet.

[2002wranglerX]

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/bik/3077081261.html

http://www.bikepedia.com/QuickBike/B...=XTS&Type=bike

If you want the specs on it

[ezmoney063]

Matt, Ill trade you my Felt comp 29er near new for that!! Im looking for a full sup bike

[2002wranglerX]

I'm thinking about asking 800 for my 07 cannondale prophet 4

[YZEATER]

Hey matt, you have a fan on clist. He says that bike cost $299 new.

[2002wranglerX]

Hey matt, you have a fan on clist. He says that bike cost $299 new.

Not quite. But I saw them well under a grand.

[2002wranglerX]

http://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/freeri...2_1543crx.aspx

[YZEATER]

When they were new it was around $1600.

[2002wranglerX]

When they were new it was around $1600.

Diamondback is weird because it's a dept store bike. That's why there's no
Price on bike pedia. The parts on it aren't bad though. But pricing was all over. A lot of people paid well under a grand for them new even though the tag says 1600

It'd be a good beginner downhiller free ride bike.

If you're looking for a good full squish less than 600 bucks look for a gt I drive. No matter what though. Anything below 600 bucks is going to be pretty entry level. I sold my Jekyll for about that and the guy thought I was giving him a screaming deal. And that was a 2000

[Sycotik Skier]

I personally ride a nashbar bike. I have the full rigid 29er single speed. I'm exceptionally happy with it. keep in mind generally the only no name brand part is the frame on the bikes. I know a couple people with other nashbar bikes and they are happy. I too was skeptical at first about them until two of my friends bought the 29ers and I rode it. That sealed the deal for me. If you want to spend more money that prophet would be a fun bike.

[OverkillZJ]

Hey matt, you have a fan on clist. He says that bike cost $299 new.

Did he make another thread at some point? A couple of month's ago someone emailed me saying it was only 299 new, and that seemed legit, until I realized the components on the bikes he linked were completely different. My asking price is $600, but with how quickly I'm running out of space, cash talks, obviously, same with the Samurai. Before August I won't have room for either.