Quote (AXIS @ 6 Mar 2012 06:55)
Id look for something a bit better especially if you have even the slightest notion that you might actually like riding. I spent around $630 usd on my 2012 Trek Wahoo and it was worth every penny, in fact I wish I could have bought a better bike. Trek makes some nice bikes and has awesome warranties but there are plenty of other good brands. IMO id avoid schwinn. Also its worth looking for a 29er, once you try one its pretty great.
If your only going to spend 500 and you want something good your going to have to look at something rigid. A decent fork alone normally runs 400+ and it would probably be better to run with a fully rigid bikr for now and upgrade if you choose to. If you skip the suspension you can get better components elsewhere instead of a cheaper bike all around
500 € > 630 $
reason to avoid schwinn ?
im riding my old mountainbike since 15 years. im just biking occasionally like 1 - 2 times in a month, sometimes more, sometimes less, i dont need professional gear here ("decent" mountainbikes cost way above 1000€). i was just wondering if spending the 100++ euro more for the better bike of those i posted are worth it.
thanks for the input, tho