I used to ride a rigid cannondale that I loved because it was super light and I could climb like a mofo, but I converted it to a road bike...and now I'm looking to buy a hardtail.
I was looking at something for $600 - $800...and rode a decent Ironhorse at Performance bikes which I liked. Then I went to ride a Specialized Rockhopper 29er at Bicycle villiage for $850. Immediately it felt awesome!! Huge difference!
I'm not an expert MTB'er...kinda just singletrack I guess...but occasionally I would do some harder technical stuff. Will I still be able to ride it with a 29er without much of a problem?
I am reading that 29er's are harder to do that type of thing because of the big wheels, but since I probably don't be doing a ton of it, I didn't know if it would still be worth it to get a 29er.
Thanks for any input!
I was looking at something for $600 - $800...and rode a decent Ironhorse at Performance bikes which I liked. Then I went to ride a Specialized Rockhopper 29er at Bicycle villiage for $850. Immediately it felt awesome!! Huge difference!
I'm not an expert MTB'er...kinda just singletrack I guess...but occasionally I would do some harder technical stuff. Will I still be able to ride it with a 29er without much of a problem?
I am reading that 29er's are harder to do that type of thing because of the big wheels, but since I probably don't be doing a ton of it, I didn't know if it would still be worth it to get a 29er.
Thanks for any input!