In MBA this month:
Q: I'm a serious trialrider looking to get my GF into the sport. What entry-level hardtails would you recommend? Is it best to look for a female-specific design?
A: ....If you're a serious rider, your GF will not enjoy bouncing along in your dual-suspepension dust, trying to shift, brake, and stay light on a cheap saddle to save her tenderness from destruction. Take your friend to a good ski area that caters to mountain bikes, rent her a dual sus. and treat her to a weekend of riding where her climbing and technical skills will not pose a barrier to enjoying the trails. If she likes it, then go shopping for a Santa Cruz Superlight or an equivalent lightweight dual suspension. Is she has a girlie body (not every woman does), get her a girlie-specific bike.
Discuss...
Q: I'm a serious trialrider looking to get my GF into the sport. What entry-level hardtails would you recommend? Is it best to look for a female-specific design?
A: ....If you're a serious rider, your GF will not enjoy bouncing along in your dual-suspepension dust, trying to shift, brake, and stay light on a cheap saddle to save her tenderness from destruction. Take your friend to a good ski area that caters to mountain bikes, rent her a dual sus. and treat her to a weekend of riding where her climbing and technical skills will not pose a barrier to enjoying the trails. If she likes it, then go shopping for a Santa Cruz Superlight or an equivalent lightweight dual suspension. Is she has a girlie body (not every woman does), get her a girlie-specific bike.
Discuss...