Starting to think abut replacing the hardtail, and I'd like to get back into a FS bike. For reference, my last FS bike was a Giant Trance circa 2009, which I liked quite a bit. Naturally, I'm looking at a new Trance X which has more travel than the old Trances IIRC. Also looking at the aluminum-framed Ibis Ripmo.
Thought I'd see what the Monkey has to say about 4-6" trail bikes that aren't crazy expensive (~$3,500-ish). Figure there’s some options out there that I’m not aware of, since I haven’t shopped around for a mountain bike in a long time. I'm not super picky about geometry, I just want a well-rounded bike that will handle just about everything around here fairly well.
Thought I'd see what the Monkey has to say about 4-6" trail bikes that aren't crazy expensive (~$3,500-ish). Figure there’s some options out there that I’m not aware of, since I haven’t shopped around for a mountain bike in a long time. I'm not super picky about geometry, I just want a well-rounded bike that will handle just about everything around here fairly well.
