Austin Smithey

I think right now I'm looking at "school of thought number 2", get a decent-ish bike, probably used, and ride it into the ground. Hopefully by then I'll be out of college with a real job and can get a real nice bike. I just took a visit to the bike farm and the guy said that every nice used MTB get snatched up real quick. At the moment all they had in XL was a full-sus Rocky Mountain for 1500. While it was nice I think I'll keep looking around.

Thanks, I have been looking at the Bike Farm, Facebook, Craigslist, as well as looking at the new versions of bikes to familiarize myself with what a new bike would cost and comparing that to the used price. I appreciate all the advice very much. THANKS!!

Yeah that was just a typo, for sure a TRAIL bike, whoops

Oh for sure I'm looking for a TRAIL bike, never done trials in my life and that was a complete typo

Do you have any recommendations for a good brand for a used bike? Or what might be easier is, brands to avoid?

I just got rid of my old bike I got purely to ride around campus in and do some little small trials in my free time but with Corona I have loads more free time and need to get out. I'm looking for a trial bike, preferably 29' wheels (bc im 6'3") and a hardtail frame. I've been looking at bikes like the Cannondale 8 and the Specialized Rockhopper. Do yall have suggestions or things to look for when choosing a new bike around the $400-600 range? Thanks, Smithey

yeah thats what my gut is saying I should do. Besides Austin Tricyclist is there anywhere you would recommend to go for a new/used 29in (I'm 6'3") mountain bike?

Hey y'all I'm new to relatively new to mountain biking so I decided to fix the big creak in my bike that was making it embarrassing to ride around in(sounded like a clown car). I thought it was the slight frame crack but I got that fixed(hence the unpainted bit) and the problem persists. After inspecting the piece that wraps around my pivot joint is bent maybe 1/8 in out of place. I'd like to keep this bike so is this fixable or is it time to start shopping. Thanks, Austin Smithey

Hey y'all, I've recently gotten into mountain biking a little more seriously but I've noticed that my bike had a real bad squeak. I thought it was the slight crack in the frame(hence the unpainted section in the pics) but I got that fixed and discovered a second problem which is causing the squeaks. the bit holding the pivot joint is bent. Is this a fixable issue or is it time to start shopping? Ive attached some pics in the link below. Any feedback would be great!!! https://photos.app.goo.gl/eouSx1QZqrq2GX4w8 Thanks, Austin Smithey