Well after hours of searching I finally found a mountain bike I liked.

Mongoose Spire AL. All welded aluminum frame, weighs maybe 7-10 lbs. Its a huge difference in my old one, which weighed upwards of 30lbs. No back suspension, but that's fine by me, I never did notice any difference with the back shock, except maybe the extra weight. Rollin' on 26" tires, so my set of studs will fit. Didn't go for the disc brake, but that's fine by me as well, I have a better feel for the linear pull brakes anyway; and I can swap rims with the studs too. 18-speed, with some pretty low gears, great for hilly country like around here.

Took it for a test hop for a couple miles on pavement and it rode like a dream and it actually shifted! (Old bike's front had not shifted in 2 years and the back would really clunk around before it decided what gear it wanted to be in). This weekend, I'm hoping to try it on a couple trails. I've also begun transferring accessories from the old bike to the new one.

It could have been better, sure. But I got a steal-of-a-deal on it, and couldn't pass it up.

Will snap pics tomorrow.

 

sweet man, another biker!

heres my bike as she sits now.

 

nice i don't have pics and mine doesn't have a lot of nice accesories but i still use it for what it's worth. I've got a Specialized hardrock. lots of great bike trails around here in Mt. Shasta. trails everywhere you turn.

 

Not to hate but why not buy a good one from a real bike shop? Unless youre on a strict budget then I understand.

 

they cost a arm and a leg, i feel like selling my bike and buying parts for my toy.

 

cheap-ass broke as hell student= cheap bike from dept. store

 

i miss my trek Y3, i need to get it sent down here....


i also miss the mountains i used to ride


theres nothing but miles and miles of pavement,sand, and mud in Florida...

 

^ yeah it does suck

 

OMG mountain bikes
Here is where I get to boast:
Brand new Specialized Stumpjumper 29er built up as a singlespeed with chris king hubs, stans notubes rims, tubeless tires, White Brothers carbon fiber rigid fork...whole thing weighs 21 pounds...total price about 3500 USD but I get stuff at cost so about 2200 for me.
Not that I'm bashing the mongoose, all that matters is get out there and ride and wheel and get dirrrty!!