good mountain bike for around $500

[xyyz]

instead of peddling at the gym, which i hate, i'm looking to get a good mountain bike.

my budget is $300-$500. the lower the better. again i say, the lower the better.

anyone have any recommendations on what i should get?

 

[Conky]

If I had $500 to burn on a new mountain bike... Text

:beer:

 

[xyyz]

nice bike... i'm pretty tempted.

i've made an offer on a Trek 4500. let's see if he bites at $250. the reviews on the Motobecane are extremely good. and the price is less than half the retail. but, i'm just getting into this right now. so i figure $250 for a "great bang for the buck" bike will suffice until i make this a much more serious hobby.

 

[opticalmace]

i'm not sure on the price... but there are some nice specialized bikes for cheap
i think it's the rockhopper? or something like that

 

[Slew Foot]

Check Craigslist. I picked up a two year old Fuel 80 for about $500 last year. Was in brand new conditoin as well, still had the nubs on the tires.

 

[vi edit]

Gary Fisher Marlin

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Gary Fisher Marlin

Seconded.
I loved mine until it got stolen

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
If I had $500 to burn on a new mountain bike... Text

:beer:

That's a nice bike but I would add that there will be some assembly required (comes partially assembled) and you will probably want to have it checked out by a competent mechanic to make sure it was assembled properly.

 

[mjh]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Gary Fisher Marlin

Good recommendation. I would actually recommend the best Gary Fisher that he can afford in his target price range.

 

[Gl4di4tor]

check out craigslist for some good used bikes. Best way to buy a good bike for cheap.

 

[Imyourzero]

Get a Landrider. Never manually switch gears again! Oh yeah, it's not a mountain bike.

 

[alkemyst]

For a new bike: the Raliegh M50 DX was recommended by Gear recently.

edit I don't know what happened to this sentence:MSRP is $425...the components on it are really good.

If $500 and used is an option...there are a lot of possibilities.

I sold a Marin Bear Valley SE a long time ago for a few hundred bucks in like new condition (it was a college commute bike)...paid 3x that new.

 

[tyler811]

amc pacer

 

[BriGy86]

u have a raleigh that was around 400 somthin