Mountian bike, 21 speed shimano derailler, New $200. Reasonanable asking price. fjw15?

Question

Mountian bike, 21 speed shimano derailler, New $200. Reasonanable asking price. fjw15?

Answer 1

Many people become confused when they see "Shimano" on a bike and automatically think it must be good.

Please realize that Shimano makes a full range of product from the very lowest quality to the very best. My guess is that the bike you speak of has the bad stuff.

$200 will buy you a bike intended for occasional use on road- no extended riding, no offroad, no stunts, no ramps, no drops. If this is your expectation then you should be OK if the bike is assembled correctly (this means taking the bike to a bike shop for a tune up BEFORE you ride it) and that it is maintained well.

Answer 2

If it's $200 new it's not a proper mountain bike.