What specialist store can i go to buy a good Mountain Bike?

Question

What specialist store can i go to buy a good Mountain Bike?

Answer 1

depends on where you live, usually the independant stores in your area are the best to go. they may not always have the cheapest bikes but ive found they are much more informed and can fit you with the proper bike for your needs

Answer 2

These brands are the best. They typically cost at least 1000 USD

Intense cycles (great cross country/best downhill)

trek (great cross country)

Giant(high end only)

merida (cross country)

Specialized (cross country and great free ride)

Santa cruz (cross country great free ride)

also suggest you check out components like gears/shifters/brakes/rims so you can pick out bikes that come with nice parts. It makes all the difference.

Answer 3

Specialize site.  

Answer 4

We recently started a new website, http://www.TriGearTrade.com, where people can buy and sell their new and used multi-sport gear.

We have a new seller that will be adding quite a few used and new closeout bikes this week so please check us out!!!

Jessica Albrecht

COO

TriGearTrade.com

Answer 5

I think this site is cheap bikes and specialist store

http://astore.amazon.com/discount.bikes-...

goodluck

Answer 6

Actually, I'd say hit the yellow pages and go to all of them.

Try to spend about 10 or 15 minutes in each store.

Get an idea of the brands of bikes that they sell. Get an idea of the friendliness/helpfulness of the staff. Get an idea of pricing.

Then take this info and make a list of the stores you liked.

put it aside. Check the brands that you think are cool. mtbr.consumerreview.com is a good place to read up a bit on different models.

Each brand has good models and crappy models. I just bought a Merida frame for a very specific purpose - but I wouldn't recommend any other frame they make since the things that make this frame great aren't featured on any of their other frames.

Once you have educated yourself on how you are going to spend a big chunk of your hard earned money, figure out how big of a chunk it's going to be.

What is your goal for spending? Be reasonable. If you think you can afford 800 bucks, but the bikes that are spec'd the way you want are all 1200 bucks, save up and be patient with yourself.

Then try to narrow the models down to two or three.

Apply this information to the bike stores in your local area and visit the relevant stores again. Tell the guy what model you are specifically interested in and tell him your budget (make sure he understands that you are including tax) and see what he recommends. Write it on paper and get a price. Tell him you will sleep on it. Do this in each store and do exactly that. Sleep on it.

One choice will likely rise above the rest.

You may also see some extraordinary deals in 'last year's models' and maybe some used bikes. If the store is reputable, these are also excellent ways to use your money.

The guy at the store will ask you how you ride. It is currently in fashion to have a different bike for every specific purpose you ride for, so make sure that you give this some thought. If you want to do some DH, but you will also be using the bike for commuting 3 days a week, you probably want to give some thought to this. Some stores will tell you that it's impossible to get both, but IMHO, that's a lot of equine manure.

You will probably start with either a light Cross Country (great also for commuting, but don't DH with it) or a burlier All Mountain bike (also OK for commuting if you get lockouts on the shocks [propedal is also equine manure IMHO], but more suitable for a heavier guy and could afford a bit of tame FR/aggressive XC)

Hope it helps!