Easytigers
Guru
Was going to post this in the MTB section but wanted the views of all. I've been into road cycling for a couple of years now and have seen lots of people moving from MTB or hybrid bikes to road bikes...I'm trying to make the decision in the opposite direction.
During the bad weather etc, the cycling has slipped as the road conditions/temperatures have been bad and the turbo (has been used honest) just isn't the same as getting out. We also walked around one of the country parks recently and it has many tracks for mountain bikes and I spent the whole walk figuring out routes off road. Cue the idea of getting a mountain bike.
I've only got a limited budget and have seen a couple of bikes second hand. Looking at hard tails with front suspension fork. At my price range they won't have disk brakes (unless I get really lucky searching).
My biggest worries are:
Will I actually use it in the crud weather or will I be equally worried about coming off on the ice?
Will it just sit in the garage for most of the year when the weather turns and I'm on the road bike?
Is it even worth having a MTB without disk brakes (the guy at work tell me not!)?
Any advice welcome...
During the bad weather etc, the cycling has slipped as the road conditions/temperatures have been bad and the turbo (has been used honest) just isn't the same as getting out. We also walked around one of the country parks recently and it has many tracks for mountain bikes and I spent the whole walk figuring out routes off road. Cue the idea of getting a mountain bike.
I've only got a limited budget and have seen a couple of bikes second hand. Looking at hard tails with front suspension fork. At my price range they won't have disk brakes (unless I get really lucky searching).
My biggest worries are:
Will I actually use it in the crud weather or will I be equally worried about coming off on the ice?
Will it just sit in the garage for most of the year when the weather turns and I'm on the road bike?
Is it even worth having a MTB without disk brakes (the guy at work tell me not!)?
Any advice welcome...