Used bike - Liv vs Kona

[pabike]

Looking for a used bike for my daughter... not familiar with either of these brands.

Can anyone take a look at these two bikes and the prices, is either one a decent bike or decent deal?

 

[vickster]

LIv is the women’s specific design side of Giant, rebranded a few years ago. A well known, popular reliable brand

 

[figbat]

Both are well-known and respected brands. The Liv has arguably better brakes and is likely a newer model but is also more expensive.

 

[Caperider]

I'd buy the Liv. My wife has the Lust 3 full suspension! Its sweet she's 5'1" and the step over is perfect. Its has 27.5 wheels.juice discs.

 

[AndyRM]

Disc brakes aside, those look pretty similar. If your daughter is gonna grow, I'd go for the cheaper option personally.

 

[Cycleops]

As above, go for the cheaper, she's not going to have it more than 2/3 years. Disc brakes are better but maybe not at that price point and V brakes are reliable good stoppers.
That frame could have well come out of the same factory.

 

[Beebo]

I’d go for the Kona too.
As it’s cheaper and Kona is a respectable name.
Basically you can’t go wrong with either as they are almost identical other than the brakes.

 

[Jameshow]

LIv is the women’s specific design side of Giant, rebranded a few years ago. A well known, popular reliable brand

It's a big brand....!🤣

 

[vickster]

It's a big brand....!🤣

Huh?