venomrx7

i'm looking for a new mountain bike, and wondered if anyone on here knew much about them. I'm pretty up to date on them, but not so much on what brands are good or bad.



I'm looking on ebay now, and finding tons of them.



there are a few that I havent heard of. what do you know about Tank brand bikes, or Hondaka?



I really want a GT but none in my price range. I don't want to spend more than about 250 bucks, but for a really nice one, I might swing 300.

venomrx7

ok....



I want a full suspension. Shimano gears.



and I'm 6'2, what size bike do I need, I perfer one a little smaller than reccomended, but not much.. would a 19" be big enough?

turbovr6

you are not getting much for $300 . A decent bike will run you $600 and up. If you do do "real" riding, you should get something with dual suspention. with atleast 3" travel in the rear. 5-6" is ideal though. disk brakes are nice too, but not a nessecity.

venomrx7

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3684409450&rd=1



thats the one I'm looking at.



I know that I'm not gonna get a whole lot, but I'm on a 17 y/o budget.



I've been riding a Diamondback with NO suspension. and I rode it till the wheels are fallin off. and it got put through hell.

venomrx7

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3684155156&rd=1



I'm confused on the sizing of this one..



if its right it might just be a winner. I had that other diamondback for years and never had a problem with it.

rdavidsrx7

Same boat man, only i have been beatin the crap out of a huffy (yes HUFFY) for years now. Rode a friends diamond back last week and boy, it makes it alot easier when ya have a decent bike.

turbovr6

It's ok for a beginner bike, diamond back is a decent company. Did you ask why the one pedal is missing???

venomrx7

haha I didn't notice that.



I'm thinking about getting just a 99 dollar special just to haul me around. I dunno.

venomrx7

what about the Jeep bikes. the cherokee s has full suspension and shimano gears. are they any good?

venomrx7

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...3684692566&rd=1





this one.