Hey, all. I have some similar questions to the other intro thread but I didn’t want to hijack that one.
I’ve been into road cycling for a long time but I wanted to get back into mountain biking. I haven’t been on trails since I was a kid. The other intro thread hints that i’d probably want full suspension around here, exactly how miserable would I be on a hard tail? I have quite a few road plans this year that I don’t want to eat too much of money from. But I don’t want to end up getting hooked and upgrading right away either
Also, are the weekly ride posts new member friendly? I don’t know many folks in the mountain biking scene here.
I am located on the peninsula if that changes anything!
Hi Ben, welcome! Yes the weekly rides are definitely new member friendly…a great way to meet like-minded folks and discover all the trails we have around Halifax. Most of us have full sus trail bikes, but ride what you’ve got, we don’t discriminate.
When I move to the city almost two years ago I was riding a old xc hard tail and was doing good. A few months later I bought a full suspension and road that for a bit under a year and just recently moved back to a hard tail(mind you this one is a fat bike) but doing so hasn’t stopped me or really even slowed me down.
Like others have said a hard tail is just fine for almost anything around and, in my personal experience, I think a full suspension is a better investment once you have a good grasp on riding a hard tail and are beginning to want to push your boundaries.
I personally think a hard tail with plus sized tires could be a really good option for getting something that you won’t feel the need to upgrade right away and cost. Also can give you some more riding varietie in the winter as a bonus.
