Buying a good bike for a decent price?

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Buying a good bike for a decent price?
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Posted: Mar 27, 2015 at 18:41 Quote
Ok so a few months ago i was watching danny macaskills videos and fell in love with trials and dirt jumping. right now i have a mountain bike that is amazing for trails but i want a street rider. I live in ontario hamilton and I'm wondering if there are any good places to get one. my budget is around 500. i really just want a bike with a low frame thats hard tail and hard fork and has both front and rear brakes. heres the biggest problem that i can't stop thinking about. I'm 6'3 and I'm wondering if I'm to tall to bike. i bet this is a stupid question and I'm overthinking it but its just a thought. so anyways any ideas on where or what bike to get? ill probably end up buying new parts over time but i want a good starter for around 500. Any suggestions on bikes would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Posted: Mar 28, 2015 at 13:43 Quote
verbruggen69 wrote:
Ok so a few months ago i was watching danny macaskills videos and fell in love with trials and dirt jumping. right now i have a mountain bike that is amazing for trails but i want a street rider. I live in ontario hamilton and I'm wondering if there are any good places to get one. my budget is around 500. i really just want a bike with a low frame thats hard tail and hard fork and has both front and rear brakes. heres the biggest problem that i can't stop thinking about. I'm 6'3 and I'm wondering if I'm to tall to bike. i bet this is a stupid question and I'm overthinking it but its just a thought. so anyways any ideas on where or what bike to get? ill probably end up buying new parts over time but i want a good starter for around 500. Any suggestions on bikes would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

You could take a look at the Haro Steel Reserve 1.1. It has a rigid fork. Trials bikes tend to have high bottom brackets and other different angles. But, if you're looking for something that sort of crosses over from dirt jumping to trials, maybe this would work.

https://www.harobikes.com/mtb/bikes/freestyle-mtb/steel-reserve-1-1-2015 size=m align=c


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Posted: Mar 30, 2015 at 13:47 Quote
Do you have craigslist in canaidia?

Posted: Mar 30, 2015 at 14:26 Quote
Aaronz25RS wrote:
Do you have craigslist in canaidia?
Yeah we do, its not that good though.

Posted: Mar 30, 2015 at 14:27 Quote
cmc4130 wrote:
verbruggen69 wrote:
Ok so a few months ago i was watching danny macaskills videos and fell in love with trials and dirt jumping. right now i have a mountain bike that is amazing for trails but i want a street rider. I live in ontario hamilton and I'm wondering if there are any good places to get one. my budget is around 500. i really just want a bike with a low frame thats hard tail and hard fork and has both front and rear brakes. heres the biggest problem that i can't stop thinking about. I'm 6'3 and I'm wondering if I'm to tall to bike. i bet this is a stupid question and I'm overthinking it but its just a thought. so anyways any ideas on where or what bike to get? ill probably end up buying new parts over time but i want a good starter for around 500. Any suggestions on bikes would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

You could take a look at the Haro Steel Reserve 1.1. It has a rigid fork. Trials bikes tend to have high bottom brackets and other different angles. But, if you're looking for something that sort of crosses over from dirt jumping to trials, maybe this would work.

https://www.harobikes.com/mtb/bikes/freestyle-mtb/steel-reserve-1-1-2015 size=m align=c


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Thanks! I'm actually really considering buying this bike. the only problem is that it doesnt have front brakes. but who doesnt love a good project?

Posted: Mar 30, 2015 at 15:58 Quote
Get on kijiji. Tons of dj's in the hammer. khs's are a dime a dozen. So you shouldn't have a problem finding a good starter.

Posted: Apr 1, 2015 at 18:02 Quote
Doggin wrote:
Get on kijiji. Tons of dj's in the hammer. khs's are a dime a dozen. So you shouldn't have a problem finding a good starter.
Oh lmao i never thought of that, thanks!

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