Hi I haven't rode a mountain bike since I was 17 I'm now 28 hgv drive so I'm always sitting down and doing very little manual work. I'm 20/23 stone in weight now and I loved riding and am looking at it to help me to lose weight and also so I can take my kids out. My big problem is my weight I brought a carrera vengeance and it didn't feel safe after 5 times I rode it so gave it to my oldest son. So really need help to get the right bike I'm looking at buying it the end of may and have £500 to spend on one.
Thanks for reading guys and for any help you can give me
Call into your LBS so at least that way you can have the bike under a convient warranty if stuff breaks. I'd also probably go for a full suspension if you can