New bike returning cycling after years and years

sloweey
sloweey Posts: 89
edited April 2015 in MTB beginners
Due to mid life spread decided to get on a bike again Im a truck driver so need to get off my arse ....
Been looking at few mountain bikes as don't fancy a road bike ..
Decided on this ...
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Merida-Big-Nine ... _64905.htm
Seems decent price to

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  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    wrote:
    Don't fancy a road bike

    I do both road and MTB.

    Don't rule out road bikes if your just cycling around town. I find them much more efficient and easier. My MTB must be almost double the weight of one of my road bikes and there is noticeable rolling resistance in the MTB tyres. Quiet country backroads that are free of traffic can be really enjoyable on a road bike too. It's just a matter of finding the right route. Other potential options are a cyclocross or hybrid?
    "The Prince of Wales is now the King of France" - Calton Kirby
  • sloweey
    sloweey Posts: 89
    Done road bikes mate last two been a canondale synapse 105 and a giant defy 2...: might get one again ....want a mtb go out with the kids with there's
  • mattyfez
    mattyfez Posts: 638
    Mountain bikes may require more effort for the above reasons, but that's not nessesarily bad if you are wanting to burn off the calories!

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