Fuji Nevada 1.5 29er (2017) - 549$ or Trek Marlin 7 (2018) - 749$? Please advice

Sagar31

Fuji Nevada 1.5 29er (2017) - 549$ or Trek Marlin 7 (2018) - 749$? Below are the URLs

I am 6'3, 285lbs

Trek - Marlin 7 | Trek Bikes (https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bike ... 7/p/17382/)

Fuji - Fuji Nevada 1.5 29er Mountain Bike - 2017 (https://www.performancebike.com/shop/fu ... 17-31-6286)

Please Advice

The Rookie

Well nether is great value.

The Trek has the better fork, so for proper off road riding where that is the single most critical component then the tRek is better, the Fuji is much better value, much of the rest of the bike is better than the Trek and for the saving you could fit a better fork and still pay less!

Sagar31

As you can see, I am on the heavier side. I need a bike for commute and may be some bike trails (paved/unpaved/footpath/light gravel). I am completely new to it.

And regarding the price, I have the Trek coming down to 350$ for me. So what would be a better option?

Sagar31

I am sorry for the other thread. Would you be able to help me out with this? Like I said, I might get the Trek for 349

The Rookie

I'd take Trek in that case.

The only item that will suffer with your weight are the wheels, you need to keep on top of axle bearing servicing.

Sagar31

Thanks a lot for your help. 1 last question if you don't mind, how would this fit with the bunch? https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bike ... Code=black

Its a ds2, a sports hybrid.