Glancing Aft
Active Member
After having countless issues with my bike over the past few months and dumping a ton of money on replacement parts I have decided that it is time for a new bike. I think I’m going to be like M3Tim and join the cool kids in the 29er crowd.
I’m looking for a hard tail that I can primarily use as a race bike at H2H and MASS races. I think for any endurance races I do, I’ll still stick with my full squish for now, but that remains to be seen. Anyway, my budget is a bit limited in that I’d like to keep it under $2,300 and upgrade the bike over time. Right now the two bikes that are on the table are,
- Niner AIR 9 - I'd have to skimp on some of the build options for now but I think I could build it up within budget.
- Gary Fisher Paragon
I’ve had very limited ridding times on both bikes but I do like the way they both handle, however I hope to get on them more. I guess I’ll probably be making my purchase late July early August. Anyone have any suggestions? One of these two bikes, another bike in the same price range?
I’m looking for a hard tail that I can primarily use as a race bike at H2H and MASS races. I think for any endurance races I do, I’ll still stick with my full squish for now, but that remains to be seen. Anyway, my budget is a bit limited in that I’d like to keep it under $2,300 and upgrade the bike over time. Right now the two bikes that are on the table are,
- Niner AIR 9 - I'd have to skimp on some of the build options for now but I think I could build it up within budget.
- Gary Fisher Paragon
I’ve had very limited ridding times on both bikes but I do like the way they both handle, however I hope to get on them more. I guess I’ll probably be making my purchase late July early August. Anyone have any suggestions? One of these two bikes, another bike in the same price range?