asked u read 1st page, u said u got monay... but noaw seems u have no knowledge...

cha dou....lolxx

All is peachy... Until you itchy butt wanna change fork. LOL

Check giant xtc, you may able get a better bike.

Trek sells the brand.
Personal opinion, for hardtails, look at components instead of frame. Of course, the color is the most important.
Unless it is full sus bike, then, brand and design really matters.

Start buying some magazines like What Mountain Bike... u will know which bike gets best review.

He! He! He!

Well. Just get yourself a bike and join some group for a ride or two. You will slowly develop your "Next Dream Bike" in your mind! I bet!!~

do keep in mind that question like yours did get asked many times if not too much... you can't really blame them from directing you to the 1st page or they will be posting super long explanation and you giving a tldr to them and they get offended end of day..

so, sometimes a vague question is a bit hard to answer...unless you already know what you want and you just want to verify your opinions against the sifus here

give and take bit ...

if you are a die hard trek fan.. i leave the answer to the more experienced sifus...

but in my opinion of comparing across different brands... i would say you are always going to be at the losing ends (price wise) with brands like specialized and trek as they are in the concept store way of doing business... this means that they are license to sell trek and trek only and trek makes sure that they don't get competition from other shops that sells multiple brands..

my point is that you don't get to compare a simillar bike in between 2 shops and nego price and don't forget that you are looking at a 29er which is still not as matured here than other countries.

juz my opinion.

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Added on January 13, 2012, 4:17 pmthat is like telling him to buy a book shelf and then later feel it up with books... this is badass levels of poisoning...

ultimate evilness

This post has been edited by butthead: Jan 13 2012, 04:17 PM

Well said
Any brand (Giant, Cannondale, Trek, Mirinda, Specialized & etc) are a good brand.
To me.. It is just the matter of personal preference.

Anthony learned the hard way of getting a proper bike...

I guess prime reason of me favouring trek is because trekanology is the 1st bike shop visit. And after some online research it is quite a respectable brand as well. Giant apparently is one class higher than Trek and their bikes are generally more expensive than Trek. But for RM 4500 i tot Trek X-Caliber is a pretty good deal (doubt if any Giant model can rival it at the same price). And also dont know which shop offer real Giant 29er for viewing.


Put it this way, since i live pretty nearby to trekanology, buying a bike from them would make pretty good sense. As i can go there for maintenance and component upgrades in case i need them. PROVIDED rm4500 cannot get me anything better than Trek X-Caliber (regardless of brand of course), since i m pretty tight on budget.

Thanks all the sifus here. U all are quite friendly and really helpful. browsing through the web 10 hours cannot beat surfing through lowyat forums. CHEERS.

LOL! The poison of "eccentric mechanism" by Yeti SB-66 could not diminished in my mind.

Oh, remember to leave some room for helmets, bottles and etc though

Can see he upgrading ...soon the dream bike will arrive...

Uhmm.. Gotta dream for few years.

My wife will lynch me if I get a new one for sure... haha~

I like ur answer...giant best.
Anyway, be it trek or what other brand... The way u considering the shop location and etc make good sense.

The spec you listed look decent for a first bike... If you like it...then think it is a good first bike. Else u can compare compare a few others and quickly join us riding.
No worries,no matter how u decide, your first bike don't last long if you serious in this activities...you develop ur ideal bike soon

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Added on January 13, 2012, 4:44 pmGet something near the same color... They won't notice the different

This post has been edited by Broadica: Jan 13 2012, 04:44 PM

He! He! He!... Now, his Scott also always cause him to endo...
Probably it is high time...




This post has been edited by timothyy: Jan 13 2012, 04:52 PM

To upgrade to this

This one even the legend can go down Kampong trail with eyes close...

Worth to throw so much money in r this hobby? How I wish i can rent a bike from the forumer and test ride it once in kiara and then decide how much i wan to throw in. Hahaha BTW tat is really a cool bike tho i cant identify the model.

For that bike... Your bajet can only get the wheelset lor... That's why it's nicknamed The Legend's Horse