Mountain - Hard Tail

Hardtail Mountain Bikes are becoming a little more rare these days with all of the technological advancements in full-suspension. Hardtails feature front suspension (tunable for rider weight), low gearing (to get you up the hills), and wheels durable enough for the average sized rider to take off-road. The main frame is a rigid design as opposed to the full-suspension bicycle where both the frame and the fork have shocks.

You can find hardtails starting about $500, and going up to the multi-thousand dollar range for race bikes.

These bicycles are engineered to spend a majority of their time offroad. Taken out of their element, they become very labor intensive. This may be the bike for you if your intentions are to be riding in situations where you will be dealing with roots, rocks, ruts, and fallen trees.

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