Full Suspension Mountain Bikes, Three of the Best for $2,000 or Less
Posted by Kitty on May 21st 2013
Full Suspension Mountain Bikes are for those daring bikers who wish to take the road less travelled. They’re designed to help make the ride comfortable even when navigating difficult terrain. But compared to the Hardtail bikes they can seriously put a hurting on your wallet. It is easy to spend up to 7,000.00 dollars on a Full Suspension Mountain Bike. If you are serious about mountain biking and want a good ride that isn’t taxing to your body you’ll need to shell out at least $2,000 for one. This ensures you getting a good bike with decent components that last.
It is better to spend $2,000 for one good mountain bike then to continuing to shell out $500-$600 dollars for a mountain bike that is likely to break after a few months of heavy riding. The components are also an important part of a mountain bike and can be expensive. You want to make sure your bike comes with good components from Shimano or Sram or other well known brands.
These are high quality mountain bikes for less then $2,000 dollars.
The Norco Fluid 9.3 is a full suspension mountain bike that is designed to win marathons. It is a 29er with 100mm full suspension that can fly down the side of a rocky mountain while handling like a Mercedes. Rocks, roots, and the usual rubble found on a trail are no match for this bicycle. Built with the five point Norco system this bike is made with custom alloy that will take a beating get good clearance, has the 29er wheels, Avid Elixir brakes for ultimate stopping power, A.R.T. suspension for a comfortable and bump friendly ride, and last the post-mount rear disc brakes.
This bike does not just handle down hill well but it also ascends up the side of a mountain with ease. It will take you places you never thought of going on a bicycle. If you are looking to be a serious rider who wants to join in on the adrenaline filled races this sport offers try out the Fluid 9.3. You won’t be disappointed and with a price tag of only $1,499.00 dollars.
It gets better, if you would like to upgrade your Fluid you can go with the 9.2 model for $1950 dollars and the Fluid 9.1 is $2,457. Ultimately the 9.1 are a great bike for starting off and to really throw you into a mountain biking or cross-country marathons.
It is hard to find a full suspension mountain bike for a woman. They don’t make them affordable. The Trek Lush is a good bike for female riders but it comes at a price of $2,840 dollars. It isn’t fair that guys get the great deals on the mountain bikes because there are plenty of women riders out looking for a bargain as well.
Introducing the KHS XC 204 for ladies. This bike has an affordable price tag for the women-adventurers on the bike trails today. It has a 6061 double-butted alloy frame. It is full-suspension with 120mm of travel. It has the geometry design perfect for a woman’s body that is strong enough to take a beating that any man’s bike would. This bike can stop a dime with its Brake Booster leverage converter that KHS Company invented.
KHS is a brand name that can be trusted, having been in the business of Mountain Bikes since 1974. KHS Comp has been a finalist in Mountain Biking Magazine every year since it started in 1992.
This bike is a great value for any woman rider priced at $1,700dollars. It is the full package bike that will have you flying down a mountainside smoothly with the wind chasing behind you.
It's worth noting here, guys, you can get this bike too — they also make a male geometry shape of this bike.
GT’s Distortion 3.0 cuts a little close to the $2000 dollar budget. It can be found from $1,999 - $2,220 but is worth mentioning because this is a Bike Magazine’s Editor’s Choice winner. This is the bike that you can go anywhere on, do anything on, and it will not let you down.
This full suspension bike has 140mm of fork travel in it which is more then the average trail bike. Its rear travel is 114 mm. The frame of this bike is made out of monocoque hydroformed XM Metal Aluminum with top tube and down tube gussets.
This is an amazing bike. Rocks do not phase its 26-inch Maxxis Minion DH F tires. This bike will take you for the ride of your life so if you see it for under $2000 buy it. You will not regret it once you sit on the seat and began to peddle.
Whatever your choice is with a full-suspension bike keep in mind that it is better to shell out the money for a good deal. It’ll be worth it in the long run. The bikes listed above will be able to take you places other mountain bikes will fail, and for longer times. KHS and GT make some excellent bikes and if your budget can go higher take a look at those as well. These are two companies whose name is well trusted and ridden in the bicycling committee.
Also, ladies, GT makes bikes that fit your frame as well. If you want to shop around because you are not completely sold on the KHS XC The GT Karakoram 1.0 is a women’s 29er that costs $1050 dollars.
Check out your local bike shop and check out these bikes in person. You will not be disappointed whatever your choice is.