Bump.....anyone looked at bikes recently?
I'm 5'9"....looking for a MTB that I can also road ride. I won't be riding in groups.
My LBS carries mostly Treks...so have been testing and looking at them...and like what I see.
Trying to decide if I want the 29er or 26 tires. The LBS guy says the 26s on the Trek 3500 or 3700 are decent for road riding.
The '12 3700 have been marked down $100 to $429:
http://www.trekbikes...ries/3700_disc/#
The pricepoint 29er is the Wahoo....at $600:
http://www.trekbikes...er_sport/wahoo/#
The 29er he recommended though was the Marlin at $689:
http://www.trekbikes...rt/marlin_2012/#
I've also found a used Trek 4900 on Craigslist at $300, and a Trek 4500 for $400.
The LBS guy says the 3700 tires are decent for road riding, although obviously not as good as the 29ers.
He also says that the components on the Marlins are '3 steps up' from the ones on the 3700...but when I asked what difference that would
make to me, he said I probably wouldn't notice if I wasn't hitting difficult trails that would put stress on them (which I won't be).
Anyone tried or bought any of these Treks?