Originally Posted by
dimi
Personally, I would not buy a used mtb. A road bike for sure, but I feel mtbs tend to take a lot more of a beating and you just don’t know what you’re end up with. You can luck out and get some great deals on bikes that haven’t been ridden hard, but those are few and far in between. Furthermore in the last few years, the geometry of frames has changed significantly (slack head angles and steep seat angles), so I think you’re better off getting a more “up to date” frame that won’t be obsolete in a year.