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Originally Posted by mynameisjim
Jamis makes some decent bikes for the price. I assume you are going to be riding pretty mild singletrack trails. If that's the case, don't make the mistake of buying a bike with a bunch of travel built for downhill. You only need 3 or 4 inches of travel in the rear. More than that and you can barely pedal it. In fact, 99% of singletrack trails you can ride on a hardtail.
Make sure to get a bike that fits you as well.
Post up the model you are looking at.
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Excellent point. Make sure you buy a bike that fits your needs. I have 3 bikes in total one being a downhill bike with 8" of travel and weighs 36lbs+ and you won't want to be riding that up any hills and single track/general cross country won't be that much fun.
Most decent light hardtails or short travel suspension bikes will climb like mountain goats.