Buenas,

Estoy por comprar mi primera MTB “seria” y cuanto más investigo más dudas tengo 😅

Contexto:

• Vivo en Andorra
• Tengo bike park a pocas cuadras de casa
• Ya compré forfait de temporada de todo el año
• Recién estoy empezando (3/4 días de bike park el año pasado)
• Mido 1,71 m
• La idea es que voy a usarla bastante en bike park, probablemente casi todos los fines de semana, así que no es una bici solo para salir a dar paseos.

Opciones que estoy mirando:

1) Scott Ransom 2020/2021 usada – talla M – ~1750€ negociable

• 170 mm de recorrido delante y detrás
• Fox 38
• Sistema TwinLoc
• Frenos hidráulicos con discos 203 mm recién cambiados
• Tija telescópica
• Transmisión 1x12
• Ruedas 29”
• Mantenimiento recién hecho

2) Commencal Meta TR V4 Origin nueva – talla M – ~2000€ (menos devolución IVA)

• 140 mm trasero / 150 mm delantero
• RockShox 35 Silver R
• Amortiguador RockShox Deluxe Select
• SRAM SX/NX Eagle 12v
• Frenos SRAM Guide T
• Ruedas 29”
• Bici nueva con garantía

Dudas que tengo:

• ¿Una Scott Ransom talla M puede ser demasiado grande para 1,71 m?
• ¿Vale más la pena una bici usada de gama alta o una nueva más básica pero con garantía?
• ¿Cuál de las dos tendrá mejor reventa a futuro?
• Pensando en que voy a hacer bike park casi todos los fines de semana, ¿qué opción tiene más sentido?
• ¿La Meta TR se me quedará corta relativamente rápido si progreso bien en el park?

TENIENDO EN CUENTA PRECIOS, EXPERIENCIA, TALLAS Y TIPOS DE BICIS... USTEDES CUAL ME RECOMIENDAN?

Cualquier experiencia o consejo de gente que haya pasado por algo parecido me sirve mucho 🙌

Hi there fellow MTB community!

I recently started my MTB journey and got along with some downhill fellows and started going down some trails. Two rides, two falls, lots of bruises and I fell in love with it..!!

Not to get into much details but I am looking for knee pads and I am between these two options (my apologies for the links in Greek, in case they don't work for you):

• FOX enduro D3O
  • https://www.skroutz.gr/s/38247950/Fox-Enduro-Prostateytikes-Epigonatides-Motosykletisti-30091-001.html?google_shopping=true
• Decathlon D3O feel strong
  • https://www.decathlon.com.gr/el/p/349063-393238-epigonatides-all-mountain-enduro-feel-dstrong-d3oR.html

Now the thing is that I love going uphill and riding for hours and from what I found online it appears that the Decathlon ones are too hot in comparison to the FOX ones that you "forget that you wear them". I dont mind spending 3-4 hours riding my Hardtail bike up the hill and but I am afraid that if the kneepads are too bulky and hot then I might not want to wear them.. which is a pity.

Any help is appreciated!!

Thanks in advance!

Yesterday, I only went downhill at the park, burning 3633 kcal in 6 hours. I burned approximately 605 kcal per hour. Roughly how many kcal do you burn per hour?

Assuming you're riding a lift instead of an uphill.

Thanks everyone, I have edited and added some background myself.  

I’m 47 years old and I mainly want a DH bike for bike park riding. I don’t race, and I’m not looking for the fastest or most aggressive race bike. I’m more interested in something with a higher margin for error — stable, confidence-inspiring, fun, and reasonably easy to handle.

My main idea is to have a 200mm DH bike that I can take to overseas bike parks once or a few times a year. Most of my regular riding is on my Specialized Epic for training, and I also ride bikes like a Santa Cruz Nomad 7(on the way) and a Specialized Levo e-MTB. Because the DH bike would have a relatively limited purpose, I don’t want to spend too much on it. Ideally, I’d like to keep the budget under US$6,000 if possible.

I’m also leaning toward an aluminum frame instead of carbon, mainly because I want something more durable and less stressful to own for park riding, travel, and possible crashes.

For those of you who ride DH bikes in bike parks, which aluminum DH bikes would you recommend for someone like me? Any models that feel fun, forgiving, and confidence-inspiring rather than overly race-focused?

Thanks in advance!