It's hard to argue for any bike that doesn't suit your local conditions.
For most new flow tracks that means a rigid bike should be sweet.
A bmx even.
Overkill methinks
...for when you go big. I suspect I'm not familiar with this flow concept. All of the local trails that I suspect.could be categorised as such have terrible flow and ride like crap. Think really tight switch backs with practically no berm winding down reasonably steep terrain. So boring. So lame. So disappointing. I've always called them xc or am trails. The alternative is far to chundered up to think flow. A small section of the Ourimbah am/nduro trail might meet the criteria, but the berms are not really there and too many skids means too many ruts...
...for when you go big. I suspect I'm not familiar with this flow concept. All of the local trails that I suspect.could be categorised as such have terrible flow and ride like crap. Think really tight switch backs with practically no berm winding down reasonably steep terrain. So boring. So lame. So disappointing. I've always called them xc or am trails. The alternative is far to chundered up to think flow. A small section of the Ourimbah am/nduro trail might meet the criteria, but the berms are not really there and too many skids means too many ruts...
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[BFlow comes from like, the rider man[/B]; not from the terrain. If you're not being one with your bike and FEEEEELING the trail, you'll never have "flow".
But to answer OP's question, it's something I've had to tackle lately in looking for a bike for the missus. Long story short, I think she'd be better off starting on a full suspension bike simply because it will make life a little easier which will encourage her to keep riding. I believe that hardtails train better riding technique and encourage better line choice, they also come in a much better price bracket (there are some seriously good hardtail stock builds in around the $2000 mark), but that won't mean anything if the beginner doesn't want to ride it.
I bought a Giant Talon 4 nearly a year ago (this was my first real bike), and i am thinking of buying a dual suspension bike.
I'm not very good at tricks and I am fairly new to MTB.
My question is; should I purchase a bike with full suspension to get started on?
I'm not sure if experienced riders learned on a low budget bike and purchased a better bike once they were more skilled, or just bought a dual suspension bike to begin with.
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I'm boned.
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Flow comes from like, the rider man; not from the terrain. If you're not being one with your bike and FEEEEELING the trail, you'll never have "flow".
I definitely suggest to buy a hard-tail for beginner! Why? Because you feel your bike better how it acts on different trails. Also it is lighter a little bit.
Worst advice ever....for more than one reason.
Oh, and my 160mm Enduro bike is 1kg LIGHTER than my hardtail.
You can run a marathon in stilettos....you may not even come last....but......just sayin.Rubbish.
Watch this video.
http://m.pinkbike.com/news/jordan-hodder-flavours-chromag-video-2016.html
If you can't shred on a HT & have fun, you are not a mountain biker...
So, he had the option of two hardtails. One person, one opinion, two options....both of them pretty poor..:love:I bet you didn't even bother watching the video. Your comment is stupid.
I bet you didn't even bother watching the video. Your comment is stupid.