Help me find the right bike

I am in the market for a new bike, but I don't know what I should get. I'm a mother of 2 and use it mostly for towing a trailer, but also have plans to go on a 200 mile ride from Colorado to Moab. I don't do any major hard riding (I'm not a dare devil) but I want something nice. Please help

How nice do you want to spend? I'm known to be a Giant fan but other more experienced riders may know of other choices that might suit you better. What exactly do you want in a bike?, hardtail, full suspension, v-brake or disk?. If you have a general idea of what specification you want/need somone here can probably help out.

Cheers J.

You are doing the Kokapelli trail, but you aren't into anything hard? There isn't anything "too" technical on the trip, but it's a hell of a few days in the saddle! Have fun. If you are considering trips like that you are likely a candidate for an FS rig (assuming you are up for other rocky and technical rides). I will pretty much always try to steer folks towards Santa Cruz or Norco bikes. There are plenty of other great bikes out there, but they are the two I have lots of time on and have had the best experiences with (the bikes themselves and dealing with the companies). Santa Cruz make a couple of "woman specific" bikes (FS and hardtail). Giant makes a couple of decent bikes (good value for the buck).

What is your budget and how much riding are you planning on doing after the Kokapelli ride?

K.

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Disciples Of Dirt

Thanks for your responses. I would like to keep the bike as cheap as possible (less the $500) and I have no idea what I want in a bike. The ride I am going on is 7 days form Durango, CO to Moab, UT. I will be doing other rides like this I'm sure. I'm looking at a Trek 4300 or 4500 or Raleigh m50dx. What do you think of those?