Opinions for the noob

"Andy Mullins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Hey guys, I've been lurking the group for a couple weeks
now. I'm in the market for another mountain bike. My
current ride is a '94 Schwinn Moab SS. I checked out some
shops today and seem to be drawn toward a Jamis. The folks
at the shop are really nice people and easy to get along
with. They offered me a 2003 Dakar Sport for $700. Any
opinions on it? I know its not the best of anything but it
fits my budget. My riding will be mostly XC stuff with
some rails to trails occasionally thrown in.

the dakar is normally high on the list of decent entry level
bikes. good choice

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Andy Mullins said:

Hey guys, I've been lurking the group for a couple weeks
now. I'm in the market for another mountain bike. My
current ride is a '94 Schwinn Moab SS. I checked out some
shops today and seem to be drawn toward a Jamis. The folks
at the shop are really nice people and easy to get along
with. They offered me a 2003 Dakar Sport for $700. Any
opinions on it? I know its not the best of anything but it
fits my budget. My riding will be mostly XC stuff with
some rails to trails occasionally thrown in.

If it's the model I think it is, my partner has one,
although I've since upgraded it a little with few extra
goodies that I had lying around. I wouldn't say that it's
not the best of anything - Jamis has a good name and I
thought that it was well specc'd at that price point. I
think that you'll have a lot of fun with it and it's a good
choice. Unless you are looking at getting into the sport
more seriously, then there is little good reason to buy a
more expensive bike at this stage. Something like the
Specialised Hardrock Pro Disc might be worth a look too.
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"Andy Mullins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hey guys, I've been lurking the group for a couple weeks
now. I'm in the market for another mountain bike. My
current ride is a '94 Schwinn Moab

SS.

Quoted message said:

I checked out some shops today and seem to be drawn toward
a Jamis. The folks at the shop are really nice people and
easy to get along with. They offered me a 2003 Dakar Sport
for $700. Any opinions on it? I know its not the best of
anything but it fits my budget. My riding will be mostly
XC stuff with some rails to trails occasionally thrown in.

I have the Dakar Comp, bit up the meter from the Sport
model. Jamis makes rock solid rigs without the costs of
other high end manufacters. The Sport is a good entry level
bike for the money, you really can't dp better. It's
equaivalent to an equal nike charging around the $1200 mark.

First thing I would do is change the pedals and seat. After
that, ride the wheels off the bike until it quits, then by
the "Pro".