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Marin’s Pine Mountain is one such plus-size trail stomper. You’re better off either going used or looking for a fully rigid rig shod with plus-size tires if $1,000 is the top of your budget. They don’t perform well enough on the trail to justify their excess weight or poor reliability. And more importantly, those forks are generally crap. But you shouldn’t be doing so much spitting. Spit inside a bike shop, and you might even hit a front-suspended offering from a trustworthy brand like Specialized or Trek for as low as $500. Spit in any direction inside a WalMart sporting goods department and you’ll hit a bike that comes with a suspension fork and costs a quarter the price of Marin’s fully rigid Pine Mountain. We’ll cut out the noise and show you the best options within the $1,000 to $2,000 range. But there’s also a veritable plethora to choose from. Lucky for you, bikes in this price range have made giant leaps in fun factor, capability and reliability in the past couple years.
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You’re looking for the very best diamond-shaped shredder under $2,000. You’ve checked your bank account, and you’ve done the math to figure out your price point.
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