TOP 5 BEST BUDGET HARDTAIL MOUNTAIN BIKES IN 2023 / 2022

bro put up my bike . Vitus nucleus 29 VRS! great bike ive had for about a month 120 mm air forks and clarks hydros. I lover it

How about Fuji Nevada 1.1?

I love the video but most people looking under $1000 is looking at 400 to 700. That’s well below 1K, not a dollar under 😂

brooooooooooooooo love you so much i dont have a lot of money and this is the most helpfull video i have ever seen

Awesome upload! Got the Talon 3. The frame is great! Upgrading the drivetrain this week to up my riding experience. Next year, I'll try switching to air fork.

Says fit every budget, goes to show only 900-1000 euro bikes

Just got the kona can’t wait to ride.

Dude Halford UK used to sell voodoo bikes, maybe a starting point for you

💀💀SpecialiZed💀💀

One thing a bike messenger warned newbies about: NEVER sacrifice brake grip. The ones with the two rubber pads are called cantilever brakes. If you want reliable braking rain or shine, snow or hail, it's safer to go with automotive style disc brakes. True, they cost more but the price is worth it.

great video, you really broke it all down for a novice old guy

Found a New 2022 Scott Scale 965 for $1000. Good deal? Good components? Thx

dartmoor hornet one love)

btw guys, remember this, Kona means pussy in portuguese (cona). thank you.

Norco seems to be clearing out the Fluid HT 2 this fall, looks like great value

Nuke Proof bars on one of them. I was their head machinist there when they were in Michigan in the mid 90's. I got the carbon hubs to stop breaking and designed the suspension fork Atom Bomb hub. I still have my Ti. framed NK bike, and it may be the most complete vintage NK bike in existence today. I offered it to Europe NK for historical/nostalgic reasons, and they did not reply. I guess they don't care where they came from. Snots.

I say air forks get too much credit over coil springs. They have 2 advantages. They are usually lighter (nobody talks about bike weight anymore), and they are easier to adjust spring rate. But once you adjust spring rate, most people leave it alone and change oil dampening. If you get the correct coil spring rate for your weight and type of riding, a coil spring with very little spring preload is very hard to beat for the forks action,---and it does not go flat. If you don't want to work on/adjust your forks for the best performance, then you pick the air fork. But if you do work on your suspension, there is no reason why a well set up coil spring fork (everything else being equal), will not have better action than air,---especially as the travel gets longer.

Slacker head tube angle is most likely come into vogue because forks are using more travel. Put a zip tie on your fork leg so you can measure the travel you are actually using on your trails. If your not using it all, a less travel fork and steeper head angle will turn better.

Other than my Trek Marlin 7 G2 weighing 30lbs, and a single chain ring has crap for top speed, there is nothing more you really need. Maybe smaller wheels because 29" makes it harder to turn.

I found a used bulls sharptail 2 27,5 for 300€ and it matches all the specs, is it worth it?

How about bikes for heavy set riders.

I appreciate your content but i really dont give a f and just need a bike bro

Nice review. Thanks. I had Trek's fpr years, but older now, and after knee surgery..getting back into it. These are all I need.

Man not useful since u only give a shit about America

I just found a deal on Kona Lava Dome for 394 Euros. What the actual. I should buy three.

PLEASE HELP!!! Any chance you'd be willing to help me make the right choice?? I'm new to MTB world but not new to riding. I'm torn between Polygon Xtrada 7 and Marin SQ1. I'm 6' 3" and 240lbs if that makes a difference

Great video sir. I think what most people fail to remember is that when you purchase a bike you are purchasing it to ride for 2-5 years. Take the $1000 and divide it in two and it's basically $500/year. Now say you spend $3000. Chances are that rig should last you easily 5 years. Minus consumables like grips, tires, etc. That makes a $3K bike only $600 per year. That's not bad to be able to go out and shred. Additionally, a true "budget-minded" rider should know how to wrench on their equipment. That is by far where riders save their fiat. Cheers.

Just three notes on the Giant Talon.
Retail is only $900, not $980.
Has an air fork.
Wide variety of sizes.
Steeper head tube angle, but I like that. I hate the wheel flop of slack front geo. But that's me.
Cool selection of bikes.

i’m the UK voodoo bizango is easy to buy

do you not lime sram?

I want to get the Merida big nine 80, is that good for my first bike?

I wish the marin san quentin 1 was lighter, like around 10kg

Found a Specialized rockhopper elite 29 for $500, is this a decent option? Are the rockhopper elite and comp different?

Does the GT Avalanche Comp make it on this list also? lol

Is Giant Talon good?

Ragley Marley 2.0 is on sale chain reaction, $990.00, and Voodoo Wazoo with shipping from across the pond is.$951.00, those are not bad either.

“Budget” and 1000 USD in the same sentence. 😂😂😂😂

Bianchi magma 9s

You seriously need to change that thumbnail because I keep on skipping it thinking it’s that Auto generated garbage you get when you search up top 10 [Insert Here] or Best X

budget mtb in my country means less than 100 US dollars anything above is already fancy

2023 Trek Marlin is 66.5 degrees now

Respectfully, none of these were that much lower than $1k... 😢

Very helpful video

the Trek near the end is the only one I noticed which has rack mounts for any long distance rides, plus 2 bottle cage holders. Essential stuff in my book. Not sure why they are limiting bikes so much nowadays, never used to be like this, as you'd know, being a seasoned biker yourself.

I under this list is based on regular retail pricing but the Diamondback Sync’r which normally retails for $1500 is currently on sale for $999. For that price you cannot find a bike with better specs.

Is a hardtail best for a beginner/novice as opposed to full suspension? I used to ride when I was younger but it's been many years at this point. For someone that is just getting back into mountain biking and mostly rides downhill and tight/technical trails would a hardtail be recommended over a full suspension?

I love how you outlined the criteria. Great video!