This mtb review page would not have been complete without a fat bike as they are becoming more and more popular.
Mountain bikes under 500 reddit.
Decent fork dropper 1x10 deore drivetrain.
Scott aspect 970 449.
Fuji nevada 1 9.
Some apps i used are offerup bought 1 6k for 300 letgo got a 600 bike for 200 pinkbike i ve seen people sell 3k bikes for 250 i just didn t get to it fast enough and nextdoor not the greatest deals but i got my first bike there.
With that in mind when choosing mountain bikes under 500 the mongoose malus fat tire bike was the most logical choice.
Combine the disc brakes with the wtb ranger 29 tires and you ve got traction for days.
Decent fork dropper 1x10 deore drivetrain.
We re talking about the the basic prevelo alpha four.
P mongoose malus has a set of mechanical disc brakes which might need more strength in your fingers to fully engage but they brake much more efficiently than v brakes.
I ride an older mountain cycles frame with parts from a donor bike that had a cracked frame.
It was fun on bikes 30 years ago so there s no reason you can t ride an older bike.
So i made a list of some top name brands out there all 499 or less.
1250 specialized fuse base model has dropper post air fork boost spacing front and rear.
I decided to do some research on bikes in the 500 and under range just because it s what i was willing to spend for my first mtb.
Mongoose makes many different types of bicycles but we like their mtb line the most.
I will go back and try to link each of these bikes at each of their prices.
Gt aggressor sport pro 475.