Quote Originally Posted by teamceri View Post
Hi all,

I am thinking about taking up mountain biking just for fun but have no idea where to start with a bike.

I have a road bike and a tourer but have no experience of mountain bikes and the types, hard tail or not.

The kind of riding I would like to do here in the UK is on our moorland and forests.

Any help would be great

teamceri

Teamceri, did you decide on anything?

I went to my LBS yesterday and rode a couple of Treks and a Gary Fisher. Wow, does it feel weird to ride a mountain bike when you're used to a road bike! I'm probably going to go with a Trek 4300, but I'm still thinking about a Gary Fisher Advance (mostly because it's red and sooooo pretty...I know, not necessarily the best reason to choose it). Unfortunately the smallest Gary Fisher my LBS had was a 17.5, which felt pretty decent but was definiltey too big. I really wish I could've ridden a 15.5. The Treks felt awesome in a 16, but I hated the colors he had in stock. I'm going to make my final decision tomorrow so he can order one for me. I am super excited!