Quote Originally Posted by Nanci
I looked for my MTB in three different states
Nanci
That's real commitment and research, Nanci! I'm impressed.

I think it also has a lot to do with how long you've been riding to really know what's right for you. I haven't been riding very long, and when I first got my Giant CRX1, it felt ok to me, I didn't know that the set up was all wrong, except that my knees hurt. I happened to mention this to my friend who is another keen cyclist and also a sports physiotherapist, and he set it up for me and now it's great.

So I agree with Nanci, it's a bit of the principle that you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince , ie you need to spend time in the saddle and on a few bikes to work out what's good and what's not.