Recommend a mountain bike

1, Decathlon

Decathlon's things are generally more expensive, but there are two Decathlon entry mountain bikes with high cost performance. Let's take them out first.

First, the 499 vitamin mountain bike, hard fork and transmission speed change system are the lowest, actually between mountain bike and vegetable bike, but the performance is definitely worthy of this price. At least the frame size is standard, the strength is enough, and the speed change can be used at least. However, other scooters at this price are often all kinds of special-shaped frames, and it is a problem whether the legs can be straightened when riding. This car is completely enough to ride, and it is difficult to find a similar car at the same price.

Followed by rockrider 5.2 of 1299, the configuration has made a qualitative leap compared with cars of the same price. That's because the transmission systems of Giant's ATX 670 and 690 and Merida's Warrior pro all use 7-speed whirling, and the intensity of whirling is not high, so it needs to be greatly changed if it is replaced by other sports cars as standard. Strictly speaking, a car with a spinning flywheel is not a qualified sports car. Personally, I feel that the loading concept of rockrider 5.2 is also good: finger dialing is better (EF50), and front and rear dialing is lower to save costs (before C050, after Atlus). After all, the finger dial is more conducive to accurate speed change. In addition, it is said that the rim of rockrider 5.2 is also better, without careful comparison. The weakness of Rockrider 5.2 lies in the front fork, the adjustment range is almost negligible, and it is soft, so riding at high speed on the expressway will suffer. In addition, according to people who have used it, the tire pad of rockrider 5.2 is poor and it is recommended to replace it.

Decathlon's low-end car also has a 799 entry mountain, which is actually 499 vitamins and a fork with a shoulder pole. It is not recommended. Rockrider series has rockrider 6.3, 8. 1, 9. 1, of which rockrider 8. 1 is not bad after use, but it is no longer an entry car. The introduction is omitted. As for the road bike, the cost performance of Decathlon 1999 is really high. Unfortunately, the rim is 650C, and the inner and outer tires are hard to buy. Roadstar is better when there is roadstar.

2. Giants

To tell the truth, since the overall price increase of the entry-level cars of Giant in June 2007, there is nothing worth recommending. Bora and Hunter, once hard forks, are still very good as low-end cars around 600 yuan. Unfortunately, these two cars have also been discontinued. Now I feel that the only advantage of Giant is that there are many car shops and it is convenient to buy. As for after-sales service, it is hard to say. However, let's simply write down the configuration and price of the common giant entry car:

In recent years, Giant has introduced various "city mountain bikes" with a price of 1 1,000 yuan, such as Oyea, Lava, Hunter1.0/2.0, Hawk and so on. The price is generally around 1000 yuan. I don't know much about these cars. If anyone is interested, you can write it carefully. Generally speaking, it is not recommended to use these cars as entry cars, because their positioning is not a sports car, and their cost performance is far from ATX series or Merida Warriors. If you have to buy it, you can choose these series without any shock absorber, because the style of this car with a low-end shock absorber fork often costs 200-300 yuan, which is very worthless. In addition, it is not recommended to buy Ucan series with rear shock absorber. The frame with rear shock absorber is definitely a chicken rib, which can throw force on the flat ground and is not strong enough to go downhill or fly.

ATX 670: It seems that the price has increased to 1298 or 1398. The frame may be stronger. The kit still uses Tourney's back dial and SIS's front dial, and there is nothing else to say. The finger dial is EF-29, the flywheel is 6-speed, and there is no quick release.

ATX 690: After the price increase, ATX 690 has been sold to more than 1500. It is said that some places still sell 1590, which is speechless ... ATX690 is one gear higher than 670 as a whole, and later it was replaced by Atlus, and the brakes were replaced by TEKTRO. The chain, rim and cushion have also been improved, and the front and rear wheels have been quickly removed. Unfortunately, the flywheel is still rotating at 7 speed. This is the most expensive car with a rotating flywheel, right? In addition, the shelves of 690 and 670 can be equipped with disc brakes, and of course, the flower drums should be changed together. The minimum standard for buying a car now should be to see if it is a cassette flywheel. If you are an enthusiast, the problem you will face after buying a car will definitely be the upgrade in the future, so you will be more picky about the choice of accessories in the future.

First, if you want to upgrade the transmission, because the current 24-speed or 27-speed cars are all card-type flower drums, if you choose to fly around, you will face the embarrassment of upgrading, just like me. If you want to upgrade the transmission system, you must replace the flywheel. Since it is an upgrade, it is necessary to change the card-type flying above level 8, so it is necessary to change the flower drum. Because there are few steel wires in high-end cars now, generally less than 32 wires, it is necessary to change the steel ring, that is to say,

Second, if you want to upgrade to a disc brake, you must change the card-type flower drum, because the general spinning does not support disc brakes. Of course, in addition to the disc brake mountain bike of about 1000 yuan, the problem after changing the card-type flower drum is the flywheel. If you want to further upgrade to level 8, you must change your speed and fingers.

..... upgrade rims, shift fingers, transmission system, etc. As long as most transmission systems are involved, flywheel and hub will be involved. Therefore, choosing a mountain bike with a flying card is more compatible for upgrading hardware in the future. )

ATX 750: 200 yuan has actually been added, and now it is 1898. In fact, it can still be compared with the Duke of Merida before the price increase. at present ...

ATX 750 is one grade higher than 690, which can be regarded as a standard sports car. 8-speed card flying, the rear dial is replaced by Acera, and the front dial is still SIS, which can be upgraded to a disc brake.

ATX 770: Actually, it is the old ATX 755, and later the model was changed to 770. I thought 770 was not bad. Alivio's front and rear dials, new Acera's dental plate and Manitou's adjustable front fork are still acceptable. This configuration costs 1998 yuan. Now it's up to 2 198, I don't know what to say.

The above is a new series of giant entry mountain bikes, and the frame is trapezoidal pipe rack. In addition, the models that have been discontinued are ATX 660, ATX 680 and ATX 740, which are equivalent to ATX670, 690 and 750 respectively, and they have all been replaced with old-fashioned round tube frames. Maybe there are some small changes in other places, so it's hard to say without careful comparison. These used to be the first choice for entry-level mountain bikes, but now there should be only a small amount of stock left. The price is cheaper than their replacement products 100-200 or so, and the previous price is at.

They are ATX 660: 998 yuan, ATX 680: 1298 yuan and ATX 740: 1698 yuan respectively.

Let me introduce Giant's entry-level road bike again:

Let's talk about fake road cars like speeder-x. After all, Speeder-X is full of cars. Giant's low-end "road car" style is really miscellaneous. I haven't ridden the windspeed series launched in recent years, hoping to correct the omissions.

Speeder- 1: It's actually a single-speed speeder-x, only 398 yuan. Speeder- 1 can be regarded as the 28 big bars with curved handles. In fact, it is still cost-effective, but it belongs to the model that has been extinct for many years on the market, so I won't say much.

Speeder-x: The most common "road races" on the street are divided into 02 and 05, and 02 is more common. Speeder-x's accessories are quite low-grade, with 27-inch rims and nonstandard borders. The wheelset of the 700c needs to be knocked hard to install speeder-x. The brakes of Speeder-X are poor, the braking ability is worrying, and the speed change is more accurate. 02 speeder-x used to sell 698, which should have been discontinued a long time ago. 05 speeder-x is expensive 100 yuan. The frame and brakes have been improved, and the rim has been replaced by a knife ring, which looks more like a real road car, but the improvement of actual performance is limited. Speeder-x can indeed ride faster, but for the above reasons, it is not recommended as an entry road bike. Of course, speeder-x is a bit like 28 big bars, but it is still relatively strong. It can be repaired at the roadside garage. If you are not afraid of hand pain, you can use it to transform into a station wagon, which is more sufficient for ordinary bicycle self-help tours.

Speeder-lx: upgraded speeder-x, the rim is changed to 700c, and the original tire width is 25, but 700c*23 road tires are also acceptable. In addition, the speed change and braking have also been greatly improved. Of course, the accessories are still using shinamo's lowest-grade things, the central shaft is not sealed, the flywheel flies, and there is a horizontal auxiliary brake handle. If you want to take a road bus, but your budget is really tight, you can still consider speeder-lx, the new price is 998. There are two points to note. First, reaching for the light beam at high speed is easy to get out of control. Second, a real road bike has no auxiliary brake handle. When you just changed from speeder-lx to a road bike, you are likely to grope around for the auxiliary brake handle and throw it out. Of course, speeder-x and speeder-lx are also discontinued models. I wonder if they are still in stock.

Wind speed 700: I haven't really ridden it. The replacement product belonging to speeder-x should be similar to speeder-x 05.

Windspeed 900: It is a replacement product of speeder-lx, much better than lx, with little difference in performance, but a little more expensive. After the price increase, it seems to be 1 158, which has not been confirmed yet.

Next, let me briefly talk about the series of weather vanes, which used to be a classic entry road bike.

Windmark, windmark- 1 and windmark-2 are quite old models, and now they can only be seen in the second-hand market, while the old wind vane of version 0 1 has almost disappeared.

The 0 1 version of the old wind vane is probably equivalent to speeder-lx, but the frame is a light steel frame, and the word wind mark is very flowery, which can be seen occasionally in the second-hand market.

Windmark: I used to sell 2998, which has been discontinued for many years. I almost used a full set of 3300 kits (it seems that only the dental plate is not sora's) and chrome-molybdenum steel frames. It is a good entry-level road bike. The top of the kit is basically in place, but the wheel set is more delicious.

Windmark- 1: It used to sell 1999, but now it has been discontinued. Used half a set of sora. It used to be the cheapest entry-level road bike, with manual transmission and, of course, the most entry-level parts. In addition, it seems that there is a weather vane that does not need to be changed by hand-1,which is cheaper than 400 yuan.

Windmark-2: It used to sell 1298, but now it has been discontinued. Now it seems that some people use it as a vegetable car ... Windmark -2 does not use sora, but uses a lower-grade 2200 suite. Another big problem is that the flywheel of the wind vane -2 is still turning, and the strength is not high enough. It is very likely that the flywheel will not work after a few sprints.

Windmark-X: 1598。 I wonder if I can buy it now. Compared with the wind vane -2, the frame is much lighter, and the flywheel is used to fly. Unfortunately, the central axis is still relatively cheap. In addition, I don't know why a horizontal auxiliary brake handle was added. In any case, both weathervane -2 and weathervane -x can barely be regarded as entry-level road vehicles, mainly because there is no manual gear. On the one hand, it is not safe for a bus to change hands slowly. On the other hand, if you reach for the shift lever during the race, the driver behind you will clearly know your intention, and the concealment of the attack is impossible. The scene in road racing is changing rapidly, and it is very important to change the speed sensitively and accurately enough, so there are expensive speed change systems such as Dura-ace and Record. Wind vane -2200/2500: The alternatives of wind vane-1 and wind vane -2 seem to be wind vane 2500 and wind vane 2200. Before the price increase, the transaction was made with 1398 and 1598 respectively. I have never ridden these two cars, only because someone at school used them as vegetable cars to have a chance to observe them carefully. The weathervane -2500 is a 2200 kit with an 8-speed flywheel. The rear dial is an unprecedented model, not sora；; The weather vane -2200 looks similar to the weather vane -2, and the next OCR series is still an entry car, but I am not very clear about the OCR series, so I can only say it briefly. OCR 3500: It is the most familiar car in the OCR series. I borrowed OCR-3500 for the first competition. The shelf is made of aluminum from Aluxx. Some people say that the OCR shelf is soft, but I have never ridden a good car, so I can't compare with it. Entry-level road vehicles in other places are not bad. Sora's 8-speed system, double-shaft clamp and low-grade wheelset of Giant rim have actually sold to 2758 after the price increase, which is close to the price of Merida roadstar race. Sweating. And OCR——

1, older style, never seen the real thing. I searched the picture, and it seems to be similar to OCR 3500. It is said that it is only a fork away from OCR-3500.

OCR-2: OCR does not need to be changed manually, but 2200 suite is used, and the flywheel is also 8-speed. I have seen someone riding a bike on the road before. In addition, it seems that there are OCR-7 with 4400 kits, OCR-3 and OCR-3300, but unfortunately I have never seen the real thing, so it is not easy to talk nonsense.

ZIP: It seems to be divided into ZIP- 1 and ZIP-2, but only ZIP- 1 is more common. Generally, it is used as a road vehicle with good speed, but strictly speaking, it belongs to off-road vehicles, wide tires, V brakes and shock absorbers. ZIP- 1 is a good long-distance vehicle from the design point of view. Of course, the grade of the parts is not high, and the s is system and rotary flying are still being used.

Ark: Very standard station wagon. The previous price was around 1.700 yuan. I don't know if there are any more now. The design of the ark is mainly aimed at long-distance travel that lasts for many days. 700C rim, butterfly handle, shock-proof front fork and seat bar, Acera transmission system suitable for mountainous area and fender are all set for this purpose. This kind of car is not fast, but it has strong bearing capacity and is comfortable to ride. It has an advantage over ordinary mountain bikes in running long distances.

Merida:

I don't know why, the low-end cars below Merida thousand yuan are hardly seen, so I will introduce them from the Warriors series. Of course, there are still many mountains around Merida thousand yuan, such as lions. Who is familiar with it can add?

Warrior: The biggest advantage lies in the price, 998 yuan. Probably corresponding to the giant ATX 670, after the contest, dial+low-grade aluminum frame +3*6 speed finger dial+a fork, but the front wheel is equipped with quick release. There is also the Warrior DX, which uses a rotating handle and is cheap 100. I have never seen the real thing.

Warrior pro: A very popular model, which belongs to the enhanced version of Warrior. The rear dial is changed to Atlus, the front fork is adjustable (the adjustment range is very small), and the front and rear parts are quickly disassembled, 1298 yuan, which is very cost-effective. Compared with Decathlon's car with the same price, the disadvantage is that the flywheel of the 07 version of Warrior pro is still spinning at 7 speeds, and there is something wrong with its strength, so it needs a big change of blood when upgrading. (The 06 version of Warriors pro is Kaffee, but the front fork is worse than the 07 version)

Comp Warrior: It is necessary to change to pro Warrior with wire-controlled disc brakes 1699. If you don't often pass through extremely muddy areas or dense grass, and the budget is really limited, don't consider it. The disc brake mountain bike at this price is really ...

Duke: It's a good deal. The price is about 1600. 06 and 07 are very common, and the border of 07 has been strengthened. Duke belongs to a relatively standard sports car, with 8-speed system, sealed central axle, TGs adjustable front fork and Acrea rear dial. In addition, the Duke series also has Duke pro, which uses rockshox J 1 front fork and alivio rear dial, M465 cable reel, about 2600, and is no longer an entry car. Then in 2007, a Duke RS was added between Duke and Duke pro, but unfortunately I have never seen anything like it.

In addition, Merida's entry mountain also has two female cars, Alexander and Victoria. The price and configuration correspond to Warrior pro and Duke respectively, but the shelf is replaced by a diagonal beam frame, and the painting is more feminine. I won't go into details here. It is also worth mentioning that Pioneer's special station wagon costs about 1700 yuan. Advantages: Headlights with power-generating flower drums, soft cushions, shock-absorbing seat rods, good comfort, butterfly-shaped handles, providing a variety of grasping methods, comfortable long-distance riding without pipes, suitable for getting off from the front when the backpack behind is very high, handles on the five-way pass, convenient lifting, mudguards, no splashing in the rain, and backpacks can be placed back and forth. Disadvantages: the toothed plate is easy to deform, the butterfly absorbs water in rainy days, the weight is heavy, the central axis VP 10 yuan, the front and rear wheels cannot be disassembled quickly, and the front fork is poor.

Next, I will introduce Merida's bus.

This part is difficult to write. On the one hand, there are very few low-end road vehicles below Merida thousand yuan, which is really incomprehensible. On the other hand, Merida's naming system for entry-level road vehicles is very confusing. For example, the common 903, 904 and 905 are highway series, extreme series and European version, so it is inevitable that there are some omissions. I hope someone can add it.

In order from old to new, from low to high:

Extreme series:

Jisu 900: The first road bike I rode, like speeder-x, belongs to the bottom product. Once 648 yuan, it has been extinct for many years. The frame is made of aluminum, which is light, but its strength is not high. The rim strength is worse and the brakes are not good. At that time, a rear-end collision occurred after riding 13 km in Xinzhuang, and the rim was severely deformed.

I've never ridden a Jisu 90 1 or a 902, especially a 90 1. I've only seen it once in a car shop. Estimated in stock, as long as 598. 902 saw two cars but didn't look carefully. It feels like speeder-x's car.

Jisu 903: My old bike is also an old one, but it seems that it is still in stock, 1298 yuan (it is said that it can be cheaper if the channels are right). Jisu 903 is an entry-level road bike, and its positioning is similar to the weather vane -2. Its frame is steel and heavy, and the speed change is also a beam change. The central axis is the central axis of the dish, the wheel set is a heavy broadsword ring, and the clip is a single-axis clip, which is difficult to clean. The only thing worth mentioning is that the flywheel of the 903 is a 7-speed jam flight, not a spin flight.

Jisu 904: Compared with 903, the frame is replaced by aluminum frame, which is of course more expensive than 200 yuan.

Jisu 905: The other cars in Jisu series are old models of 0 1, but Jisu 905 is a new road car in 2004, with a low-grade highway of 7998 yuan, which is not considered as an entry car, so I won't mention it here.

Road series:

The road should be a 2002 or 2003 model, which appeared as an upgraded version of the rapid series.

No.903: It's not an ordinary model, it's a flat-handle highway, r440 refers to dial +2200 flat-handle highway kit, and it's 2 198 yuan. Unfortunately, I've only seen photos, and I can't say anything else.

904 Road: The so-called 9042, the predecessor of roadstar, costs 2248 yuan like roadstar. This should be regarded as a real Meida entry road car, and it was also a very popular model in that year. Configuration is a very standard entry road configuration: most sora kit, low-grade knife ring, ordinary aluminum frame. The 905 bus is not an entry bus, so I won't mention it here.

New series starting with f:

F-800、80 1

Together, a 568 yuan, a 648 yuan, 900-speed, 90 1 substitute and a beautiful "road car" were introduced, which was the lowest grade and very cheap, but it was not recommended by individuals. The frame is made of aluminum and the rim is a beautiful knife ring. Theoretically, it may be faster and lighter than speeder-x, but the actual collision results show that this class of beautiful cars is far less sturdy than Speeder-X.

F-8 10, F-820: It's a legendary car, but I didn't see it when I walked around the shop. F-820 is said to be similar to speeder-lx, 998 yuan.

F-830: 1500 is the first choice for "road car" entry. Compared with 903, the car price is aluminum, and the wheel is much more decent than 903. It is good to change the double-shaft clamp and seal the middle shaft, except that there is no manual change.

New series after 2005:

Roadstar: the replacement product of 904, a very orthodox entry-level road car. The shelf is beautifully painted, which is the same as the configuration of the entry car: sora and TREKO double-shaft clamp more than half a set, ordinary toothed plate and ordinary cutter wheel set. Compared with ocr, the advantage mainly lies in the price, 2248 yuan. It should be noted that roadstar's frame is a compressed frame, that is, the upper tube is relatively long, so people with short upper body legs may not adapt.

Roadstar Race: An upgraded version of the vagrant, with a more advanced R500, upgraded dental plates and flower drums, priced at 2998 yuan. If the competition is necessary and the budget is sufficient, it can still be considered. After all, Aoi sora's reaction is really slow. In addition, Merida also has some road cars that are not entry-level, which are very cost-effective. It is worth mentioning that there are 6998 yuan Phantom and its 07 version replacement product Thunder.

Phantom: semi-carbon frame, carbon fork, 105 kit (incomplete), titanium bow seat bag, Alex 320 wheelset.

Thunder: TFS aluminum frame, carbon fork and kit are a mixture of 5500 and 5600, Shinamo R56 1 wheelset.

Not to mention the famous flat-rail wheelset Alex 320. The R56 1 wheelset is an upgraded version of R560. It is worth mentioning that a high-grade wheelset evaluation report made abroad actually mentioned the R560 wheelset, and the other products listed in the report are all ZIPP 808.

This top fitting ...

Another thing to mention is Xidesheng. This brand of car has fancy painting, which looks like a high-end car and is cheap. More than 400 people can buy a "24-line high-end road sports car", and more than 800 people can buy a "high-tension steel frame, front and rear shock absorbers, shoulder forks, front and rear disc brakes, shinamo 18-speed high-end off-road vehicle". But the quality of these cars is really flattering.

Cherish life and stay away from scrap metal. Of course, it can't be said that Xisheng completely cheated money by this inferior car. As far as I know, Xisheng has indeed made several decent mountain bikes in recent years, but unfortunately, there is really no research in this field. It's hard to say more. We'll supplement it when someone really buys a Xi Sheng car in the future.