Hi Everyone
We would like to start getting a bit more active by getting bikes. We have already bought roof racks and a trailer for our 3 year old and 1 year old, and our last item is the bicycles.
We will really just do the basic stuff, you can only do so much while dragging a trailer with kids, and we’re looking for good quality bikes that would serve us well and hopefully sell for a decent price one day.
Our local cycling shop recommended we go with the new Avalanche Reflex Pro 29er for R9.9k, they seem to be the best specced for price. I assume they can pull the trailer. I was initially hoping to get away with R6k per bike, but after I read some forums here regarding the Avalanche Reflex 2, it sounded like a terrible bike and we had to raise the budget a bit (max R10k a bike).
I have read recommendations for the Trek, Silverback and Titan bikes. Both look good but are lower specced, same with Titan, compared to the Avalanche.
I do not know enough about bikes to feel comfortable buying second hand, so looking for new with warranty.
What I am comparing is the 1x12 gear ration, air suspension, hydraulic disk brakes, aluminium frame.
The other brands each miss something in their sub-R10k bikes, like a steel frame or mechanical disk brakes or coil suspension.
I am 1.85m and my wife 1.73m tall, no weight issues.
Does anyone have some insights on guidance? We love the look of the Avalanche Reflex Pro 29er, it looks like our toddler’s little Titan Hades kids bike. Me and my wife are also like buttocks, you can’t separate us too far, so we want the same bikes.
Is the Avalanche Reflex Pro worth it, for the price? Or should we look elsewhere?
