18,000 Dual - Suspension Bike

[mspalk]

Looking for a nice Dual-sus bike for about 18k. Would like it to be lightweight and durable, good enough to ride casually, jump and ride on local trails. Any suggestions?

[splat]

Someone is going to ask you what size frame you are looking for.
And where do you ride (local trails)?
And when you say 'jump', they will say 'how high?'. Like, off kerbs or enduro/Whistler level ?
This equates to how much travel you are looking for (front and rear)

And I will ask: Have you browsed through the Classifieds ? What did you find there?
 

[JayLow]

In that price range, you would be hard pressed to do better than a lightly used @Titan Racing Bikes Cypher. 

[mspalk]

Yes, i was looking at used bikes, is this a good deal?https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/761301/scott-spark-730-small

[Ruben101]

23 minutes ago, mspalk said:

Yes, i was looking at used bikes, is this a good deal?https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/dual-suspension-bikes/761301/scott-spark-730-small

It's a nice bike with decent components. The 2X drivetrain is a bit old fashioned, but that is not a breaking point. Only negative I see is that this is a 27,5/650B Plus wheel size. Which means that tires and rims are a bit harder to find.

[mspalk]

58 minutes ago, Ruben101 said:

It's a nice bike with decent components. The 2X drivetrain is a bit old fashioned, but that is not a breaking point. Only negative I see is that this is a 27,5/650B Plus wheel size. Which means that tires and rims are a bit harder to find.

So then I would buy, and at some point upgrade the drivetrain to something more modern when the money comes around