I don't want biased bike store reviews, I just want to know if it is a good mountain bike. I know that it has dual suspension, disk brakes, and 24 speed, but is it good?
Where you buy the bike from will tell you the quality of the bike. You get junk from department stores. They are made to sell cheap and are made that way. A good full suspension bike will start out at $900 and go up from there.
This is an answer to the same question some time ago and they gave me a Best Answer - and the Tyax is the other bike they asked about in relation to the 3.0.
That Schwinn Ditch is better off left in the store where you found it! It IS NOT bike shop quality at all and you will get no service after the sale if you buy it! Now as for that Tyax, I sell this one at Performance bike and it IS a low end bike for the Mongoose line but it IS a bike shop quality bike and whoever you buy it from (a bicycle specific shop) will guarantee it 100% and you DO GET service after the sale with it and even if it were speced lower than that Schwinn Ditch you would still be better off buying it! It is NOT dept store quality- it is better than that. The Tyax would probably suit you best as the fork has a lock- out feature that is best for roads and the bike is a hardtail which is best for your on road use and you will have that flexibility of dual purpose use too. The Tyax IS an aluminum frame bike- no steel in the frame at all. Remember that any bike will last a long time if and only if you take care of it and learn how to properly do that otherwise Nothing will last for long. The Tyax will last you forever if you maintain it and for your short rides it will do you very well.
The Schwinn Ditch is NOT a real full suspension bike and does not even look or ride like one!
