Hardtail mountain are making a come back, and for good reason! They’re fun, lightweight, and best of all, inexpensive. But with so many great bikes on the market these days it can be hard to choose the best bike for you; which is where we come in! After you finish watching our list of the top five hardtails under $2,000 we’d buy in 2024 let us know which ones are your favorite in the comments.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Criteria
01:12 Best Do-It-All Hardtail
03:25 Best XC Hardtail
06:25 Best Aggressive Hardtail
09:13 Best Budget Hardtail
12:17 Best Specced Hardtail
ARTICLE: https://99spokes.com/best-bikes/top-5-affordable-hardtails
#mtb #hardtailmtb #mountainbiking
12 Comments
Roscoe 8 is more than capable on Northern Wisconsin trails such as Mt. Ashwabay and Winman Trails. Recommend test riding the bike your interested in before buying.
Love my trek roscoe 9. Perfectly capable.
Building up a HT from some take off parts from my YT Jeffsy. Finding a frame that worked with a 160mm for on 27.5 wheels took some doing, but settled on the Ragley mmmBop. Really solid frame and looks 🔥. All put together she’ll be more capable than I am!
Loving my Ragley BluePigRace,Bought end of March this year for £1500, and what a spec for the price,Lyric select 160mm,SLX Drivetrain and 4 pot brakes with 'finned' pads,XT shifter and rear mech,Horizon V2 wheels with Maxxis rubber,175mm dropper..and a quality paint job..63.5 head angle .Ha!
I’d take a BMC Twostroke 01 five, over the Canyon Exceed-which is $300 more than the Canyon but it has much better and versatile geometry than the Canyon- I think BMC has nailed the sweet spot for modern XC geometry…..
Dude in the vid on the Roscoe 8 was ripping… I wish mine could do that, lol.
Love my 23’ Ragley Big Wig. I’ve specked it myself, with 34 Fox Factory at 140mm, Magura MT5 brakes, CB 170mm dropper and SRAM GX drivetrain. Spank 359/350 with Spank hubs, covered in Maxxis Agassi/ DHR2. The geo works great for aggressive riding and the 4130 frame soaks up a lot of chatter. Weights just at 31.5 lbs for a large. Swapping to a lighter tire, I could easily dip below 30 lbs.
Waiting for my Marin El Roy! Specs were similar to the San Quentin on paper, but with a Bomber Z1 and a steel frame.
Trek roscoe 9 has better parts spec than the 8 and is currently 1850?
My 2019 Cube reaction TM Pro.. Love it!
Bought it new for 1050€.
Never see any reviews anywhere of the Reaction TM, but it's sold out everywhere.
I’m building up a used ns eccentric with 140 rockshox can’t wait till summer to ride it .
I got the Roscoe 7, not as loaded in componants as the 8. The 7 $1800 out the door. The 8 $2200 out the door. The 7 fork is just as good as the 8 fork, trust me. The shimano on the 7 is better than the nx on the 8. The 7 xl has mid tier hubs, the 8 has better hubs. The tires, rims are the same. The brakes on the 8 are better but you can upgrade the 7 brakes. The 7 colors are way better. A little bit more for your money in the 8 but the 7 is close and & $400 less. The 7 is a good platform to start. Tires are different for everybody but tires on all these Roscoe’s are slow rolling and draggy. I mead some Maxxis dissectors! 8 is done and just live with the fork for a year, the 7 just needs better brakes and live with the fork