My thought exactly. The seated pedaling position is good (and doesn't change going uphill thanks to the fact it's a hardtail) and the Reach is long enough ("on the shorter side of ok") when descending.
A bike at this price level will be used for a lot of things by a lot of people of various physical conditioning and ability. One issue of riding super-current bikes (when not going up really steep climbs) is that the steep seat angles move a lot more weight onto your arms/upper body - that's not for everyone and I think for the casual rider this is going to be much more comfortable while also being usable by a stronger more advanced rider on a budget - it's more universal.
Feb. 15, 2019, 1:03 p.m. - Andrew Major
My thought exactly. The seated pedaling position is good (and doesn't change going uphill thanks to the fact it's a hardtail) and the Reach is long enough ("on the shorter side of ok") when descending. A bike at this price level will be used for a lot of things by a lot of people of various physical conditioning and ability. One issue of riding super-current bikes (when not going up really steep climbs) is that the steep seat angles move a lot more weight onto your arms/upper body - that's not for everyone and I think for the casual rider this is going to be much more comfortable while also being usable by a stronger more advanced rider on a budget - it's more universal.