>>1188402mountain bike with no rear suspension
>>1188403>omni 156etfw its just a spring with an oil soaked cylinder of foam inside for damping
bouncy as all hell and makes a tiny popping sound on rebound
>>1188416main thing that goes wrong on cheaper (sub 300$) bikes is shoddy brakes
then bottom bracket and wheels
but yea 1000$ should get you something not just functional but with decent handling
>>1188484>steep trailshow steep ?
this is where low seat height becomes important
a frame like
>>1188733 has the seat tube too high to deal with something like 75% grade but is ok for 50% grade