>>1596439Sure why not though I'd say you might as well look for a good used mtb in the price range that you're willing to spend on your build.
I'm riding a really cheap chink mtb hardtail frame for almost 4 years and a more expensive but reputable road chink frame (winspace) for 2 years now and they both work really well.
The fear of shit like
>>1596547 is real and warranted though which is why I'd advise you to buy from a reputable chink seller like hongfu/dengfu/workswell if it helps you ease your mind.
QC is mostly shit everywhere thanks to low worker wages and everything being min-maxed to gain maximum profit, even big western brands don't give a fuck which is why you end up with creaking BBs, snapping 10k USD frames, snapping 1k Aluminium frames etc.
>>1597194Big brand names are a meme, my Canyon aeroad's fork (disc brakes) literally snapped when I braked hard at merely 35 kph. I didn't crash once before that and it was completely random.
My first bike was a cannondale caad and the lightweight aluminium frame got dented and cracked when it tipped over and fell on a treestump. You're not save anywhere mate.
