>>1134361The quality of the bike affects how much fun/confidence you're gonna have, also where you ride. I went from a Diamondback 27.5 to that Cannondale above and it made a huge difference. The Cannondale just eats up the trails so much better and allows me to rip through them with more confidence. It's like this - are you gonna have more fun with a Ford Taurus or a Ferrari? Same applies for mountain bikes. You can have fun with that bike but you gotta find the right places to ride. Here's my old Diamondback.