# Help: Shift Mountainbikers **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 21, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-shift-mountainbikers/259023 "2011-06-21T13:41:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 46
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-shift-mountainbikers/259023/46 "2011-06-22T19:52:20Z")
> [@would you be interested in...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/would-you-be-interested-in/43253/34): > > Can I kind of hijack this thread a bit? I want to get a good bike that will stick with me for a while, preferably a hard tail MTB. I’m a huge dude (6’2" 300 32-33" inseam), but have always loved riding. > > I don’t want some dumpy walmart POS, something used in the $3-400 range would be nice. > > I found this on craigslist, emailed the guy but he never got back to me: > > [http://albany.craigslist.org/bik/2453585864.html](http://albany.craigslist.org/bik/2453585864.html) > > Something like that would be ideal, but could you guys recommend something that would be good for my weight, with upgrade-ability in the future? > > I just haven’t really been in the loop for a few years on what’s ‘good’ in mountain bikes in terms of hardware and mechanicals. Get a 29’r. 29" wheels son! I’ve always wanted to ride one, they must roll like a mother fucker lol > [@lol @ Apple](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-apple/43142/25): > > jim any pictures of that lawn tractor? :lol Thats my 'ol mans Cub Cadet, its about 2 years old. I had to weld steel brackets for the hood the other day because the OEM gas struts put too much pressure on the hood and now the hood is cracked. If you wanna to hear a 70 year old man bitch… :rofl --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-shift-mountainbikers/259023)._