Do not buy a Game bike if you plan on using it for more than a year.
I've had my entry level Giant Rincon for about 5 years (or longer) and put more than 10 000km on it. I have replaced the chain and the cassette, front gears (my fault for leaving the chain too long) and a few of the internal wear parts in the hubs. I still have the original front suspension, never been serviced or opened and it still works.
Game bicycles you're looking at front springs being gone in 6 months.
Total cost was +-R3500.
Considering I would have had to replace a game bicycle every year, this was a bloody bargain.
This is a very entry level bicycle used mainly for road and a bit of offroad. I have done a bit of dirt jumping on it as well when I was younger. I've done some rougher offroad well which the bicycle isn't marketed for at all without a problem.
I've had my entry level Giant Rincon for about 5 years (or longer) and put more than 10 000km on it. I have replaced the chain and the cassette, front gears (my fault for leaving the chain too long) and a few of the internal wear parts in the hubs. I still have the original front suspension, never been serviced or opened and it still works.
Game bicycles you're looking at front springs being gone in 6 months.
Total cost was +-R3500.
Considering I would have had to replace a game bicycle every year, this was a bloody bargain.
This is a very entry level bicycle used mainly for road and a bit of offroad. I have done a bit of dirt jumping on it as well when I was younger. I've done some rougher offroad well which the bicycle isn't marketed for at all without a problem.