In my old job we had a small fleet of the 27.5+ ‘new’ Pine Mountains for hire.
In my eyes they were perfect hire bikes; simple, reliable, well-specced for a basic bike and not too expensive.
Yes they were a bit heavy and had weird hub spacing but beginners really enjoyed riding them and mountain bikers were able to ride them reasonably hard and still have a good time considering they were on a rigid steel bike.
Maintenance was really easy too.
I’m now trying to look for something similar in my new job but am struggling a bit. Marin now don’t make anything like it and the others like it that I remember like Genesis and Charge don’t do anything either.
My wish list:
Single chain ring…and 10 speed is enough.
Rigid, or if that’s not possible, then a sus fork that will last more than 5 months…ie something actually worth having.
‘Good’ hubs and bottom brackets that will last a bit of use.
Not more than £800 RRP so hopefully affordable in a trade deal.
Any ideas? Cheers…