MTB purchase advise
I'm into buying mtb hardtail bike. My riding is Toronto and gta Ontario trail blue and black.. Not doing jumps as I'm still learning. I had a cheap cross country Northrock xc 27 from costco that i abused on the trails before rear axle broke.
Now inbacame aware of must have features /specs for my riding style:
* Hardtail front suspension
* Air fork
* Thru axles (boost)
* 1x drivetrain
* Dropper post
* Better axle hubs like shimano tc500
The closest 2 options I found were
Polygon xstrada 6
Trek roscoe 7 gen
Similarities include boost thru axles, 29" wheel, 2 piston hydraulic brakes, same shimano hub tc500
Difference:
Trek: fork shokrock recon air 150mm travel, tranz x dropper 170mm, 1x10 shimano cues , more aggressive geometry, 28 holes wheel, 2.4 Bontrager
$1999 cad
Polygon: xfusion migo air spring 120mm travel , xfusion manic dropper, 1x12 shimano deore, more balanced geometry, 32 holes wheel 2.25 wtb
$1099 cad * now on sale for $879 cad
Is polygon xstrada 6 worth it considering specs or can price difference of $1120 cad be justified for the trek rosoce 7 gen 4?