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Cheap entry bike?

Reddit r/MTB·u/Spirited_Sundae1018·about 1 month ago
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I found the "Norco Storm 1 2023" in a store in germany online for 500€ (EU taxes are already included) and was wondering how good of a deal that is since I have no clue about bikes. I just want to use it basically for everyday stuff and some dirt roads, forest roads and gravel roads. I THINK the most important parts about a bike are probably the fork and the gear stuff? It "only" has a Suntour XCM HLO DS but I guess that should suffice for the start and at least it's better than an XCE or XCT, right? The bike also features deore stuff for casette, shifter and rear derailleur (M5100 is that good?) brakes are Tektro HD-M275. I think it's good for 500€ new "only" ? And my thought process was, if the fork ain't enough for my type of roads/driving then I can upgrade it easier than the gear stuff? Are the breaks fine compared to the usual MT200 I see on all other bikes in this price range?

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