I am fairly new to the fun, exciting, mildly dangerous but joyful world of mountain biking. I first started out on a poor excuse for a mountain bike and was almost turned off completely. Only after receiving my brand new Diamondback Overdrive Sport 29er mountain bike did I try the trails again, and the enjoyment was out of this world.
My Diamondback is the overdrive sport, 29er. The bike's frame is aluminum, has Shimano hydraulic disc brakes, 160mm rear disc, 180mm front disc (show here in the picture) for maximum stopping power.
The bike also features Shimano Altus trigger shifters and an Acera rear derailleur shifters. With the Suntour front suspension you get 100 mm of front travel. For a front suspension bike, it really handles well on the downhill trails. I have a few things I want point out. The Diamondback overdrive sport is considered an entry level bike, but a well rounded bike for many types of riding. The front suspension isn't top of the line like rock shox or fox shocks. With that being said you still have the 100mm of travel which still makes for a smooth ride on the rougher trails.
Here is a picture of the front suspension.
The drivetrain is shimano, but not top of the line Shimano, so you have the quality of the really well known brand, just not as quick and light as the top of the line shifters that Shimano offers. The tires are great, wolverine tires on double walled alloy wheels. The tires are 29" and 2.25" wide making cutting through sand, or over big rocks a breeze. Now, the wheels are double alloy, making them sturdy but on one of my more intense rides on a downhill trail called bug springs in Tucson Az I warped my rear wheel to the point of no repair. As I was riding, there was a portion of the trail that was bouncing me around and off my bike. Just as I stopped saw behind me that one of my riding buddies were about to crash so I threw my hand out and caught him on his front tire, but slowly he fell on his side. In the event my bike fell sideways and what I think happen was rear my tire got caught between two rocks and twisted my wheel because I started back down the trail after the crash and my wheel was so out of true that the tire was rubbing on one side of the frame, then the other. The wheel didn't hold up to the torsion so had to buy a new one, which im not sure how well other wheels would have done so that will have to be your judgment call. If you are going to be riding super crazy downhill trail, I wouldn't suggest this bike. However, if your doing easy to intermediate trails, riding on the road, or just a joy ride here and there, the diamondback overdrive sport will be a great investment for many rides ahead of you. I got mine at performance bike on sale for around $600 regular was $800 so pretty great bike for the money.
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