• This, basically.

    That bike is about as German as it gets.
    By German customer standards a bike absolutely has to have:

    • front suspension (by all means necessary. I'm German. As my dad bought a new bike to ride to work with a year ago, I urged him to go for a rigid fork, but the shop just didn't have any.)
    • a completely upright riding position. (Everyone has back problems. So do you)
    • a full set of mudguards and a rear rack
    • a full set of lights and reflectors (as per German law)
    • as many gears as possible (more is better)
    • 40+mm Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres (you don't want a puncture, do you?)
    • an adjustable stem (higher is better)
    • kickstand (how would you even store your bike anywhere without?)

    You then buy this bike, and ride it once every week, not service it for four years and then just buy another. The bike stand at my workplace is a horrorshow.
    Meh. Rant over.

    @bluebikerider Radon is a German brand known for high quality MTBs. That bike is built for the German market, so it is ugly, heavy and has lots of unneeded stuff on it, but it works, it's solid and it (probably) won't fail you. If that's what you want, go for it.

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