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@withered_preacher
I've tried to 'help' so many non-cycling friends and associates and almost all of them end up buying whatever the local big box insists is the cool thing. I usually try and steer them towards basic used road bikes, single speed or hub geared, but the rough temptresses of full suspension and knobby tires almost always win out.