Many of the bikes we tested in our Sub-$2,000 Budget Bike Shootout left impressions on us, but we pretty much all agreed the Mark Hawk Hill 1 has the best performance to budget ratio. For under $1,600 you can get a bike that shreds with a decent spec, capable geometry and an impressively supple suspension feel. In fact, Sourpatch liked this bike so much that if he had $2,000 to spend on a bike, this would be his purchase, with a dropper post upgrade, or he’d even look at the Hawk Hill 2 which comes in at $1,949, still under our $2,000 price point and has a better component spec and dropper post.
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From The Loam Wolf
The Loam Wolf has been watching from the woods and mountains above, waiting for the right time to attack the status quo. We have descended, hell-bent and heaven-sent to reignite the stoke in riders around the world. Our pack has been growing and we smell blood. The passion, wildness, and grassroots love for our sport will no longer go without a voice. The Wolf Pack is here, and we will do our best to unite photographers, industry friends, athletes and mountain bikers of all kinds while giving them a voice and place to remember why they fell in love with riding bikes.
