Thread: Mountain bikes

I’ve decided I’m going to have a go with a mountain bike to cut down time on long walk ins seems to be a few spots that I’m hunting semi regularly that I would cut my travel time down to 1/4 of what it currently is. Wanting to carry plenty of gear multi day more of a means of getting in and out not really to actually hunt on as such. Keen to see if there’s many others giving this ago and what there set ups are .thinking a cross country sort of bike would be the go or if you have a pack on is rear suspension not all bad I haven’t really been into bikes since leaving school. I’ve had a bit of a look on the net but all the bike packing stuff looks like there traveling with bugger all gear comperd to say what would be needed to be comfortable on a two or 3 day winter mission in Southland Otago back country and carrying out meat and or a head. Im looking at spending $500-1000 on a second hand bike but would be good to know what I should be avoiding and if it’s as good of an a idea as it seems in my head haha cheers for any advice and looking forward to seeing what other people are doing