I think it's time to finally upgrade ... my gary fisher is about 10 years old and just plain wearing down. i really wanna get back in to riding alot again this summer and looking for something a lil newer.

i want to stick with fisher's, i've rode quite a few of them and plenty of the family ride them. i know they good bikes. i dont need any of the fancy dual suspension $2k crap ... just old skool hardtail, i dont ride no extreme terrain

looking at the gary fisher tarpon ... bout the right price range of $500

http://www.fisherbikes.com/bike/model/tarpon

thoughts? can you sway me to try a specialized or trek?