Tyres, peddles, hand grips and (sometimes) saddle are your contact points with the bike and the world. Invest in those and you can get great stuff for not much dosh.The bike I'm waiting on comes with non-tubeless Kenda Regolith tyres, mullet size. This is my first MTB. Keep or swap?
On the plus side I can wear them down while saving some money.
On the negative side they don't get a whole lot of love online, and I do want to go tubeless.
On the meh side I'm such a beginner I'm not sure I'll appreciate quality rubber yet.
And don’t do yourself down! Who knows what you’ll be doing soon?
Try some coaching: a single 1:1 will get you up and running and then riding with a couple of experienced MTB’ers you know well and trust maybe?