trimix en-US Wed, 30 May 2012 01:11:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-sram-x9-rear-mech-9spd-medium#post-3440564 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:25:24 +0000 Trimix 3440564@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Any takers before I stick it on fleabay ? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-lock-on-grips-5#post-3440562 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:24:30 +0000 Trimix 3440562@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Any takers, or do I take them to the bay of fleas ? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-lock-on-grips-5#post-3434623 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:26:26 +0000 Trimix 3434623@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Brand new, still in packaging. They are Kona lock on grips in a sort of natural rubber colour. Basically they are just like ODI ones. I dont like the colour. £15 posted. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-sram-x9-rear-mech-9spd-medium#post-3434134 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:19:16 +0000 Trimix 3434134@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Good conditions, some marks from use, but it shifts perfectly and is not bent. Jockey wheels spin free and are not obviously worn.</p> <p>I dont need it as Im now 1x10. £40 including postage. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision/page/2#post-3421946 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:13:54 +0000 jambalaya 3421946@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Enjoy the bike, let us know how you find it (fwiw that's the choice I'd have made between those two) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421572 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:37:46 +0000 wilko1999 3421572@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><img src="http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i426/wilko1999/IMG_0649.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i426/wilko1999/IMG_0645.jpg"></p> <p>Both great bikes, can't go wrong wither way to be fair. But here's my El Guapo before first ride last weekend. Awesome, pedals great and is fantastic on the way down, soaking up drops, jumps and cornering brilliantly. Built up to exactly 31 lb</p> <p>Have fun with the Covert, post up when its finished</p> <p>PS hope the photos come out, my first attempt at attaching photos on here... </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421544 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:32:15 +0000 honourablegeorge 3421544@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>dafoxster - Member<br /> Thanks for the comments. I took the plunge and went for a Large Black Transition Covert frame at £999.</p> <p>Now for the fork.</blockquote></p> <p>£999 is a good deal.... that makes for a whole different argument. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421522 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:26:26 +0000 jimjam 3421522@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>dafoxster </p> <p>I'm tending towards the Transition. Thoughts? </blockquote></p> <p>Heavy and overpriced for what it is.</p> <p><blockquote>dafoxster I took the plunge and went for a Large Black Transition Covert frame at £999.</blockquote> </p> <p>Edit: Enjoy your new frame, <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> I'm sure it'll be great, that's a good price. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421472 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:14:00 +0000 alfabus 3421472@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Marzocchi 55 RC3 Ti</p> <p>You knows it!</p> <p>Dave </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421467 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:13:28 +0000 dafoxster 3421467@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for the comments. I took the plunge and went for a Large Black Transition Covert frame at £999. </p> <p>Now for the fork. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421277 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:29:04 +0000 chakaping 3421277@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Sancho +1.</p> <p>Resale value probably better on Covert too as Transition is a cool brand, Titus not. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421259 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:22:45 +0000 honourablegeorge 3421259@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>brant - Member<br /> I think they're quite nice looking.</p> <p><a href="http://www.shedfire.com/2011/11/11/titus-el-guapo-x9-1999/" rel="nofollow">http://www.shedfire.com/2011/11/11/titus-el-guapo-x9-1999/</a></blockquote></p> <p>It's every bit as good-looking as the Covert. Which is kind of damnign with faint praise, but regardless, I don' think there's much to choose looks-wise.</p> <p><img src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/shedfire/9btugAmI0gVOzE6Vw0xaTfUvlwsMCS1SR2yF3dEEG8CJM7yOy3wQdKe15Itj/El_Guapo_X9.jpeg.scaled.500.jpg"> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421141 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:45:56 +0000 toys19 3421141@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Playing devil's advocate here (I liked the Covert myself when I demoed one) - what are the differences?</blockquote></p> <p>I chose the covert because I liked the look of it. If I did a blind test riding (if you could) I doubt I could tell the difference between it and the guapo. In the end it comes down to what you fancy..</p> <p>I wonder if the price difference is down to the shock? The rp23 is adored in these parts, I don't know anything about the monarch, but doesn't that tell you enough about what it's perceived worth is?<br /> (note you can get the covert cheap so I dunno if price comes into it) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3421034 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:21:07 +0000 Sancho 3421034@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>The Covert isn't a good looking bike, but it looks like its right, as though it is meant to look that way for the type of riding it's capable of.</p> <p>The El Guapo, which is a crap name anyway, just looks a mismatch of styles and angles,<br /> the cable routing is messy, the lines are all over the place and its just wrong.</p> <p>Don't mean to offend its just a personal opinion. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3420985 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:06:35 +0000 alfabus 3420985@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Above all else, the EG is 899, the Covert is ~1400</blockquote></p> <p>I paid £900 for mine. Pretty sure you can still find the 2011 model at that price - only thing different is the lack of bolt through rear - can't say that has bothered me yet.</p> <p>Dave </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3420974 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:04:01 +0000 brant 3420974@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I think they're quite nice looking. </p> <p><a href="http://www.shedfire.com/2011/11/11/titus-el-guapo-x9-1999/" rel="nofollow">http://www.shedfire.com/2011/11/11/titus-el-guapo-x9-1999/</a> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3420964 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:56 +0000 alfabus 3420964@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>that Guapo just looks like a pile of sh*t.</blockquote></p> <p>haha, don't hold back, will you <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> say what you really mean.</p> <p>Dave </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3420925 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:51:55 +0000 Sancho 3420925@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I know it's a personal thing and I have a Covert myself, but that Guapo just looks like a pile of sh*t.</p> <p>Its just butt ugly and wrong in so many ways.</p> <p>Its probably why its so cheap they can't give them away by the looks of it. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3420924 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:51:52 +0000 honourablegeorge 3420924@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><img src="http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1056/ccdb3.gif"> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/narrowed-it-down-all-mountain-bike-decision#post-3420923 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:51:49 +0000 wrecker 3420923@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>The EG is nice and cheap but will never get admiring glances like the covert will (if that's important to you!). Sometimes it's nice to be smitten with your bike rather than happy that you have saved some money. </p>