Following on from a previous "what bike" thread..

The Devinci Hectik looks stunning value; I can get the frame and Fox 36 TALAS RC2's for £1800 in TOTAL, compared to £1800 for the Intense Tracer frame, alone.

Plus the Hectik has ISGC mounts…

So.. anyone got any idea of the frame's weight, and what do they ride like?

thanks

Bumpety bump

Bumpety bumpety bump…

Not too common a brand over here. have you tried MTBR?

Have you seen Freeborn's prices on the 2008 and 2009 models?

This looks pretty good value.

I considered one when I thought my Lapierre might never arrive, but then it did.

Check NSMB as well as MTBR for more info? Might be good value but you'd need to make sure you were going to keep it, because you'd have a job selling it I reckon.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=550319
hardly a glowing endorsement from the OP
HTH

Great looking bike. Original and uncommon. There was a seller with medium 09 frame for £500 in the classifieds a couple of weeks ago, I was very tempted but they look to size up quite big. 🙁 I I'd have one if I could justify the spend.
Value wise I would say they are particularly good. You can get a new Specialised enduro for £2000.
Still, lovely bikes!

They do look nice and for a handmade frame are quite a bargain (£1800 for frame and Fox 36 TALAS RC2 )

tbh though I'm not sure if they're any lighter than my foes, so possibly not worth the change..

Bregante – they've replaced the bushings of the 2008 with needle bearings for 2010, supposedly resolving the small bump response issue.

As for the frame flex, I'm not sure..

Sorry for the thread necromancy, but I’m considering one of these and wondered if anyone has a 2010 Hectik at all?

Guy I knows got one and loves it,
good money too!

How is it to drag uphill?

A mate of mine had one but got the new bike itch and wanted to test my Banshee Rune: We met up for a ride and I rode his Hectik, while he rode my Banshee. In the end we came to the conclusion that the Banshee pedalled far better, and that the Hectik had a tendency to bob and to squat into it’s travel when you put pressure on the pedals.

Yes, the Hectik was plusher when it same to small bumps, but he said the Banshee just felt better all-round.

In the end he got rid of his Hectik and bought a Banshee Rune…which then got knicked.

That the Hectik with the propedal shock or without?

mikey – can I ask which shock your friend had on his Hectik?

if it was a 2009 or previous year – the Fox DHX air?

I had a hectik ltd. last year (2009) with Fox DHX 5 air shock and there was a pronounced tendency to squat and bob under pedalling, unless used with pro pedal and even then it compressed under power; it felt mushy and quite unpleasant when accelerating!

after borrowing a 2010 Fox RP23 XV BV shock for my Hectik, I sold my frame off and bought a 2010 Hectik with the new shock and its a night / day difference under power, especially climbing, and also when descending at high speed into berms and big compressions – where the RP shock sits up in its travel with a supported “mid stroke”

if you speak to the guys at Mojo (fox uk) about the DHX Air shock, they’d admit its a “lost product” as the RP series shock does everything better for trail and all mountain bikes, and the DHX Coil or newer RC Coil series is the premium choice for freeride and downhill

as an example, many Mythic Rune owners preferred the DHX Coil shock to the DHX Air shock, despite the virtual pivot suspension!

the only bike I liked the DHX air on was my Mythic Wildcard, which was a faux-bar with very progressive leverage ratio, the shock worked well on that particular suspension frame

my Hectik is sub 29lb with the build seen above, and I spend all my time using it as a trail bike (long climbs, singletrack and long descents)

I certainly have no complaints about its climbing prowess (as an aggressive, flat pedal rider) and only use Pro-Pedal on long fireroad or tarmac climbs to make the back end more “numb”

I’ve had multiple customers test ride my bike at Esher and buy a frame / package on the strength of the climbing prowess on the steep tarmac driveway leading up to the shop

(these are customers with Yeti 575, Orange 5, Commencal Meta 5.5, etc.)

its currently £1600 for the “package” and we sold 2 of these packages today…so there will be more riders popping up on the forums who can answers any questions first hand, rather than my horribly biased opinion 😉

cheers

rob @ esher

Er without, I think. It had a Fox coil shock on it, which probably didn’t help.

Are they still horst link frames? If so, I had the same issues with my Titus Motolite: The squat and bobbing does appear to be a characteristic of many frames with that suspension design.

Edit: Hi Rob, you actually built my Banshee, lol.

its “horst pivot” but not FSR like Specialized, in that the horst pivot location relative to the rear wheel axle (both horizontal and vertical) is very different – with four-bar / horst systems the IC created by this different horst pivot / axle relationship is critical to the characteristic of the bike under pedalling / climbing and braking

I have always found Specialized FSR to have more pedal bob under power than other brands using a 4-bar / horst style setup with a less exaggerated axle-to-horst pivot position

If I look a the 2010 Specialized Enduro with the Fox RP2 shock and compared its climbing to my 2010 Devinci Hectik with the Fox RP23 shock, the Devinci is more “firm” under hard pedalling, the Enduro bobs more, in comparison

Rob – I’m the bloke that popped in this afternoon to take a look at the frame. I’ll give you a call about pedalling up and down the hill next weekend.

didnt hectiks have some fancy shmancy roller set up that was prone to failure? Has this been dropped for 2010? Seem to remember doing some tinterweb digging when a nice white one sat in STW classifieds for an age with steadily falling price, and was put off by lots of negative stuff about a roller wearing out?

didnt hectiks have some fancy shmancy roller set up that was prone to failure?

I think that was Corsair.

Now you’ve got me wondering… more research I guess

didnt hectiks have some fancy shmancy roller set up that was prone to failure?

not as far as I am aware? what do you mean by a roller set up?

the Hectik is about as simple as it gets…canadian made bike, for abuse by Canadian riders, who ride much more severe terrain in canada that you ever find over here 🙂

in fact, Devinci are so confident in the quality of their frames (because they make them in their own factory in Quebec, Canada) that they give the owner a true lifetime warranty

No fancy Schmancy rollers here

Double click the frame image for a closer look.

* Fox Float RP23 XV Custom Tuned rear shock
* New tapered headtube for 2010
* True 4-bar suspension (horst pivot)
* Replaceable ISCG mount
* Full seatube for maximum adjustment
* Optimised geometry for all-mtn riding
* Optimum G3 Gravity tubing
* 100% Canadian built
* Lifetime warranty

And the promotional package price is £1599.99 for the frame, 2010 Fox 36 Talas RC2 tapered fork (in custom black colour to match the frame) plus the deal includes an FSA ACB tapered headset and a Blackspire Stinger dual ring guide with E13 Bash…

There’s a fair few frame only’s that will cost you more than that… some of them good, some not so good.

I think that was Corsair.

It was indeed – the Marque. Shame, looks a nice bike otherwise.

First point to make here is that Rob from Esher can seriously ride a bike so his opinions really ought to count. Second comment to add is that the Hectic is an awesome bike for riding everything from trails to full on DH. The bike pedals superby well and is so well balanced downhill. I’ve ridden one a fair bit but I don’t own one so this isn’t like I’m shouting the plaudits for a bike I have to convince myself is great.

different manufacturer, doh! (the corsair marque featured and “idler roller for neutral pedalling”)