Yeti ASR7 is something else to throw into the pot.
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Do-it-all bikes for about £3.5k
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Posted 2 years ago #
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i think i'd get a 4 rather than 5 or 6 inch full susser, i would have said a blur but that is carbon (dream bike) so maybe a turner flux, they are soooo nice. maybe two sets of seriously nice wheels, bolt through forks, ceramic everything, the best goretex cables, then xt/slx gears and spares for trips, xtr brakes and a sensible cockpit: raceface deus? on one? (i don't like thomson layback posts, but need layback)
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Run an older SC Heckler, now in its Xth build, excelled in all of them from lightweight XC to Alps DH, one of the finer single pivot bikes I think.
Other things that tempt me (but not enough)
Horst 5 Spot
Rocky Mountain Switch
FoesImpressed with a friends Zesty too.
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Ok, so you've only got £3.5k...
Boutique bikes with bling specs are out, you'll never build something for that little. You need to buy an off the shelf bike and then change bits as and when.
For comparison my Ti HT would cost you £3.5k to build from scratch.
I demo'ed an Orange ST4 on Sunday, for a 120mm FS it felt 'bottomless' - very impressed. I'd look at that and then pay for the extra finishing kit plus Talas upgrade and some decent tyres. plus wider bar.
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BMC 4stroke, Titus look lovely in the flesh, test rode an orange 5 pro with all the upgrades which was great.
If you're a bike snob/enthusiast like most, it's the ideal chance to get something unique and special built. If not, then you're spoilt for choice with off the peg completes.
Lucky boy
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if it was my money it'd be a 5 spot or a heckler.
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Boutique bikes with bling specs are out, you'll never build something for that little. You need to buy an off the shelf bike and then change bits as and when.
No you don't. Nice frame and solid parts/classifieds, unless you HAVE to waste money on XTR and the like...
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Transition covert
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+1 for shunning the naysayers who are telling you to do something else with your money. I don't have a wishlist at the moment, but if I had £3.5k to spend on a bike, then I bloody well would.
And jeezus, if I see another frikkin Chumba shoehorned into a thread I might do something I regret.........
Oh, maybe I do have a wishlist, well not as such, but more a suggestion from another thread.........
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Oh, and did I really see a Giant further up the page?
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Has anybody advised the OP to decide what riding characteristics he wants from the bike before settling upon one? Or is that not the Singletrack way?
Scruff bought a Yeti 575 and couldn't get on with it at all because it wouldn't "pop" off the jumps like he wanted it to, so he went back to a Heckler which didn't soak up the miles the same, but was nice and lively when he wanted it to be.
Another mate of mine has got a Titus Motolite. He loves it for big rocky all-day rides in the mountains because it stops the trail beating him up. But for whizzing round the tight twisty stuff and having a 2 hour blast he chooses the Voodoo every time. However for 24 hr races he goes back to his short travel Rocky Mountain Carve because it behaves like a hardtail but with a bit more give.
You can afford to try quite a few £50 test rides to get the bike that suits you on that budget. Unless you prefer the idea of having a trophy bike, rather than riding it.
Edit - oops, Hicksville said "decide on the ride", and others too may have.
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Thanks BigJohn.
I fully intend to decide on the bike that rides best, and will certainly not be buying anything I haven't demo'd first.
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Forgot about Transition Covert that AJ has mentioned. That'd be nice, maybe overkill but that's for you to decide. WhatMTB tested one a couple of months ago and liked it.
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Fair play to ya Stevious for stickin to your guns, Hardtails or cheaper bikes, wtf? +2 for Ricko's comments about the posts above.
Some good choices above & a lot of gash, like you I have some money (bonus) coming and have taken a look at the bikes available and really none of them really float my boat, so I'll be sticking with my c'dale for now...
But I would say stick with the 5" travel idea and ignore the 4 & 6" suggestions - found this to be the best of all worlds (having owned a 4, 5 & 6 inch travel FS), especially as your scotland based.My suggestion would be to also consider the option available from Ventana, might be more difficult to obtain a test ride but take a look.
http://www.ventanausa.com/Posted 2 years ago # -
Haven't time to read the whole thread, but the answer is a Blur LT2. It's my only only bike and perfect for long days, trail centres, or big Scottish stuff like Torridon etc. Pretty indestructible and a bit of a hooligan to ride
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When I was looking at doing something similar I demoed a few bikes and then bought the one that brought the biggest smile to my face and that's what I suggest you do. I ended up with a RM slayer although it was the older version not the one that was previously posted. I bought the frame with the HotRod paint job and got it custom built. Nothing too flash but solid Hope/XT/Thompson stuff. It cost me between £3-3.5k, but I had the money and I don't regret the purchase for a minute.
Well I do actually regret getting Fox Vannila forks as they didn't last but that's an entirely different matter.
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a bit of a hooligan to ride
If I do get one I might have to fit it with a backwards cap then.
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