….. what would you buy??

im selling my pitch and will have about a grand to spend on my next bike.

really like the pitch but the bottom bracket is a bit too low and i keep hitting my pedals!!

what would you buy??

must be a large.
have at least 5 inches of travel
be able to cope with my 17 stone fatty arse!!

any suggestions!!

IMO you would not get much better than the pitch, but i suppose if you don't get on with it then maybe a Cannondale Prophet

You could buy my Turner Burner frame, not 5" but pretty close, I keep telling my wife the odd inch doesn't matter, its all about how you use what you have 😉

Didn't you have an enduro not that long ago?

From Spesh website.

Specialized Pitch BB height 356 mm
Specialized Enduro SL (07-09 models) 356 mm

and isn't the BB height adjustable on the pitch – the website implies that it is???

as I said in your other post, pedal strikes haven't really been a problem for me in over two years of owning my SL. Have you considered taller/wider tyres? (cheaper than a new bike?)

I'd totally buy a Pitch. But that may not be entirely helpful. I might try less sag, thinner pedals, shorter cranks, taller tyres first. But that doesn't really seem especially low to me…

i had an o6 enduro which is the older model.

both my riding mates have enduros and one is a large like my pitch.

compaired to his bike mine is more like a medium and theres is abit of difference in bb height too.

both got same tyres too.

I'm 16.5 stone,had a pitch for a couple of months,and i can say without doubt,it is the best all round bike i have ever owned,and i've had a few in the last year or two (commencal,santa cruz,intense etc).
Personally i'd live with the padal bashing,as i dont think there is a better "all mountain" bike out there,especially for the price.

John.

P.S i do have an large Intense 5.5 evp for sale is your no convinced to keep the pitch.

PPS,
What model is your pitch,might know someone interested if you sell?

John.

As above Pitch. Respray and you have something special.

5 spot?

When I saw the title of this thread I was going to suggest a Pitch …

Maybe you need to firm up your suspension a bit, have you got the forks at full travel, do you need a firmer spring, maybe try to ride differently so you don't strike the pedals and anticipate the ground ahead … would 1/2 or an inch BB height make that much difference as you still might go through the travel and strike pedals, can you try other bikes first?

sorry i thought you had a grand for a frame doh sorry 😉

Does A Fuel Ex have a higher bottom bracket? I certainly get less pedal strikes than on the Spec FSR XC I demoed

Or taller tyres?

If I had a grand for a full susser I'd save up the remainder and buy a 2ndhand Lapierre.

Or taller tyres?

Just what I was going to say. Put some whopping great tyres on it. 2.4 Rubber Queens helped my Reign out in this respect.

really like the pitch but the bottom bracket is a bit too low and i keep hitting my pedals!!

Learn to ride it!! 🙂

swap the frame for a trance…

really like the pitch but the bottom bracket is a bit too low and i keep hitting my pedals!!

I had this problem with my old Heckler and now Blur4x. You'll go too far the other way then realise a low BB is actually amazing if you stop pedalling or holding your pedals at odd angles when descending etc. 😀

IMO – a low BB is actually BETTER in my books for stability etc etc.