any owners thoughts on this frame for an Alps bike?
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Intense Slopestyle any good as a AM bike
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I'd have said its awesome, but then i don't own one!
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Apparently they pedal quite well for a biggish travel bike. Rutland Cycling have got some frames for £1199 I think or thereabouts. I'm going there tomorrow to pick up a 6.6 frame.
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Very good. Designed by Nigel Page actually, and this is what he intended it to be. He's not quite sure why it was called the Slopestyle!
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cheers for feed back, cove123
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I've just bought one for use in the Alps. I already have a 6.6 and there is no real difference in pedaluphillability between the two, to the point where I'm wondering whether it's worth keeping the 6.6 or swapping it for a more XC orientated full susser.
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My mate rides one as an all dayer, he loves it..
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SS is a great handling bike and will be excellent in the Alps..I prefer the Uzzi VP as its a better climber & descender.
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Sorry for the hijack, but a question for wheelz, what is the 6.6 like as an all day bike, seen a really good deal on an 08 and wondered how much it would differ from my giant reign
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Reign_Man - the 6.6 has been pretty good as an all-day bike. Mine is built up with Fox Talas 36RC2 forks and an RP23 shock, so it's not exactly lightweight, but it pedals better than a lot of other 6" travel bikes I've ridden.
The only issue I have with it really is that the back end is a little bit flexy.
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on mtbr they moan about the b/b being very low for technical climbing,I use mine for downhill use as I'm lucky and have bike parks with uplifts, but a lot of people seem to have bought this bike specifically because they don't have uplifts and have to pedal up
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