the answer is a 6" hardtail. thank you.
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which 6" travel bike is the best at climbing
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I don't think that the OP was suggesting that any 6 inch bike would be "the best climber" above all other mountain bikes Nina.
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meh, just buy whatever then and put up with the fact it climbs like a dog.
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oh and it's probably a spicy, or an alpine 160, or a mojo HD. not having ridden any I cant really comment though....
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I appear to be the only one who saw this thread as a pisstake.
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don't think it's a joke, just dull. but i like dull
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I'm gonna say Nomad, just to even out the Maverick crowd.
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does anyone even own a maverick?
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a few folk with bad eyesight do
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sickos
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I know a long armed stunna that used to have one. It got stolen. Lucky break for him I thought.
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i see.... how's that second hand french tat you bought?
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To answer the question, yes, I do own a maverick.
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Second hand French tat? Buff little Mr Nina is thinking I am some one else.
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no idea, you all have lie names. i thought you were that filthy ozzy. mleh
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Nope. You've just invited me to your wedding though. And I'm not Irish or that old mad fella.
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I am well impressed with my Alpine 160 but then its just an ace bike and several buddies have Nomads and they work very well up hill too!
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just tot prove people own them
two fugly bikes togther. mine and salsa boys
one of the big woks on his fugly machine
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[i]Something with a travel-adjust fork on the front and lock-out on the back? [i]
And to answer my own thought, my 456Ti with a 36 talas!
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oh and it's probably a spicy
Well at least this bike is good at something else than numbers (it looks fugly, and from what I have seen rides even fuglier)Posted 2 years ago # -
Trek Remedy.......
and just to take the piss, I don't want to get my Hardtail out this weekend, so I will be using it at cannock on FTDI anyone sees me just shout - "OVER BIKED"
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This all started because I can not decide between a Pace 506, Cotic Hemlock, Transition Covert or a Alpine 160. They all go downhill fast but I'm not the fittest so I need all the help I can get.
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Spicy all the way...........and then down again (warp factor 9 Mr Zulu)
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and then down again
Mwahahahahahah
Sorry couldn't resist that. You guys need to try real bikes and get something else then this french crap.Posted 2 years ago # -
mmmm - the spicy is nice
Get more some hill work in on a HT in big ring and you'll be flying up the hills and not care what bike you are onPosted 2 years ago # -
"the best compromise is the VPP suspension that stiffens up under pedal pressure but is supple enough to achieve the grip required"
I would have thought something with anti squat would be better? ie whereas an FSR sits into its travel to achieve the traction (unlike a single pivot which stiffens under pedalling) a DW link will cause the suspension to extend (lifting the back end, steepening the angles) and digging in to give traction?
A Kona magic link should be half decent as it steepens up under pedalling
Else a bionicon in steep mode shouldn't be bad either?Posted 2 years ago # -
Yup, my Bionicon Golden Willow with someone considerably fitter, quicker and lighter than me riding it.
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Another vote for the '08-ish Enduro with E150 fork.
Never ridden a better climbing bike than my S-Works with the forks dropped and pro-pedal to firm.
It goes down pretty damned well too, although not quite as well as my old '06 Enduro (which climbed like dog with two broken back legs) - the '08 is by far and away the better all round bike though.
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So which one dose climb better, Pace 506, Cotic Hemlock, Transition Covert or a Alpine 160.
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Would agree with a Bionicon in climb mode. Of all the bikes I demoed, that puts you in the best position for going up
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Maverick ML8
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It took me quiet some years to work it out, but most bikes climb better if you ride them uphill regularly. Probably something to do with bedding in the suspension or tyres or something?!
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If the 5 Spot is anything to go by, the DW RFX, when it comes out. Or a Nicolai Helius AM.
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i bet the scott genius feels nice on climbs.
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How do those Mav's actually work - there looks like there should be an extra pivot/bushing by the bottom of the shock gaitor?
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