Vote Now! Most Desirable Mountain Bike – Singletrack World Awards 2023

I have voted for the bike I think is most desirable – but agree I am torn as it is not a bike I would choose for my mincecore lite riding…

Can we have a none of these button?

Can we have an anything by Nicolai/ geometron button?

*most desirable UK mountain bike. Glad you are shining a light on the home team. I hope you do that in every category.

The hope looks ace, but is disqualified becasue high pivot and same goes for the Claymore although they are desirable and in the flesh the finish on the Hope is incredible looking. I’m not a fan of skinny tubed full-sussers, they just look wrong to me, although again in the flesh the Starling is an amazing looking thing.

Which leaves the Atherton, Pictures don’t do the joints justice really, and obviously they are desirable, becasue if I bought one, I’d automatically be able to ride in the Alps like Gee. That’s how it works, right?

was gonna put my vote on the Ti deviate, mm. its the carbon model, I’ll go hope.

I reckon the UK theme could have been extended with the Orange Stage 7.

Just for the giggles in the comments?

Could be a great bike but it’s about as desirable as a mondeo.

For me the hope is the only one on there that’s desirable, it’s the one I’d be likely to stroke and cooo over on a display stand.
It’s also one of two I wouldn’t really think about buying and I think that’s part of what makes it desirable.

None of them look great imo.

Atherton, lugs = nope

Cotics struts by the chainrings and seat post make heavy. Probably not mind…

The deviate has a wired angle on the down tune and the seat tube above the top tube is too long.

The starling is almost alright but looks like it has a rubbish untied rear triangle aka the first orange full suss and therefore looks bad. Maybe ifnitnwas the same colour as the front triangle….

As for the hop, I have never liked a vertical shock. Make the frame look too busy.

Could be a great bike but it’s about as desirable as a mondeo herpes.

FTFY

Not sure if that’s an upgrade or downgrade. At least I’d hope I enjoyed buying the herpes, can’t even say that for a mondeo.

I wouldn’t buy any of them (as with Matt_oab they wouldn’t suit my riding) but I do like the looks of the Atherton. So as long as the question is ‘Which is the most desirable bike on this rather short and limited list?’, it gets my vote.

Transition Spur.

Which is the most desirable bike on this rather short and limited list?

Which bike did you nominate? Or did you miss the nominations stage?

I have voted for the bike I think is most desirable – but agree I am torn as it is not a bike I would choose for my mincecore lite riding…

want the cotic, but I’d say that the atherton is the more desirable bike.

Am I wrong to pick the bike I’d most like to be good at riding?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so I can’t be doing with the Starling as it just looks minging (sorry Benji) and the “steel is real” contingent is more than ably represented by the Cotic. High pivots aren’t doing it for me so that’s the Deviate (which I do quite like) and the Hope (which I really don’t like) out of the picture. Which means the Atherton gets my vote. Black lugs, grey lugs, makes no difference, it’s the best of this bunch.

All above the high pivot hype train!

Eh?

Which bike did you nominate? Or did you miss the nominations stage?

Ouch. I guess I missed it. I’d have said a Spur anyway.

The Atherton looks like one of those bamboo bikes.

The Atherton looks like a Giant Cadex from way back. Looks good to me!

That Starling is gopping, I’d have to have a good, long think if I’d ride it if it was given to me for free so I am not voting for it as most desirable!

Yes, but nobody desires them 😛
Though mine is actually nicer looking than all the nominated ones