Any info on anything new coming to the UK for 2011? Or even developments on current line ups? Seems to be slim pickings 🙁
Some sneak preview of 2011 29er's
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The Marin is not going to be coming to the UK just yet. 😉
The Scott ones look very nice esp the Carbon version 😛
on-one carbon should be around this year
I'm havin' me one of them there giants-gears an all!
The On*One Ti long travel hardtail sounds interesting.
Niner's Jet9 should re issused soon and the Carbon niner looks great.
what is that marin ??
Does that box say ferrari?
The Giant is my next bike methinks. When are they available ?
Don't you like 'old' bikes? OR are you an annual bike-changer like half of this lot?
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Better get your orders in quick as I bet the Giant Anthem will be sold out VEEEEEEEEERRRY quickly
Merida and Whyte to add to your list!!
This should be in the UK in a few weeks. 😉
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On one are also bringing out a Scandal 29er with swap-outs early next year.
That Canfield looks the business, exactly the kinda thing I'm after. Was looking at Chumba and Vassago have something similar coming.
Don't you like 'old' bikes? OR are you an annual bike-changer like half of this lot?
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Another one for the Giant here. Just think it looks right!
Anyone want a XTC1 😆
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the Giant's...are utterly gopping
Amen to that. It looks wrong...wrong-diddly-worng-wrong.
Some tweaks to the new batch of Singular Swifts which will be here in late September.
singlespeedstu - Member
This should be in the UK in a few weeks
*should* being the operative word 😉
What tweaks Sam?
I personally would hold off on the orders of the Giant anthem - They have already been recalled in Australia - not a good start
They have already been recalled in Australia - not a good start
have they been released in the Oz then?
looks so:
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-au/bikes/model/anthem.x.29er/7284/44211/
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Sam - Membersinglespeedstu - Member
This should be in the UK in a few weeks*should* being the operative word
As you know from experience James can be a little slow at times. 😆
I reckon the Anthem looks OK, it's just the blue cables that are naf. what was the reason for the recall in Oz?
I've seen the Anthem in a few other colour schemes, whicj look somewhat better. I think the proto one is probably the best looker.
ssstu is that a blacksheep frame?
Nicolai AC 29er will be out soon.
giant anthem x 29er is on giant australia site with a price tag of au$3499 which equates to £2200. 🙂
http://eurobike.bikeradar.com/video/eurobike2009-giant-#player
The latest Giant Anthem 29er is a stunner 8)
Cy mentioned there's a Soul 29er on the way, hopefully late 2011. Mmmm.
mendip - The latest Giant Anthem 29er is a stunner
'kin right, £2950 stunned me 😯
I believe Focus are releasing a load of 29ers for 2011: [url= http://www.focus-bikes.com/gb/en/bikes/bikes-2011/category/mtb-hardtail-5/subcategory/sport/model/redskin-10-1.html ]CLICK[/url]
Don't know if they'll be imported though.
But you do get lots of deore stuff on the anthem for your £2950 tho. Bargain .
I've rather fallen in love with the Fisher SuperFly 100...
Oh my poor wallet
The Scott scale 29ers are seriously nice pieces of kit but blimey they don't half charge for the privilege. £5000 for a 29er rc bike and £1900 for a frame. Was tempted for a while but not at that money.
The Turner Sultan almost looks cheap!
If I get anything it will be a hardtail frame.
Really want to change to a 29er FS but the prices are ridiculous, particularly the Anthem, so I'll have to make do with my rigid 29er for now.
Hopefully as more come onto the market the price will drop or they come up in the classifieds more often.
Rorschach - But you do get lots of deore stuff on the anthem for your £2950 tho. Bargain .
is it? look [url= http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-GB/bikes/model/anthem.x.29.er/7866/45506/ ]here[/url] at giants own web page on the anthem 29er, the features on the right contradict the spec on the left, which is correct? personally i don't think either is good value, i priced up a niner jet 9 self-build on another thread at £2830!
cheers_drive - so I'll have to make do with my rigid 29er for now.
i recently built a rigid 29er on a fairly tight budget, with a view to getting an anthem 29er (when i thought they'd be about £2200), at first i was sceptical about it, especially the rigid forks, but i'm absolutely loving it and been wondering whether i'd bother going the fs route, though admittedly i'm only doing xc stuff with nothing too gnarly. 🙂
rOcKeTdOg - Member
Does that box say ferrari?
Would appear so. Brand dilution anyone
[url= http://store.ferrari.com/en/sport/bikes/ferrari-cx-50-bicycle.html ]Ferrari Bikes[/url]
Some of them 29'ers look almost normal. Kind of curious to try one. Like the look of the Santa Cruz Tallboy.
The picture is the aussy/elsewhere spec...the uk spec is deore hubs,brakes and slx stuff.Its about the same spec as halfway between a anthem x4 and x3 which are £1650 and £2150 respectively.So it "should" be about £1900 by my reckoning.Was going to pre-order one at the giant uk dealer launch,am getting a salsa selma ti and niner forks to cheer myself up instead.
got my coffers stashed for either a pace 853, a soul or if it happens a nicolai 29r.
the 1st one to go on the market will get the dosh.......... 8)
Whats the 29 inch wheel like for turning on twisty single track??
Whats the 29 inch wheel like for turning on twisty single track??
I'm shocked you even need to ask. Truly awful - like a massive cartwheel made of wood with an iron rim.
Sorry - truly? Like a wheel - just like a wheel.
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I reckon I'll get an Anthem
I'd love a Turner Sultan but I reckon it'll cost £4K to build, I'd normally have plenty of bits to put on a new frame but going for a big wheeled bike means new forks & wheels at least so £3k for the rolling chassis
"Whats the 29 inch wheel like for turning on twisty single track??"
Thats the whole point of having big wheels....you don't bother turning and the roll over all the bumpy bits inbetween.
No one mentioned the new Salsa Spearfish yet ??
Sub $1000 frame so should build up reasonable on price... gonna be a couple of months off yet but looks great...
http://www.salsacycles.com/culture/salsa_spearfish_introduction/
No one mentioned the new Salsa Spearfish yet ??
Sub $1000 frame so should build up reasonable on price... gonna be a couple of months off yet but looks great...
http://www.salsacycles.com/culture/salsa_spearfish_introduction/