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Clubber, yes, the price includes the fork. If you don't need one I can certainly do a bit better. In fact as I have a bit of an excess of XL frames at present, and some old stock, I could perhaps do even better. Drop me a line and perhaps we can work something out. The Viper isn't a bargain if you end up replacing it in 6 months time 😉
Of course there is also [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/singularcycles/sets/72157623949749566/ ]this[/url] cluttering up the shed...
A month ago I swapped out the RRalf on my front wheel to try a Bonty XDX and was almost caught out by its fast responsiveness.
Sam = bad man
😀
If only those XL were a man's XL.
If only those XL were a man's XL.
They are pretty big - 25.3" ett - longer than the longest Fisher for instance. If you really need bigger I can do it (in Ti) as well. I reckon they suit guys (and girls potentially) up to about 6'6", it just doesn't make sense for me to make production frames any bigger than that.
TooTall - Member
I mostly take the proverbial given that I just ride bikes cos I likes it - I could care less about stuff because my bikes work for me and thats about all that matters. I do like al being a mardy old man tho - that pleases me.
Ha ha ha, no you don't take yourself seriously at all do you 🙄
Sam YGM
shrink that pegasus to L please!
Have a squint at this (great 29er site an all)
http://twentynineinches.com/2010/02/16/its-all-about-trail-a-look-at-recent-changes-in-29er-geometry/
Clubber - The Swift is a fantastic bike and will knock spots off the Viper. I know its steel not alloy and a more expensive frame but if you can strech to one then do 😉
Sam - I might be in touch soon about that crash replacement if you have some XL's kicking around 😕
What have you done bigsi?
So RD - did you find the Swift too slack with the 120mm Manitous?
um...not sure if i'd say slack, just felt too tall at the front somehow, definately not as good as the rigids feel ride height wise
Swift does ride lovely rigid eh RD?
it does, but my biceps and forearms now look like popeyes from riding the last few weeks over the concrete like trails with built in hoofprints from the winter
I did find the rigid on Barney's Swift to be particularly good as far as rigids go (and it's amazing just how much you could see it flexing compared to say the rigid exotics I have on my 26" SS) but it's still a rigid fork and I definitely want suspension on mine as I have nothing to prove 😉
Yes there it that 😆 Still makes a satisfying change from bouncy bikes. What tyres do you use? I want to go BIG on the front of mine 😀 Oh and a carbon bar helps a bit.
Maybe Sam would like to expound on the art of riding rigid. He's pretty good at it, and the Swift is comfortable as a rigid compared to other bikes.
I often think people who are used to riding with suspension are trying to ride with a death grip when they get on a rigid.
Bonty XR on the front of mine crossmark on the rear
Agree about the deathgrip 🙂
I still ride rigid through the winter and in fact started out mtbing rigid back in the day but I just find that trails (at least the ones I ride) flow better with a suspension fork to take out some of the chatter from the front. I don't think that the deathgrip thing is the issue for me at least - certainly I can ride a CX bike with tyres at 85psi pretty quick over bumpy ground 😉
Like I said, I did find the Swift particularly good for rigid but it's still not suspension.