So it looks like my beloved 2006 Heckler 5 is dying from a worn pivot axle housing 🙁
Ideas for a 650b full sus replacement with 125-130mm travel? I only have the one bike 😮 for everything - canal tow path with the kids to the coffee shop, trail centres, 50km+ back country / highlands rides and biking into mountains for walking & winter climbing. And budget constrained - my non work life goes something like family, climbing (not necessarily in that order), mtb and i tend to be a bit fit & forget rahter than spending hours buffing my bottom bracket...
Over to you, singletrack cognoscenti...
How's about [url= http://www.flidistribution.co.uk/clearance---bikes/ex-demo-bikes/ex-demo-2016-ktm-lycan-272-19 ]this KTM Lycan 272[/url]
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ex-magazine shoot bike and a bit of a bargain with full M8000 XT, SLX brakes, tubeless wheels & tyres and a dropper post too.
Cannonade Habit? Models available for most budgets.
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Orange Four maybe?
But personally I'd get a 29er for the riding you describe. More capable for gnarly stuff and for the canal paths.
Transition Scout, what else?
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It appears to have disappeared from the UK line up but I always fancied a Santa Cruz Bantam. Rarer than rocking horse excrement but for a simple, rugged short travel full susser, it was attractive
http://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en/us/bantam
Get something truly special...
[url=www.starlingcycles.com]www.starlingcycles.com[/url]
Nukeproof Mega TR some bargains on last years model in the latest incarnation of the CRC sale : )
I'd be very tempted by the Commencal Meta Trail, the Origin looks a steal for £1300 as the Xfusion shocks fitted are pretty decent and reliable. Upgrade as finances allow and that'd keep me happy.
Whyte t-130
Whyte T130or cube stereo 120
ok, here's another dimension: looks like i can get a new frame from the current SC line up as a crash replacement... thoughts on carbon? would like to get 10 yrs out of whatever i get. or go for 4" SP aluminium, or 6" SP aluminium...?
transition scout
