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[Closed] £950 budget, whats the best bike for AM light freeride?

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Right then i'm after a bike that I can ride uphill for 3 hours or 20-30 mile xc loops but also throw it down rock gardens and drops (not massive) and light ish freeride.
I'm 5ft 11" and used to have a dawg primo with pikes, m4's dhx 5.0 etc and was a beast but I fancy something different.
What should I be looking at for that budget, iv'e heard the sx trail is good but a bit concerned about its climbing ability?
Also iv'e heard that the enduro sl is pretty much perfect and unbeatable in almost all categories?

Help a confused and undecided chap out please people 🙁


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 9:01 pm
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Posted : 29/07/2009 9:10 pm
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make a shortlist and watch ebay, see what comes up. you wont get a light freeride bike that you can pedal uphill for 3 hours otherwise. (by the way, where are these 3 hour uphills? just so i can avoid them!)


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 9:16 pm
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Thanks mate but I meant to put used bike 🙂


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 9:16 pm
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Even for £799 that RR 9.2 is a fantastic bit of kit


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 9:19 pm
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Heckler worth a look.


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 10:21 pm
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Wait for the next Halfords GT discount and get an I-Drive XCR 5? £1000 normally but they can be had for around £800 quite often. Heavy mind.


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 10:57 pm
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Get yourself a spesh pitch 😉


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 11:02 pm
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weve got a few rocky ridges going for under 1k in the sale. spend money like that on a full suss bike and the rest of the kit is going to suffer compared to what youll get on hardtails.having said that,you could pick up a slightly older bike with similar kit to this years hardtails but get a full suss frame thrown in for similar money with it being a little more out of date.so many options.


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 11:05 pm
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Pitch Comp new is almost within your budget.

http://www.freeborn.co.uk/


 
Posted : 29/07/2009 11:07 pm
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AM light freeride?


 
Posted : 30/07/2009 5:14 am
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should be "lite" surely

Presumably that's just above "Aggro power XC" and just below "All-Mountain" on the Gnarr scale.


 
Posted : 30/07/2009 9:24 am