How does the Process 153 compare to the 134? The 134 seems popoybwhen I've tried it briefly and goes uphill ok. Is the 153 significantly worse uphill but a lot better downhill?
I've not rode the 134 so couldn't say, I have heard it's good but can't say anything more really. Did hear it's like t130 in the fact that it rides like more travel than it has.
I had a 153... if it wasn't worth £1300 i'd have thrown it in a ditch...
I nearly cried laughing when someone paid ME for it !
Harsh on the Process - is it that bad?!
+1 for the Reign although i may be a little bit biased. my only issue with the Reign 2 is that spec wise it made the bike a little bit sluggish but you can probably get a good discount on one which would leave you enough to carry out some upgrades to the wheels...however if you can afford to increase your budget a bit more and haggle down the price of the Reign 1...i think thats the one to go for
Every bike ain't for everyone! Loads of people love the capra, I thought it was average, rode well but didn't make me want to ride flat out like my process does. Only testing is gonna sort out what works for the individual
Agree on that point. Some bikes just feel right on riding - some don't. But that comes down to personal preference.
Every bike ain't for everyone! Loads of people love the capra, I thought it was average, rode well but didn't make me want to ride flat out like my process does. Only testing is gonna sort out what works for the individual
thats very true...i tried a sc bronson cc, a mondraker dunes, an intense tracer 275, a radon swoop, a transition patrol, a yt capra cf pro, a giant trance 2 and a giant reign (both versions)
oout of that bunch the mondraker, capra and bronson didnt do anything for me...the swoop was nice but the size felt a bit odd for me as did the bronson and capra.
the trance was nice if a bit overwhelmed in the company of the other bikes.
the intense and transition were fantastic but they cost silly money in carbon...which left the reign advanced. fantastic bike with sorted angles and kit ad rode just as well as the patrol and tracer but at a fraction of the price!
I think the answer is totally subjective. There is only your opinion that counts. What works for one may not work for another.
It is a bit like what tyre threads. How and where you ride will answer quite a lot of the question, but what feels good to the rider is subjective and could be more important than everything else.
I liked my Reign and it was fast, but the suspension did blow through its travel to easily. I prefer getting a kicking in the rough stuff on my White T130 for the speed it can pull elsewhere.
I still think the 2010 Stumpjumper I bought of Renton and fitted Marzocchi RC44Ti forks to was the best bike I ever had in terms of speed, followed by a Pitch with Lyrics.
I test rode a Bird aeris 145 last week and really liked it. I may wait and ride the 2017 Enduro at Grizedale in late June before making decision.
I've been riding my new Aeris 145 for a few weeks now. Only had one decent downhill run at CC - all the other rides have been local in Bristol so pretty flat so far. I've got PR's on the ups / downs and the flat already - and only one day has had ideal dry trails - all the rest have been a bit slippery.
Not convinced on the tyres I specified - in the wet they're all over the place - but then maybe that's because I'm going faster?
