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Hi Gang. I've seen a 2nd hand PA for sale near me.... £600. What are they like and what Type of riding are they suitable for?
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I bought one two weeks ago, love it already after just two rides. I have mine built up with 140 Floats and wide bars, handling is pretty sharp and feels planted. Bit heavier than I thought it would be but hoping that weight means it will take a few clumbsy lines!
Most of the bikes people post pics of on here look like piles of death but this looks sahhweet
Have had one for a month or 2 (725 tubing). Have 130 Revs on it. Feels very planted and climbs well. I'm 6' and have a large 19" nice and long. I do fairly rough XC and trail stuff - not a jumper. Mike at Dialled recommended a large for that style of riding - if I was more hardcore and jumpy he said I should take the size down. As for weight - my riding buddy has a Medium Soul with blinger parts and much to his surprise there wasn't all that much in it.
Nice bikes!
Hi Gang. I've seen a 2nd hand PA for sale near me.... £600. What are they like and what Type of riding are they suitable for?
Do you know how old it is?
Medium frame for me with 140 Floats - riding in the North Lakes. Tough frame (although I did manage to break my old one), great customer service from Dialled as well.
That green one looks the nuts! and Mike at Dialled is a top bloke 🙂
Ooh, thanks for the replys. I'm not sure on the age, it's this one
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=160653522893&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=08675894018
I had one. It was totally fantastic.
If they made a 29er version, I'd pick one up in a heartbeat...
I had one a while back too, lovely bike in a similar build to the one above (but in orange!)
I used it for trail centres and most stuff really, quite a tough frame which inspired confidence and never felt overly fazed. I had 140mm fox forks too.
A good solid all round bike I'd say.
Great bikes, had a 19.5" (6'3" tall) Mk1, good allrounder, was run with 140mm Vanilla forks, ust and xt kit which made a reasonable light tough build, will get another when feel the need for another LT Hardtail if I don't get a 29er
I had a Mk1 which was horrible. Very heavy and the BB was so high and the front end so low even with 150mm bombers on a 19" (and I'm just under 6') Very strong though!
The one in the ad is not a MK1, but I don't know how much it changed for each new version.
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=160653522893&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=08675894018
Looks like a mk.2 to me, probably a 19" (without reading the spec).
Just sold my 17.5" frame (same as above) yesterday for £110. It was a bit scratched up, but I'd pay no more than £150 for a mint mk.2.
The mk.3 is lighter and it's what I wanted to replace my old mk.2 with - I really liked it. My only negative comment is the front is a little too stiff, which seems to have been sorted with a slimmer toptube on the mk.3.
Overall I loved it and would buy another in a heartbeat.
Offer him £500. 😉
Out of interest previous owners, how much can they take; would a two/three foot drop kill me/it?
If its as fun as a Love/Hate, then you'll love it...
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And agreed, Mike is a top bloke... 🙂
Out of interest previous owners, how much can they take; would a two/three foot drop kill me/it?
Its a steel frame that weighs over 5lbs. It could handle a 25 foot double provided you can land properly.
Out of interest previous owners, how much can they take; would a two/three foot drop kill me/it?
It = unlikely, unless you're built like a Hind gunship.
You = never met you, so can't really comment. 😉
Most of the bikes people post pics of on here look like piles of death [s]but this looks sahhwee[/s]t
here's mine:
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I don't think it's going to break anytime soon; I ride XC and trail centres (Innerleithen\Glentress) but they're XC right?
Before Mike did the Holeshot some of his team / mates used to race 4X on small PAs. THere was A guy called (IIRC) Paddy who's, in the nicest possible way, a big chap. PA's are pretty bombproof.
I had a Mk1 (complete with dinky tube behind the HT) and it was great. Didn't find the HA too bad at all and liked it so much that hunted down a ti version (Morning Glory). PA's are lovely bikes IMO.
Who the hell would buy a bike called a Prince Albert 😆 😆 .
Who the hell would buy a bike called a Prince Albert
Me obviously, and apart from it being steel and orange, the name clinched it 8) 😆
Makes for funny conversations and looks in the office...
Makes for funny conversations and looks in the office...
Suppose theres that side of it 🙂 .
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On a recent beach bivvy excursion - use mine for everything: touring, 'big days out', playing in the woods and the odd little jump/drop or two.
Medium frame, Floats, Shimano/Sram mix'n'match drivetrain, Hope am4 wheels, tech x2 brakes now into it's second year and been faultless and lots of fun 😀
Nice bunch of drift-wood there in the background. What beach is that?
Near Yarmouth, IoW - resisted the temptation to make a driftwood bonfire as the location was a bit cheeky 😉
17" with longish fork `cos thats how I like it. Survived Trans Provence, say no more
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Most fun bike I`ve EVER owned!