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ash.addy - MemberNicolaisam what was the fr like to ride????
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The Fr is an awesome bike,Great all rounder,Can ride everything and everywhere on it.
Have done Uplift days at Cwmcarn on it,Did 10 trips to Gawton on it aswell.I havent ridden an AM but was told they are very similar.
Only reason i sold them was i didnt have time to use it too its full potential,so brought an AC
nicolaisam
what is it like on the ups??
It pedals reasonably well, more or less like an AM, but it's heavy; about a pound heavier than an AM. Lightest you'll get an FR to is about 31lbs. They dropped it because the AM was every bit as capable and more so when they slackened out the geometry.
Currently on my 2nd Nic, both of my riding buddies have them too after riding mine.
Now have a Custom AC29 with 150/140mm travel. its flexible enough to be set up xc or Enduro DH just by swopping the fork (Or travel adjust if you must)
Mine is set up 1x10 and in big hit mode weighs 28lb and xc (120mm) mode with a different fork and tyres, 26lb.
Not as expensive as you'd think either. Have a chat with Dipper at Gravity Sports. Certainly when compared to the likes of Santa Cruz which are eye wateringly expensive, albeit carbon.
I have no concerns about Carbon, the Santa Cruz LTc looks nice but as mentioned earlier I had clear ideas about what I wanted. How long the TT wanted to be, the BB height, chainstay length, head angle etc. First thing i would want to do with the SC is take 2.5degrees off the head angle!
ash.addy - Membernicolaisam
what is it like on the ups??
Pedals excellently for its weight.
as Geetee mentioned,My black one was 33lbs but was fun to ride,Was overkill on a lot of stuff,but you can make trails more playfull with it,using rocks as kickers etc.
I think the latest AM was within 100g of the old Fr,so very close.AM uses a longer travel shock.
I have an argon fr and love it, it's one of those bikes that everyone who tries it instantly enjoys it and comments on the tracking, even when they've never heard of nicolai. Dunno about knolly but you won't be disappointed with a nic. My mouse finger is hovering over an ac at the moment.....