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Just spent 3 hours looking through mags,reading on line nonesense.Any suggestions for me please.light as poss' i'm 14 stone and 6' 2" so don't want to squash wheels and ting.
have a look on mtbr, loads of info and a lot of opinions
have a look on mtbr, loads of info and a lot of opinions
2nd that.
What sort of riding is it for? xc, am etc?
What sort of riding do you want it for, budget? xc/trail I think the [url=http:/ http://www.pivotcycles.co.uk/mach429.html# ]Pivot Mach429[/url] is a good bike. Can be used with a 100mm fork or 120mm if you want a more relaxed HTA. If your after something for more AM then the [url= http://www.turnerbikes.com/09sultan.html ]Turner Sultan[/url] is a good bike. Both of those bikes come in at around £3000-£4000 depending on build, TBA never ridden either but they would be what i'd buy if I wanted an xc or trail bike. Specialized make some good 29ers which work out a bit cheaper.
Look at Niner, Santa Cruz and all the other top spec! If I was building a full sus 29er, I would go for the Niner WFO 9££££££££££££££££££££££££ unfortunately!
My vote is for the Spesh Stumpy FSR
Efficient, short CS's, slack 🙂
Take a look at the Ventana options.
how much 😯
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Anthem X 29er for me, although it's nearly £3k
salsa spearfish look like quite a light bike at a reasonable price.
Jonny, just finished an Ventana El Capitan build. Lovely bike, seems ideal for me, I am 19stone and 6'3", and it doesn't flex a jot. Halo rims good, spin doctor rear hub sh*t and replaced with hope proII.
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/beauty-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder-my-new-fs-29er ]my precioussssss[/url]
In looooong choosing process, my thoughts were as follows:
As above - off the shelf goodness = spesh/giant
good, XC 100mm and good value: salsa spearfish
same as above XC+ 100mm, more pricey: pivot 429
in the middle 100-120: Tallboy
bit more all round trail (expensive)120mm: Ventana El Cap, El Rey, turner sultan, Foes B29, Niner RIP9
what I also wanted, 140mm so needed new forks and stuff so too pricey: Intense tracer T29, Niner WFO
that was my short list, in no way complete. I wanted to build myself (and frankly be a bit niche 😳 ) so not interested in giant/spesh etc
Have fun choosing!
Kev
I've a Gary Fisher Rumblefish for all day riding in the hills.
Like the look of the Gary Fisher Superfly me, but it's £5k please.
How you liking the RF JC?
Spearfish is looking interesting - weighs the same as the Tall Boy for a bucket load of cash less