been offered it cheapish,2005 model? RRP1200?
saleing for around £300 worth it or not?
They actually ride quite nicely.
Not the lightest, or most efficent at pedaling, but a good reliable tough bike.
I bought and sold a new frame in maybe 2003 for maybe £400.
IIRC they were well regarded for what they are - more "light DH" than "freeride".
frame or complete bike?
my mate has a AC2. he likes it, i don't.
i'm thinking part of his reason for liking it so much is that he spent lots of money on it.
it depends what you want it for. for DH/uplift it's probably not bad. it's very slack and he was running 180mm double crown forks. it was ****ing heavy, mind. be aware that the kink in the seat post prevents you dropping the saddle completely.
you can adjust the amount of travel at the rear which i thought was a nice touch.
not much cop on XC rides/up and down rides. as said, it is very slack and this includes the seat tube.
there was still a guy raceing WC downnhill a couple of seasons ago on one (Ben Reid maybe?) Got a place on the official giant team the year the athertons went to madison/commencal.
All IIRC, and possibly wrong
alpin, whole bike...not seen it in the flesh yet only a pic on a mobile, it just does not look like a Downhill kind of bike (i could be wrong.
might be worth a real look and test drive....
Depending on model year, some have a hole on the seat tube to allow you to drop the seatpost more.
Travel adjustable, either 5.3, or 6.5" iirc.
'05 should have Manitou Shermans on it? Not a bad fork, but bloody heavy!
Ben Reid used to ride a Giant ATX, which predates the AC by a good few years. He snapped it eventually though.
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Mine was best with a 6" Z1 with ETA for the climbs. I also put a 200*57 shock on with after modding the lower shock mount to get 5,6 and 7" travel without resorting to the ludicrous leverage ratios the BETD kit ran. Ran it in 6" most of the time but 7" was nice for the Alps, Rangers path, occasional DH duties etc.
Double check the weld between the drive side chainstay and forged pivot assembly as a lot of the earlier ones including mine went there. The newer ones tend to go on the weld that allows the seatpost to pierce the seat tube.
any that are around are getting on a bit, so, if you do ride one in anger it will possibly die quite quickly ridden in any anger.
I had one... and loved it... heavy, but great on the downs.
That was until I landed a bit heavy whilst seated and snapped the frame! Then the replacement went on the chainstay as previously noted... So I got rid of it!
But for £300 if it's in good nick it may just be worth it!
For £300 I'd do it.
They are heavy compared to todays AM bikes but were actually comparitively light when they came out and should easily be built to 32lb ish weight. Check the rear shock though!