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Yeah I was all but paying the deposit after deciding on the mk3 in orange when I realised the Slackline has a 44mm headset.
Plus I can have it by Wednesday. Waiting till the 29th will kill me 🙁
Love the geometry of my slackline, run mine with a 36 float spaced down to 140mm which keeps it slack enough without jacking the bb up too much. Mines the ti version but I'm sure the 631 version will still be pretty good. Really confidence inspiring - ride Gawton on mine quite often and for those that know gawton I was hitting the second road gap on super tavi on just my second trip there on it. Love it on the steep, tight, techy stuff.
Op - I'm pretty sure the alpine will be sweet as but you'll definately not be putting a foot wrong getting a slackline.
I'd paid my deposit by the time I realised the Slackline got the 44mm headtube. Otherwise I'd probably be riding one now since my old Soul is now cracked at the headtube as well as the seat stay and not being able to ride it is doing my head in!
The pain of waiting will disappear quick enough on delivery day!
These hardtail V full suss threads aren't what they used to be.
I blame it all on the different wheelsize [s]debates[/s] bitching threads. 🙂
I just don't know if I can wait. Wonder when the first delivery will go out.
I've wanted an Alpine for ages but the Slackline looks great on paper too.
Hmmmmmm
I've been riding hardtails only since 2007 and loved it
BUT
Then my knee cocked up and I had to have an op
and now I find full susserrs are way less aggro on my knee
so I'm back to full sussers
Went from rigid 29er to HT 26er. Never had a FS. But Son1 has an Anthem X, and I have to say it does make things a lot easier. I still struggle with the soggy feel and slack head angle. But it is a lovely ride.
If I were to have two mtbs, I foresee a short travel 29er FS for speed and my Genesis io(id) as a HT SS. My rigid days are probably over. Must be old age.
I have a cheap Hardtail (Carrera Vulcan) with some 120mm Suntour Epicons on it and full SLX groupset. For me it does everything I need it too. It hurts my knee when I do any sort of jump but that's because I have a knee injury. But on my local trails I love how it's so easy through twisty woodland trails. I'm not into this whole rocky technical descents etc.
If I was to get a full suss in the future it will only be for comfort.
Since 1988 I've only ever ridden steel framed rigid and hardtail bikes. However, 18 months ago I bought a s/h Trek Top Fuel 69er,just because I always wanted one. Since then, I reckon that I've ridden it maybe half a dozen times and always end up feeling decidedly underwhelmed, although I've tried to love the poor thing, I really have.
On the other hand, my two Singular Hummingbirds (one rigid 69er singlespeed and one Alfine 8 with Mavericks) never fail to give me something to smile about.
So does my '88 Explosif, for that matter.
I only have the one bike and it's a HT. Would love a FS as well, but don't ride enough to justify having two bikes.
Hard tail only - Cotic Soul as my main bike, I also have a Cotic Simple (26") which I usually run rigid.
I had a full suss (Scott Genius) which I kept breaking and moved to a fairly bombproof hardtail as a result.
It is great for 95% of the riding I do, and keeps the trails local to me exciting and intertesting.
I do occasionally hanker after a full susser again, but the upkeep/maintenance costs and hassle put me off. That and the price! Hard to justify as it would be used pretty infrequently.
I sold my Five after buying a Holeshot - the crossover was too much.
I intend to get an Alpine 160 at some point, but in the past year I've only missed the Five when I've gone somewhere with large, proper mountains.
I do occasionally hanker after a full susser again, but the upkeep/maintenance costs and hassle put me off. That and the price! Hard to justify as it would be used pretty infrequently.
Amen, current plan if I go somewhere that "needs" an FS is to rent one. Tho the logistics of that, when I'm with a group who have their bikes with them, may not work out.
I'm currently (mostly) riding a Canfield Yelli Screamy with Arch Ex rims. Another plan would be to buy a set of wheels with wider rims (eg Flows) to put bigger tyres on, at low pressure, when I go somewhere rocky. They won't get a lot of use ... but they'll hold their value, and still come out 10% the cost of a good FSer.
Having done a DH endurance event - at Fort Bill - on a hardtail, it changed my perspective of what could be done with only 120mm of bounce at the front....
You dont need a FS to ride the majority of trails here in the UK. You may miss your five occasionally but you dont need FS to ride here. FS is just different. Bikes are bikes. End of.