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think i'd go for one of the following if i could have a bike for every occassion
scott spark
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i can't so i bought a remedy. planning on doing the SDW in a day on it this year.
i think the most important things to consider are a good range of gears, pro pedal type suspension, lightweight wheels. if you got those then most bikes will be good for looooooong rides i reckon.
If you were at Kielder last year you'll have noticed the proportinally large number of 29ers. The winner was, of course, on a 29er.
That's all you need to know. Oh, & Ti will make it a "softer" ride still further.
It's very fast
that's simply and definitely incorrect.
Ventanna. But you know that anyway :p
FRC got there just before me, but second the SC Tallboy. It is allegedly the absolute dogs - just the right combination of SC and 29er
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long distance offroad day rides, 40 miles upwards.
40 miles? Just a normal day out and any bike will do.
Myself - a hardtail 'cos thats all I got More efficient?. Plenty of 40+ mile days on a hardtail without troubles
GF Superfly or a Scandal if you're feeling less flush.
TJ Aren't most of your 40-miler's almost 50% on-road?
Off road but smooth 50% for the frequent rides but not only those routes. Real MTBing 40 miles as well.
I just don't see 40 miles as a loooooooooooooooooooooong ride.
If you were at Kielder last year you'll have noticed the proportinally large number of 29ers. The winner was, of course, on a 29er.That's all you need to know.
Lots of 29ers in the Great Divide Race and Tour Divide too.
For comfort without the cost you could go for a hei hei - nice short travel all round cross country bike. 29er's are great - well worth a look for comfort and I'll get one when I can afford it . . . . 🙂
Rode the Bucks 121 (off-road) last year on my Ti456. Furthest I'd been in one go. Great bike for it, but I felt I was at the outer limit of my rear-end comfort.
Giant Anthem been pretty good on everykind of terrain. Feels pretty much like a hardtail a lot of the time without the hard. Dont hear many, if any, riders who dont rave about theirs.
Its probably not bling enough for this thread but I find my XL commencal 4.2 a very comfy bike all day.
That said it will be a hardtail for the Keilder but I am just planning to finish that, probably in considerable dollops of agony, but finish.
Just read the comment about Kielder, Neil who won now rides a Scott spark.
and he would have won it regardless of being on a 29er.
for a long day in the saddle, concentrate more on yourself than the bike.
you have to build up to riding long days out.
so it wont matter what bike you have.
Ton, The Dos niner might not be a bad bet - I'm not that much smaller than you and mine survives fine (I bought your inbred off you if you remeber). I think you'd probably need an XL rather than a large which is what I have. You can pump the shock up so its basically locked out or anywhere down to 0psi.
I tend to run the shock quite hard and the rear tyre soft (tubless which works quite well) for longer rides
Sultan for me....or maybe a Tallboy....but probably a Sultan, DW Links are ace.
Single speed rigid 29er.
You said loooooong, so consider a bike with the minimum of things to break, adjust, or inflate. It's also lighter which is good when you go over 50 miles.
But an Anthem would be nice too 🙂
Word has it that there will be an Anthem 29er appearing soon....
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Word has it that there will be an Anthem 29er appearing soon....
I hope not.
That might weaken my resolve somewhat 🙂