Can highly recommend a Cannondale Scalpel (had two) or a Scott Spark (current race bike).
Hows the scalpel for all day rides 5plus hours (Pennines, dales, lakes)?
2 guys I ride with, one has an anthem x2, other has a scott spark (not sure which one- but carbon frame, 100mm rebas, slx etc)
Both of them leave me for dead on the climbs if I'm on my FS (2006 marin quad tara 140mm revs etc) or HT (456SS with pikes) but on the downs I am waiting for them at the bottom.
Not sure what this tells us other than both are light efficient pedalling but steep & twitchy XC bikes (and/or both my mates are fitter than me but a pair of wusses going downhill).
Has anyone suggested trying them all and seeing which one you like best?
Sefton - what did you get in the end? I'm swaying towards an Anthem X
lad on here has jsut got himself a Transition Bandit, looks nice..
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-bike-transition-bandit-content ]http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-bike-transition-bandit-content[/url]
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Did you decide??
[url= http://www.extralite.com/index_euro.htm ]tis a thing of beauty[/url]
This would fit the bill - rides a good as it looks.
EDIT - you'll need to follow the link through MTB components to the F2
Has the same question myself. Ended up with an Anthem X1 (2009) frame (£350 from STW classifieds), put on some 100-130mm Revelations and transfered the rest of my hard tail kit. Rides like a dream. Happy to race on it, play on some steep stuff or ride it all day. I'd never had a full sus before, but I can now see why people want them!
I keep wanting a bike like the ones in this thread. But every time I ride my Cannondale Rush (still in one piece!) I really can't fault it. 5 years old I think and running like a dream. Love the lefty too!
The anthem always looks attractive option.
Be nice to ride a Canyon.
Assuming that you haven't made the change yet...
If your hardtail is 23lbs, and assuming your frame is 4lbs, a swap to the flux would make it 25lbs.
The flux is a very efficient pedaller (no propedal needed) and its zerk pivots are very weather resistant for all round use.
For a frame swap the sale flux frames are very good value compared to an Anthem frame.
The anthem is also a good pedaller, but didn't feel as stiff or 'classy' as the turner when I was making my mind up.
Mate at work has one of these, bought it twelve months ago and swears by it -
http://reviews.mtbr.com/2009-trek-top-fuel
He's absolutely gutted because he is moving into a flat in Leeds and is having to sell it! I had a spin on it the other day and was very impressed.
yep made the change
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Zesty 714 carbon frame easy as light as hard tail with dt240 crest rim wheels. Smooth light fast up and down.
Ignoring the Cannondale hater, when it comes to putting a 'dale with a lefty in a small car - just take the back wheel off ! That's what we do with my son's front wheel bolt-through bike. Not really anymore hassle.
Why not buy 2nd hand?
Infact buy my Yeti ASR C Large
dude bought the turner - months ago now 😆
I will sell this bike to somebody!!!
I've had 2 anthems an Anthem X0 2009 and 2011 Anthem X. Awesome bikes. by far the best 26er FS i have used.
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But i am thinking of going 29er fullsus next time SC TallBoy or 29er HT Yeti BigTop...
