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Looking at a new full sus frame and these two are the only ones i can find in my price range. Comments please
Wasnt El Guapo the bad guy in the Three Amigo's?
For that reason, get that one! 😀
El Guapo, only so Ed says it again that Three Amigo's stylee voice...
Got an El Guapo(not from On One BTW) myself,can't recommend it highly enough especially at the current price.Think it will probably more versatile than a Mega (of which I have no first hand experience so I may well be talking through my a**e)as it can be built up either as an all day long travel trail bike or more hardcore/downhill whereas I get the impression that the Mega leans a bit the other way and is a bit more hardcore orientated.Both possibly overkill for many UK trails though as someone will no doubt say....oh and buy an Orange 5 🙂
Mine El Guapo is now bound to fail catastrophically and kill me as the curse of recommending something on a forum kicks in
Can't comment on the Guapo but I have just built up a Mega as my trail bike. Very impressed.
Like all these kinda bikes, its no doubt more than I need, but it pedals and climbs well and obviously likes being pointed downhill.
Buy the one you like the look of 🙂
BTW I was planning on getting a Mega myself but they hadn't yet come on sale and then an El Guapo came up so I got that.Both really good bikes I reckon.
thanks guys
I'm now in the same quandry - how are people getting on with these frames? Anyone around 6'2" tried an XL Mega?
I have a mega and its brilliant. Climbs well, descends even better.
I am 6'2" and have a large and its fine seatpost still has another inch or two left. How large do you like your bikes?
I like that the XL is about £200 cheaper than the large. Current bikes are a large sub 5 and a large SX trail - geometery of the XL mega is only a smidge bigger than these. I'm guessing a short, short stem and maybe 170 cranks (for clearance more than anything else) would set it up perfect
Mega
Pros - rear through axle - slightly prefer the geometry,current stererer will fit without cutting
Negs - need to buy new hub internals, heavier
El Guapo
Pros - Lighter, Horst link
Negs - Graphics, Short wheelbase
Both have 2 year warranties