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What was it reviewed against just out of interest?
150mm is the new 140mm
http://www.on-one.co.uk/news/product-reviews/q/date/2012/04/10/titus-el-guapo-wins-best-150mm-travel-bike-in-what-mtb
i don't doubt it Brant - once upon a time 120mm was the perfect do-it-all bike, then all of a sudden 120mm was an XC race bike. I love the look of the EG, but I cant see myself building one up light without throwing a fair wedge of cash at it though? and TBH I dont think I need 150mm. I really liked the mis-matched set up you develped with Ragley though....
6.6lb frame and shock weight.
As IvanDobski said "What was it reviewed against just out of interest?" looking at a 140/150 bike this summer and if a good value completed bike becomes available I would be very interested.
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBTIELGXT/titus_el_guapo_xt_mountain_bike
XT and Revs for 2.2k
Reviewed against a bunch. But it was wmb's "bike of the year" review where manufacturers were invited to send in their best bikes. I'm chuffed.
Funny they found it a bit slack with 2deg angleset. We like them like that.
Cool thanks Brant I noticed it was on the bike of the year list.
A lot been said before but I love this company and its ethos. Done from a shed a gives us all great steeds that are affordable and great to ride. I have a naked summer special that takes on everything that I have thrown at it (7 staines, golspie, lernie and laggan to name a few that you will know). I also own an inbred that has had many variations in its time (SS, tourer and cx) currently naked awaiting its next colour scheme. They may be made of gas pipe but they are strong enough for me and I am no light weight, in fact a bit of a lard arse TBH.
My mates all have or had various incarnations of them and have only good things to say about them (although the carbon one is still under consideration at this time).
I have tried to get cheap parts myself and been unsuccessful, thats life when you are afetr a real bargain. Will always go back and chance my hand again no matter what.
And to finish with, was out with my mate at Craig Dunain (Inverness) who was on his Planet X Compo. Great stuff lads/lassies, keep up the good work.
Crash
Brant - you mention a Ti Kaffenback up for grabs a few days ago, any chance I can have a go at the prototype Ti road frame? 🙂 ...
Oh, and please make a few more fancy pants steel frames (853 and the like) in Ltd runs.
But Fancy Pants steel costs the same and weighs lots more than ace carbon.
Maybe eh. Maybe.
and the Ti road frame?.. fancy letting it go?
Well I have a nanolight from planet x and its flipping awesome.
that is all.. you can't please all the people all the time.
Use planet x for plenty of bits over the years and like them as a company, I'm a bit wary about spending expensive items from them as they sometimes seem to lack the eye for detail. Cranks coming with washer missing, weights being way out of the advertised. Most recently I picked up some model c wheels for the commuter, they were advertised as with qr's but none arrived. Email sent and quick response with new qr's arriving with non matching logo's. Only a minor detail for the price, so didn't bother to follow it up. I was also looking to dispose of a significantly larger amount of cash on some new race wheels, but the money didn't go to planet x, if I'm spending big, I want the service to match. I'll use px again, but only for lower end kit.
Used them several times, no issues at all.