[Closed] orange st4

Any st4 owners about?

I've got the old style one. I like it. Not particularly light for a 100mm bike, but the angles are right and I have a lot of fun on it 🙂

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Nice, do you think it would benafit from a 140mm fork upgrade or would that upset it

Been wondering that myself... I have 120mm forks and they feel perfect for the bike, I think 140mm would make climbing a chore as the back is quite active and the head angle reasonably slack. Still, I'm off to the Alps in a few months so might stick some longer forks on.

Not sure about getting a 5 might be to heavy for trail centers and the local natural trails I do, I ride a crush and this looks like a full sus crush so to speak

Going from a crush the ST4 would be perfect I imagine.

Edit: As ^ Crush said.

I've got an older style ST4 and running 140mm Revs, as that's what I had available when I built the frame up! I've not experienced an problems when climbing or the way the bike handles in general. As Kit said, it's not a particularly light frame for the travel, but the suspension just seems to work and matches the sort of riding I do just fine.

I too have an old style ST4.
If I was to replace it with any bike now it would be the new ST4.
Do you really need 140mm front forks?

I have a new ST4. I think a longer fork would unbalance it but never tried. As has been said, it's not that light but it it is a lot of fun. Mine (2010 so new model) have covered nearly 3000km from forest singletrack to big rocky stuff in Wales to touring in the Pyrenees. I was a serial bike changer, but there's nothing out there right now I'd swap it for.

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I have a 2011 st4. Fantastic bike for the riding that most of do most of the time. Very capeable on the downs. I think a larger fork would spoil it.

I have an st4!

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leave my fork at 130 mm rides so nicely, drop it if I'm doing fast xc, but when its slackened its amazing on the descents.

I'm selling mine to get a bigger bike for a summer in morzine, cannot afford to have both so have to sell it even though i don't want to 🙁

if you're interested check out the link:

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-orange-st4-18-19

i want 1300 for it or nearest offer.

it's never felt out of its depth, i did coed y brenin a while ago and snowdon descent, handled both very well, some of my mates were on fives and i kept up with them, i don't think the extra inch really makes much difference on the five.

Not sure about getting a 5 might be to heavy for trail centers and the local natural trails I do, I ride a crush and this looks like a full sus crush so to speak

You do realise that an ST4 frame weighs the same if not a bit more than a Five frame depending on size.

Great bike though now they have the shock tune sorted.