Shiate- I’m currently a HEAVY weight & were real interested in these as all rounder
sad times
that sounds terrible. but to put it into perspective specialised stumpjumper has a 20 stone weight limit.
i remember some carbon lapierres having a 90kg rider limit at one point.
Shiate- I’m currently a HEAVY weight & were real interested in these as all rounder
sad times
Same, I would have had one by now if that wasnt the case.
Purely based on a customer service history I'd be going for a Bird Aether 9C over this. I was dead interested but due to a lack of demos ended up with a AM9.
Got my RC295 last week and had it up to inners for a shakedown ride at the weekend. I absolutely love the thing. I have come from a YT Wicked 650b pro and cant believe how different it is, the RC295 picks up and holds speed like nothing else and climbs really well too.
If anyone has any questions etc let me know. I ordered an XL as im 6ft 2in and the fit is spot on.
You know the drill, pictures or it didn't happen.
I have no idea how to post pics on here.........if i can work it out i will post some
Well that is simpler than i thought
Looks really nice that - especially for what it costs (frame / shock pricing seems very decent for carbon)!
Yeah the pricing is certainly fair, thats a XT Ultimate build however the XT mechs went out of stock so has an SLX on. Pace were sound and refunded the price difference between the two and i would never notice the performance difference anyhow.....mega happy with the bike on all counts. Its hard to do it justice in pics but the raw carbon looks awesome.
That looks the business
Can’t imagine functionally there’s much between SLX and XT mechs. There’s a weight difference worth saving in the cassettes but you’ve got the XT one on there. The raw carbon looks nice on photos as it is - love a raw carbon bike!
@moonsballoon i'm over the moon with it, onle had it out in anger once but it felt spot on straight away like i had been riding it for ages, super controlled and easy to ride.
@joebristol yeah everything else is XT aside from the mech, wasn't sure about going for XT brakes as always had sram/avid but glad i went with the full XT for sure now.
@timthetinyhorse have you got a pic with the post extended? Just to get a rough idea of your sizing on the bike
Don't worry, just wondered if you had one already.
any situations you miss the 160mm bike?
I'm torn between buying one of these something like an AM9. Coming from a 120mm 29er where I use all the travel all the time.
also has a really low BB.
Demoing one in the next few weeks hopefully.
Holy Spunker Moly !
that is one fine piece- bb looks low though super sweet handling I’m 100% +
might be a goer if I decide carbon frame & shock over a complete alloy Propain ... :/ hmmmm
@maurice i have some now as just been putting tokens in the rear shock, will post them tomorrow
@wzzzz nope with 150 up front and a good rear shock setup its landing drops and riding better than my old 150/160 enduro bike so no fears at all with the travel being too short.
@tdog BB us super low but the handling is absolutely amazing, i didn't want carbon when i started looking for a bike but always wanted a pace but wanted full suspension so this was the one for me, almost went comic but just couldnt resist this bike.
@maurice pics with seat up and set down, for reference im 6ft 2in with an inside leg of around 36in, Frame is XL
Cheers. I think despite only being slightly taller than me your legs are about 4" longer! I'm usually between a L or XL so was wondering how this comes out but you are quite proportionally different to me.
You definitely have the right size there with XL.
Large and oh my Maurice- it’ll be a fun large that’s fosho
Yeah i think the large would have been way too small, its got a 150mm reverb fitted too as a good idea of scale.
@Maurice
I was at the Pace shop last week talking to Adrian Carter and he said at 6ft with a 32” inside leg was between a large and XL.
If I was taller I’d definitely go XL
Not sure if that helps or not
Cheers
Steve
@fatgit thanks, that is worth knowing. I’m 6’1 and same inside leg, so probably in between sizes as normal! At least it’s consistent.
Hi
Also just as a comparator I have a Hope HB 130 and demoed L and XL.
I could have gone either way and settled on the XL with the saddle well forward in the seatpost clamp.
Again not sure if that helps or not.
Cheers
Steve
@maurice worth noting also that the bike is fairly long so depending on how you like your bikes to ride its something to factor in.
As @fatgit says above i guess its down to setup also, I have the post with a few inch of dropper proud of the seat tube and the seat isn't fully forwards so you have options there with the XL. I would expect with a large frame you would end up with a similar setup to that i have on the XL but its really hard to say.
Either way, buy one.....what a machine
