[Closed] Pics of your short travel FS trail bikes please !

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nobeer - I nearly went for a Canyon..., although Nerve rather than that one..

My 120mm Whyte T129s....

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I got one of these recently. Not exactly niche, but on the only trip out on it so far it proved to be a lot of fun and pretty fast too. 130/140mm which I think is classed as short travel now. Will be more fun for more of my riding than my 150mm FS it replaces, and I doubt I will be much slower anywhere (I am not a fast rider)

is 140mm short?
Maverick Durance
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^^^^ don't think 140 qualifies 🙂

Canyon Nerve 29er; 120 up front, 110mm at the back.
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The only thing I can fault is the paint quality which looks worse after 6 months than my last bike did after 3 years.

The anthem SX irritates me, on the one hadn it looks so close to being perfect on the other, 615mm top tube with a 72deg seat angle and a 70mm stem? The seat angle makes sense with the dropper post, but the top tube needs to be at least an inch longer, if not two in each size to account for what's lost in slackening the bike (about 10mm) and shortening the stem (about another 40mm)! Coupled with the kind of person buying the SX over the anthem doesn't really want 20"+ frame sizes, I'm not even sure at 6ft I could get a reverb in a L even if it was long enough. Great idea, just needs more work.

tinas - I'm hoping the geometry works for me - the ETT is exactly same as my Soul, and the angles seem to work for me, such that reach, headtube etc all within a few mm of what fits me on a hardtail. same length stem also. Giant dropper that comes as standard seems ok in reviews..

I'll know next week when it gets into the shop 🙂

nobeer - I nearly went for a Canyon..., although Nerve rather than that one..

The steeper head angle on the Nerve put me off Iain.

My Vision and Spearfish.
The Vision is the bike I will keep forever. It's always been my second best bike but has outlasted a Giant NRS,Scandal 29 and a Superlight 29.
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Mine maybe isn't the most hideous colour scheme after all 😀

Salsa Horsethief, 120mm Rear 140mm front, 29" wheels with 2.3 tyres. Soon to upgrade to flow rims.

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My recently expired 26" 100mm FSR and the replacement 29" 130mm Cannondale Trigger. 10 years and a million miles apart.

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Its short travel compared to my long travel

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Mine maybe isn't the most hideous colour scheme after all

Nope, it's still gopping. If you put Subo in Sauchiehall street, she'll still a melter, despite being surrounded by uglier melters... 😆

My homebuild frame, 100mm front, 83mm rear travel!

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Is that made of ear wax?

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My 5010, a bit earlier this year. 125 rear, 130 up front.

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My 26er Specialized Camber. 120mm front and back. An exceedingly capable bike which feels like it has much more travel due to the long wheelbase.

My Kili Flyer, 120mm rear, 130 front.

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Got a free pass so I'm off to Wales this weekend, can't wait!

Like the Kili - what size/wheelsize/forks?

Superlight 120mm Reba with 20mm axle up front.

Cracking bike, a keeper, needs a dropper though

Will be going 2x10 at the weekend

Most recent pic, slightly out of its natural environment after being ridden to work in the snow

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I quite like this one 8) (now with a CCDs inline)

125r 140f

Pretty standard stuff here but still a good bike,i am considering adding a dropper and 120mm forks but i may just wait and add a trance or specialized camber evo or similar to the stable later in the year.Love the sx though.
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Its shorter than my last one - 140 front 135 rear

Like the Kili - what size/wheelsize/forks?

Why thank you sir, I'm pretty chuffed how she's turned out. In answer to your questions:

21" (I have big monkey arms and wanted to run a stubby stem.)

650b Mavic Crossmax XL's

Fox 34's Kashimax's 130 mm travel.

My monster truck BMX - Banshee Phantom 29er 105mm rear/130mm front.

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Banshee Phantom
105mm rear, 120-140mm front
Not exactly light, but plenty nimble!

Shackleton - snap! 8)

130/125mm, so much fun 😀

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DMR Bolt - 125mm rear, 140mm front.
Proper little hooligan 😀

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Bring on the haters,

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100mm rear & I'm running 120/150 talas front, as standard it's 100mm front & rear but I wanted to slacken it a bit more. I've never heard much about then, & TBH I still haven't ridden it properly so can't comment on the ride, I bought it based on the geometry & it does fit well when I spun it around the block.
looking forward to riding it in the summer.

Mine, on a racing away weekend, 100mm everywhere:

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100mm both ends

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120mm front 115mm rear

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Currently 120mm rear and variable (115-160mm front)

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I must try harder to post images and not fail

Loving Shackeltons and frogstomps Phantoms. On the hunt for short-to-medium travel 29er FS and the phantom is on the shortlist. Tempted by a raw or black frame with CCDBi. What are they like for putting the miles in on?

AnthemX1, changed to 10x1 since the pic.

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120mm/105mm - although it now has RS Sids on - which might not be an improvement.

Also got an old dw-flux in the next size down - which I might build back up for more XC at 100mm/100mm.

Also got an old dw-flux in the next size down - which I might build back up for more XC at 100mm/100mm.

How is any DW link Turner old?
I still have an original Burner hanging on the wall which has hardly been used 😉

my old Mythic Rampant

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Anthem X with 120mm front, 100mm rear

since when did 140mm become short travel.....

Do fancy a banshee phantom built up as light as poss..any feedback from the two above?

[quote=KingofBiscuits]What are they like for putting the miles in on?

[quote=Mole]Do fancy a banshee phantom built up as light as poss..any feedback from the two above?

Not got any big miles in on mine yet but it certainly pedals efficiently and climbs very well.

The frames are quite heavy (read:sturdy) and definitely pitched more towards AM/Enduro rather than XC the travel might suggest - will get you to the top of the mountain so you can make the most of the descent!

My medium frame built up to 30lbs with Fox 34s, XX1, Reverb and Flows (Chunky Monkey/Smorgasbord).

130/150mm and coming in at 37 1/2 lbs in this guise.

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Mole and Kingofbiscuits - Phantom opinions

I wrote about my initial experiences in this post [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/first-banshee-phantom-in-the-wild-new-29er-content ]here[/url]. Since then my opinions have only got better and it now has a CCDB inline, which has somehow transformed it even further. The [url= http://www.pinkbike.com/news/banshee-phantom-review-2014.html ]Pinkbike[/url], [url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBqCl75WKs ]Bikemag[/url] and [url= http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Bikes,3/Banshee-Bikes/Phantom-Race,15640#product-reviews/1992 ]Vital[/url] reviews sum it up well too.

I originally bought the bike thinking it would suit 80% of the riding that I do, assuming that I might have to throttle back on the bigger or lumpier stuff. And the opposite is true, it suits over 95% of my riding; it flicks through the trees, pedals nicely over the moors, trucks through the rocks and eats the downs. I have come to the conclusion that well controlled short travel is better than long travel for all of my riding in the UK (Scotland, Lakes, etc) and didn't want for more in the Alps or Colorado. No other bike I have ever ridden or owned comes close to its versatility, although I suspect this is probably a general trait with this breed of 29er (Phantom, Smuggler, Following, Segment) rather than specific to the Phantom.

I have no idea how much it weighs, it's certainly not an XC race bike but neither is it a overbuilt monster. It feels solid while riding but is easy to lift onto the roof of the car and relaxing to pedal up a hill as the suspension is short and very pedaling friendly. Building one up too light would miss the point a bit too! If you have the cash carbon wheels may help but I can't say I feel the need to lighten mine from its average trail bike build given what I put it through.

I do think (without wanting to sound like an arrogant ****y nob) that it is a riders bike though. You have to be able to ride reasonably well, know how to work the trail and stay on top of the bike to get the most out of the bike. It doesn't have the safety net of longer travel machines to be able to compensate for cack-handed riding, poor line choice or bad handling. On the other hand it always feels exciting and engaged without ever feeling overwhelmed and is easier to pedal between the fun stuff.

TL;DR: It's awesome.

Here's my 100mm full bouncer,Giant NRS
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It's just been retired & I've replaced it with a 2013 Anthem 100mm again,although I want to extend the forks to 120mm
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I had a Kona Howler, 100mil out back and (depending on build) either 100mil Marz DJs or 150 Z1s on front. A lovely little hooligan bike. Cobbled together out of spare parts and an old frame I saw on SDH, rode it everywhere for about 4 years while the Dah bike was in bits (XC, DH, 36lbs!) My bro's got it now and still thrashes it about. Would love it back and fit all the lighter stuff I have lying around onto it.

If they'd have made a longer version I'd still be using it.

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Thanks frogstomp and Shackleton. Appreciate the feedback. I've read a lot of the reviews and the bike appeals. I've been virtually tyre kicking for some time now since selling my Yeti ASR5c and want something to compliment my Solaris.

I decided to sell the former as it wasn't being ridden and I was riding exactly the same trails on the Solaris albeit more reserved on the downs when things got too choppy. Basically I'm used to shorter travel bikes and picking my way through rather than plowing. Hence why a lot of the bigger travel 29ers are perhaps overkill for the majority of riding I do and difficult to justify a purchase.

I suppose the weight does concern me a little although I won't know how I feel about that until I ride one. Perhaps based on paying too much attention to numbers, having a silly light bike previously and the fact I've just been riding the Solaris for the last 18 months. To be fair I think a lot of bikes in this category are of a similar weight anyway.

Not mine but I want it ....Rocky 790 MSL BC Edition
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AnthemX 1x10. 100mm, sporting a CM 2.4 for less dusty conditions.

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How is any DW link Turner old?

09 model so skinnier tubes, 1/18th headtube.

I pushed the shock and put in those push bushings and needle bearing shock bushings and the suspension action is so smooth. The newer one has a non-pushed shock, etc and it is much less refined, although still refined...

since when did 140mm become short travel.....

Well they are adjustable between 100 and 140 😉

Basically I'm used to shorter travel bikes and picking my way through rather than plowing.

The phantom isn't a picking sort of bike, nor is it a comfier hard tail. It is a full blown tough trail bike designed for the kind of stuff that smaller wheeled 150-160mm bikes do and works best when ridden in that style. The advantage it has its that it is much more efficient to pedal than these longer travel bikes. Disadvantage is you don't have the get out of trouble free card of extra travel.

Should be 100/90mm, drilled for a reverb and 140mm fork added - 27.5lb for a 15 year old, discontinued design is pretty good.

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Shacleton, have you got any other pictures of that bike 🙂

Don't have too many other poics of it to be honest. These are probably the only others that are up on the web.

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Yeti ASR

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On one of the increasingly rare occasions it's been ridden

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Thanks Shackleton. I must admit I'm not a fan of that mint green, but it does seem to look better out in the wild than in publicity shots and it obviously rides well, which should be all that matters really.

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Mine on yesterdays ride.

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What is short travel these days?

Whyte T130 with 130mm at each end -

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Doug . Reckon you might need to go up a frame size ?

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Absolutely loving my 2015 650b Anthem set up with 120mm sids and coming in at 24lbs

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Short travel - check
Light - hmmmm 😕
Pleasing to the eye (aka explosion in a paint factory) - 😛

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Now back singlespeed and a shedload more fun!

Another Spearfish - 100/80mm
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Shackleton,

I think your Phantom is ace, however those cranks and bash really look out of place on an expensive bike.

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Shackleton,

I think your Phantom is ace, however those cranks and bash really look out of place on an expensive bike.

What do you mean? Those cranks are vintage XT (c2005 I think).

Really I'm inclined to agree but there is nothing physically wrong with them. I'm also still on a fully functioning 9 speed drive train so can't really justify changing them on either basis. Once enough of it dies I will change to something more in keeping with the rest of the bike. I have a 2009 black/silver SLX set if that would be better........?

Bash I could change but don't like black and every other colour clashes or looks even cheaper........ 😕 Suggestions?

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125mm front, 120mm rear ... plenty for me and my capabilities ... surprisingly clean too!

this was my second Mythic (banshee) Rampant setup as a play bike with pivotal (bmx) seatpost/saddle and Fast Trak tires, perfect for dirt jumping and our pump track

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the first Rampant, setup for DH vacation to Winterberg with padded saddle and knobbly tires

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older brother with a little more travel, the Wildcard

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