please show me your best ever do it all bike – Page 2 – Bike Forum

watsontony · 2013-02-04T22:35:09Z

what bike have you owned that best fits the do it all category. Im selling my hardtail and putting some money towards and cant decide between a do it all full sus or a full on dh bike. please show me your do it all bikes and help me make my mind up. I know i dont really need a dh bike most the time but i would rather have a bike that is capable of everything i do. im confused and really want to get my next bike right as i have now had two in a row that i dont like :(

jameso

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Milkie, where is that pic, Alps? Ta.

I'd post my all-rounder but I'd be laughed off the internet ) Anyone that has 1 bike for 90% or more of their riding and loves it has a great DIA bike and DIA bikes are brilliant.. that's all I can contribute sorry.. 1xDIA>(N+1)

Posted : 05/02/2013 7:02 pm

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdaddy1974/8113416013/ ]BM3D_Day03 - 471[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/bigdaddy1974/ ]Bigdaddy 1974[/url], on Flickr[/img][img][url= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/7205038602_38210cf26e.jp g" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7077/7205038602_38210cf26e.jp g"/> [/img][/url]
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdaddy1974/7205038602/ ]My New Epiphany[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/bigdaddy1974/ ]Bigdaddy 1974[/url], on Flickr[/img]Ellsworth Epiphany - does/done everything - Surrey Hills, Alps, duathlon racing, Gorrick racing, Black Mountains 3 day. I'm getting rid of my 2nd mtb as I don't ever use it - this does everything I want...

Posted : 05/02/2013 7:08 pm

DougD

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This does everything fairly well...

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/92930588@N07/8447441677/ ]biking in Feb[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/92930588@N07/ ]dougd2014[/url], on Flickr[/img]

Posted : 05/02/2013 7:13 pm

Spin

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I did a months road touring in Newfoundland on my old ridgid kona lavadome then put some fatter tyres on it and rode downhill courses (slowly!) in Vermont.

That's a do it all bike.

Posted : 05/02/2013 7:23 pm

Milkie

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Photo was taken in the French Alps near La Plagne, looking towards Mont Jovet. The bike is a Genius LT (31 lbs) and it was just as hard as it was with a light HT.

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Posted : 05/02/2013 7:26 pm

jameso

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Ta. Looks good.

Posted : 05/02/2013 7:30 pm

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You've got your rotors on back-to-front (have you not?)

Posted : 05/02/2013 7:40 pm

youngrob

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My P7

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Posted : 05/02/2013 8:16 pm

shooterman

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Best bike I've ever owned (and I've owned a few). Brilliant climber and plush descender.

Posted : 05/02/2013 8:27 pm

redthunder

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2001 Spesh Stumpy HT
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/58162507@N07/8448699342/ ]Stumpy HT[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/58162507@N07/ ]SGMTB[/url], on Flickr

Posted : 05/02/2013 8:27 pm

colournoise

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Best 'compromise' bike I've ridden.

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Posted : 05/02/2013 9:54 pm

craigxxl

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Need another Sovereign on this thread.

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Posted : 05/02/2013 10:01 pm

ingham1302

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Getting properly back into riding after some time off and got a Giant Trance X, which has been great so far. Done XC on it plus the Alps (Tignes, Morzine, and Meribel) for 2 weeks in the summer and was faster than the guys i rode with who had beefier big travel bikes. Used to ride a DMR trailstar then some other steel hardtails so this Giant Trance is very different but so far seems like a great all rounder.

Posted : 05/02/2013 11:21 pm

NorthCountryBoy

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Do it all bike..........

I can do all the shopping on this bike. If you look carefully you will notice a french stick and a new toilet seat!

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This ones not so good for shopping 😀

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Posted : 05/02/2013 11:23 pm

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The guide in Finale Ligura said this was totally unsuitable for the freeride trails, I told him it was the only unsuitable freeride bike that I had .........

Posted : 05/02/2013 11:39 pm

Yetiman

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My Nicolai Helius FR was pretty close. A 38lb FR/DH capable machine when fitted with Totems, coil shock, Mavic 823's & dual ply High Rollers......or a 32lb do everything bike when fitted with 36 Floats, an air can and Flow rims.

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Posted : 05/02/2013 11:59 pm

Northwind

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So that seems to be a majority vote for the Cotic Hemlock as "best ever do it all bike"

Posted : 06/02/2013 12:10 am

flyingmonkeycorps

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And rightly so... Awesome bikes.

Posted : 06/02/2013 10:35 am

_tom_

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Probably my BFe, but it wasn't the most fun bike to ride it was just good at a bit of everything. Not an inspiring ride!

Posted : 06/02/2013 10:42 am

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You've got your rotors on back-to-front (have you not?)

Looks that way..

Posted : 06/02/2013 10:45 am

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Posted : 06/02/2013 12:06 pm

_tom_

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OK I changed my mind, it's this. Trails, street, park, riding to the shops and about town, chucking in the back of my car for lunch hour rides and riding back from the pub!

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