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The one I bought, Orange Five.
Does all sorts of riding days. Would like a CCDB to finish it off but that aint gona happen soon.
I Ache... it's pretty much just for riding the trans provence on later this year. Rest of the time I'm happy on my new hardtail.
Another vote for the Helius AC
I love my Helius CC - it's such a great all rounder
My Cube Fritzz.
Fantastic bike and very versatile. Really need to take it somewhere worth riding it again soon.
Nicolais finally becoming popular. On my fourth now and would choose it as my only full sus. Got the am currently and absolutely love it.
Just got the cranks and wheels to upgrade and then it's perfect.
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Whichever one has the suspension action I get on with best. At the moment it'd be a toss up between a Slopestyle 2 / Blue LTC / Nomad carbon / Enduro carbon evo (if that exists?). But I don't want to get rid of my lovely red Intense 5.5 😛
Never tried a DW-link though so a HD could be an option.
I have it. Turner 5spot.
A far better bike than I am a rider..!!
Not very niche, but a Giant Trance X
I've just done exactly this...sold the hardtail and DH and now only have a 2009 Trek Remedy with u-turn Lyriks and two sets of wheels. I run it 1x9 because I rarely ride for more than 2.5hrs and my legs are OK for that.
Got some DH wheels and a 50mm stem for the Alps or w/e's of downhill on the local South Wales DH tracks.
Can't fault it as my one bike. Although being a bike obsessive it's very difficult not coveting other bikes, bargains and new bits...but the sustained discipline is saving me serious wonga
I was in that same (lucky) position last year; went for a DW 5-Spot. Very happy with it.
That enduro does look really nice, hmmm....
Another Helius AM 8)
i'm still undecided
mega
black market roam
bottlerocket
orange blood
You ridden a blood yet Jedi?
I loved the one I tested but it really is a play bike not AM.
nope 🙂
Definetely a Nicolai AM,Not sure the AC(trail/xc frame) would like DH and all mountain.would probably be ok,but its not designed for jumping and drops so i think DH would kill it pretty quickly.
Already got it!
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Nicolaisam agree with you, hence the am, but i don't think you will kill the ac. Have you seen what whafe puts his through. I wonder why be bought the am
Poddy... is that a pitch?
I like that Pitch...
I've got two FS bikes, an '09 Wolf Ridge and an '04 Enduro and love them both for entirely different reasons. If I'm brutally honest, I'd say that the Enduro is probably the keeper because it's more in line with the type of riding I actually do, rather than the riding I aspire to do.
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My 575 does it for me.
Yeti - Yep. Sure is. Doesn't get used much, but when it does, it gets USED, if you know what I mean?! 🙂
I'd be awfully tempted with one of those new Cannondale's, if they turned out to be any good.
Just made it 🙂
+1 for the Alpine 160
DezB we all know that Yeti's are the stuff of your dreams 8)
PP - do you know how much it weighs? Do you think it'd be good for 7 days of rding in the Alps... up and down hills?
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Heckler with Lyriks, DHX 5.0 Coil and red tape to hold the cable 😳
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Zesty seems to be doing me very well at the moment but I have pretty limited experience of FS bikes so I would say that.
The one I have.. Yeti 575 with 36s. 🙂
Ianpinder,I know what you are saying but its not a DH light machine,its sold as a xc/trail bike,It will handle some stuff,but its not a AM,DH bike.
I think Whafe did the right thing getting the AM29er made,I honestly dont think the AC would take regular hard landings.Its a very light frame.
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i should have bought a pitch.
cheap.
tough.
enough travel.
light enough.
mine.
crap photo
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I liked my pitch but my enduro feels just a bit more special. Not sure why because its heavier and has a DHX air.
Bregante - I like what you've done with your Enduro. Spesh shocks in the bin are they?
Get some wider bars on there and you'll be rocking!
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Bregante - I like what you've done with your Enduro. Spesh shocks in the bin are they?Get some wider bars on there and you'll be rocking!
Cheers.
Still got the shock for longer days out but I've sold the forks on here the other week. To be honest I rate the forks but you know how it is when you feel like a change. Loving the Lyriks tho.
Some nice Renthal bars are already on their way to go with the stem 8)
New cannondale Jekyll looks like it could be a magnificent bike. Early days though - Like Hob Nob says, you'd need to be confident that the switchable rear shock worked as advertised.
My Mythic Spitfire
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Insanely aggressive and capable for a 5" bike.
Long, low, 66.2 degree head angle, 13" BB, can run 130-140-150-160mm forks, climbs like an xc bike and descends like a mini downhill bike, can be built to around 30lbs (size large) with strong kit. Great for an evening at the downhill course or an all day Scottish mountain epic.
Seems like a great choice for a do-it-all UK bike.
Bregante - I was only going on what I've read about the spesh shocks, no experience of them at all myself.
Love that shape Enduro though and it looks waaaaay better with a single-crown. Renthal eh? Nice.
PP - do you know how much it weighs? Do you think it'd be good for 7 days of rding in the Alps... up and down hills?
Yes... In the trim you see there it's knocking on the door of 34.5lb. Yes, really.
The cheap uppy-downy post is nearly 1.5lb of that to be fair, and that only goes on for t'Alps
But yeah, it's fine. I can ride it XC if I want to. It's not keen on going upwards, but it plods along very nicely in a steady, grippy manner.
I pretty much built it for Alps and days away in big hills, and it's perfect for that.
I've changed pretty much everything though:
Hope/Sun SOS rims (Standard rims were the same width as a Mavic 717)
Coil Lyriks (Was Pikes)
Magura Louise BAT brakes (the Avids it came with were utter gash)
High Rollers
Wider bars, double+bash, V8s, loc-ons, Bel Air saddle
I don't ride it very often but it's a great bike, it really is, and it bears many battle scars now 🙂
that mythic look nice
sold my prophet and got a genius lt and wow, good for all day trais but still good on any uplift day , (and the maga come july)