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I've got a RM Element carbon 29er with 120mm SIDs and a Yeti SB95a with 150mm Pikes, both 1x10 and both brilliant bikes. I don't ride often enough to justify 2 nice bikes and space is a bit of an issue in the garage.
I know this is a first world problem and I should probably keep both but I'm thinking of selling both and replacing them with something that sits between them.
Logically a Camber or Rocky Instinct seems to fit but would a Stumpy carbon be suitable? The 2016 Expert carbon is on sale and I prefer it to the 2017, no boost so I can use my light set of wheels for xc stuff and about £700 cheaper. This would be used for anything from the odd xc or 24hr race to weekends in Wales or the Peaks, does the stumpy give up much compared to the Camber? I have a rigid 29er for non technical xc too.
On the subject of Stumpy 29ers, anyone ridden the alu and carbon models? The Elite (Alu) is about £2600 with almost the same spec, crucially it has the Factory shock, brakes are SLX vs XT and X1 crank instead of carbon which is fine by me.
I had a Stumpy Evo as my do it all bike. Was brilliant. Does not give up too much to the Camber in terms of pedalling, but that bit more capable on rowdy stuff. Don't think you would regret it.
For me it would depend on my local riding. I would personally ditch the fact and hire when I do big uplift days and keep a bit for everything else.
Btw only two bikes!!! I don't know how you do it!
I recently started a Stumpy thread, some helpful views in this.
[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/new-bike-time-spesh-stumpy-or-camber ]Stumpy[/url]
Ii'm not quite going down to one bike but am severely rationalising the fleet, now just the Stumpy, a road bike a rigid SS.
Well only 2 full suss 29ers! I have a Stooge and a Gnar-mac endurance-lite disc road thing too. Will have a look at your thread franksinatra, spent the last 2 days reading up on 2016 Stumpy's, seems like they are generally well liked.