[Closed] Revive my Turner 5 spot or new bike

Revive it if you want that retro ride feel, otherwise get something new that works better, rides better and makes you feel better.

I have a 1998 Sunn Xcircuit for retro!!

I wouldn't bother reviving it. Just get a new bike. If you've not ridden a modern full suss bike they really are in another league from something like a Turner which was nice BITD, but will feel like a tractor compared to a new bike.

And you can pick up a lot of bike for very little money, relative to what they used to cost

I tried to revive an old bike but there's just so much that's changed, the old 5 spot was a hefty beast giving you 125mm of travel, nowadays that's XC and can be done way lighter, and with a 27.5" boost frame you can get decent tyres, wheels, etc.

I went for T130 myself, the CRS model, which is a nice bike, a mate has the bird and he loves that one as well, the new frames are all pretty much the same, funnily enough i think the T130 uses the same style four bar as the old turners, but with modern frames, the shocks are better, and they come ready to use with the newer standards, such as boost, dropper routing/seatstays, single ring and so on.

Thanks I didn’t need much convincing

Any recommendations for 140 ish full Suspension bikes upto 3k

There's so many out there at 140/150mm it'll be worthwhile just having a look around, what i found trying a few was that once set up they all did a good job and felt similar to me, i just got a good deal on the whyte, i think your choice will be based on overall look and value in the end, and there's a lot of good looking bikes (YT, Bird, Intense, etc), as well as 2018 discounted models which are good value.

I been through exactly this, twice. Mine was a 2005 HL 5 Spot. About 6 years ago I did the revive thing; powder coated the frame, 2x10 XT, shorter stem, wider bars and rims etc. Being fundamental a great bike I got another five good years out of it.
But. The beginning of this year it was back at the stage where stuff needed replacing again. This time I went for a new bike - Stumpjumper 29er - e-bay'd the spot.
Still miss it.

If it was DW, I'd keep it.

I own 4 Turners and love them all.

I do deal direct with Turner for bits and bobs, and they are great for me. 5 spot was a classic bike and probably better than lots of modern junk but there have been improvements so yeah move on...

To a Turner Flux carbon! He he.

Back then USA made premium tackle too.

I think the thing you can take from moving is that a lot of the newer designs have similar four bar / horst style suspension that the 5spot had, and with slacker angles and stronger frame materials/builds, it means that you're getting something that does what the 5spot did, but with modern benefits and probably a good bit lighter. The one i see that looks good, and may be a good move is the pivot mach 5.5 or 6 frames, they look really good and with their set up, might be a good turner style set up?

Sonder Evol is a 4 bar suspension design, well reviewed and easily within your budget.

Be careful that you get the right one I got a Pivot mach 5.7 as my do it all upgrade but keep going back to my 2008 Titus El Guapo maybe I'm used to the 'old feel' and should embrace the new way of things

I've still got a 2005 frame hanging up in the cupboard, no point selling as won't get much for it.
I will build it up again at some point,
I did fit a WC 1 degree headset that made a difference. I've got a trance also amongst other bikes so will probably do more of an xc build when I do.

Nice new up to date bike and hang the Turner up in the shed as wall art 👍

Keep the Sunn. I've got a 1999 Sunn Enduro.

Thanks for the advice will start testing a few bikes and keep the Turner for posterity!

win win.

So many bikes to choose from, but I'd just say to consider a 130mm-ish 29er over a 140mm-ish 650b.

But don't take my word for it, get demo-ing.

I also have a vintage 5-Spot, 2006 I think. Again Horst link pre DW.

I recently fitted her out with Shimano M7000 1 x 11 and serviced the Hope Mono M4's so she's ready for the trails again after a few years in the garage. With the 1 x 11 drive train the bike looks surprisingly modern and still one of the best looking full suspension bikes ever made. I reckon she'll do my limited MTBing needs for 2-3 more years when I think an eMTB will take over.

My 2004/2005 horst link 5-spot is still theoretically my "main" bike, although as the dropper post on it is beyond serviceable use I've been riding the "other" bike more recently...

Until something on the 5-spot really dies I can't really justify spending a lot of money to replace it when it still works fine (well, other than the dropper...).

I've just been through this.

I have a DW flux with 120mm floats that I put 1x11 m8000 on a few years back and didn't ride it much until recently (illness and babies).

Thought it was still the nuts till I got a spin on a modern LLS 29er bike.

So I bought an ex-demo Marin b17 3 and swapped the 27.5+ for 29 wheels.

Its different... not better at everything, the flux is still a brilliant marathon machine and does seem to climb better - but my riding doesn't take all day anymore and the new bike just gives a bit more of a thrill - which is why I ride afterall.

Best of all I have been selling bits of the flux for pretty much what I paid for them as it is not worn out (I buy lightly used stuff), selling the frame will cause me pain though as that was new in 2012.