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Looking at a Felt Edict Frame but what other options with a frame only option are there out there - Pref carbon? Had a look around and were talking way above £2k rather than approx £2K for the Felt (when it arrives in the UK)?
I'd be looking at the Felt myself. But also the Blur XC Carbon and Yeti AS-R Carbon.
Only one which has come close is the Yeti AS-R Carbon Gary - is def on my short list but the only thing which I am concerned with it the "titchyness" of the Felt on descending which some reports have said. However I take most of these with a pinch of salt esp when the setup and tyres are sub-optimal!
Not ridden it, but how about the Canyon Lux? Well within budget at £1,529.
You can also pick up 2010 Anthem Advanced framesets for not much more than £2,000 according to a quick google search.
New AS-R carbon looks quite appealing (IMO) without the seatmast.
There's no doubting that the Felt is a bit old school in it's geo but I had it with a 70mm stem and 680mm riser on it and found its manners good.
What size Felt would you want? If you could get up to Bristol I could probably get you a demo on a large...
Looking at the Medium but would be happy to demo a Large Gary? Looking at a Horiz TT of around 600mm give or take 10mm 🙂
How tall are you? I could ride the large but the handling was a bit vague on the front as I couldn't get over the front wheel enough. I'm 5'8" and deffo a medium.
anthems are great proven bikes id go with one of them
Yeti is fine if you don't mind it spending more time in their warranty department than underneath you.
If you're limited to £2k then you're missing out all the best ones; Rocky Mountain Element RSL, new Scott Spark, Blur XC, Scalpel, Epic etc.
Don't like Spesh pivot bearings so that's out I am afraid - Spark is an option, don't like the Rocky mountains linkages either etc and not eve been keen on canondales 🙁 Sorry picky arn't I 😉
Yeti is fine if you don't mind it spending more time in their warranty department than underneath you.If you're limited to £2k then you're missing out all the best ones; Rocky Mountain Element RSL, new Scott Spark, Blur XC, Scalpel, Epic etc.
I'd agree with all of that.
You're really limiting yourself by going frame only. I'd sooner buy a £3000 bike and flog all the parts than spend £2000 on a frame which is only very marginally (if at all) better.
I'd add the Top Fuel to Dougal's list. Discounting a bike based on pivot bearings is also a little odd, each to their own!
The new 2012 Spark looks excellent, you may get a bargain on a 2011 one, but I personally don't really like the way they ride.
Sorry after my stumpy FSR I vowed never to get another spesh FS 🙁
BTW thanks for the helpful comments- appreciated 🙂