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nice! i was going to query why the marin hawk hill got glazed over above.
i'm also a marin owner, have a 2018 b-17.1. which rrp'd at 1800 when i bought it for 1299 in late summer. at the time i'd been looking at the hawk hill 1 (which was around for under 1k). really happy with it. i'd say give it a really really good check over for loose bolts. mine lost the mech hanger bolt early (possibly when wheel removed) and now cant use the original one. (and a mate that got a diff brand bike online which promised build before despatch had numerous issues..)
i'm on a medium (5'7 with 30" inseam) but found the reach a little short. dropping one stem spacer has made it more comfy. mine came with a 120 dropper not a 100 a spec'd.. its not bad but i find i want more. currently trying to work out if i can fit a 150 but its tight unless i spend a lot. i dont want to spend on a 125 as it seems crazy to spend approx 200 quid for an extra 25mm drop.
Noice, I looked at the b17 too, but I remain unconvinced by plus bikes (I'm too tight to pay for the tyres)
I might have a 120mm 30.9 brand X dropper going spare this afternoon if you're interested.
I've gone for the large, it's going to be tight whether the 125mm dropper will be low enough (5'11 but with little legs) but the 2018 is shorter than this year's and is right where I want it.
I'm starting to wish is not had a nose at the B17s now...
The 3 is a little bit out of budget. Not much mind. And I've not had dispatch confirmation yet.
oofs.. didnt even mention I run my b-17 as a 29er part time too.. versatile!
the b-17.3 is lush, but appears to have been dropped for 2019.
let me know about that dropper.. whats it off?
The new bike will be great - getnsome pictures up once you’ve got it!
Good call many happy miles on a Marin. Frame still in shed still being threatened with SSpeeding it out of bits.
It's coming this afternoon, can't wait to get it set up, it'll be the first bike I've had that I'm not looking to change anything straight away, although I'd better get some pedals sorted for the weekend...
Then it'll be tubeless set up time. Joy.
The B17 3 looked amazing, too good if anything, I'd have no excuses, so I'm happy sticking with my decision.
Going 2nd hand is a good option but avoid 26 as that's pretty much dead now and spares will be a bitch.
For comaprison, i just sold a very good condition 29r (One One Codeine) with CCDB Shock, RS Pikes, Sram Roam Wheels / Guide RS Brakes and GX 1 x 11 for £850.
It's here! It's damaged!!!
Emailed pics to Rutland, will se what they say. Handlebars was just sloppy packing, they were I'm the stem but loose, no way they would get here undamaged. The head tube is more of a concern, not sure how that's happened.
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Oh that’s a pain! Handlebars easy to sort with a new bar - but the head tube damage needs either a new frame or a refund big enough to make you happy to touch it up (unless you have OCD in which case a new frame is the only option)
Can see the bar scratches, what is the headtube issue? Not clear from the photos? Shame if they’ve not taken the time to package, mind you the handlebar don’t look like transit marks, more scrapes from storage.
The headtube looks like the paint has cracked and flaked off when they've pressed the headset in. I'll see what they say, I'm not super OCD, but I want something new to be new, if you know what I mean. If they'll chuck me some cash to go away I'll consider it and look for some decent touch-up paint.
The bars were just sliding around loose in the stem when I got it out of the box, they're quite badly scored in a couple of spots, I don't think I'd trust them for long.
Shame, they look pretty good.
The overall bike looks loads nicer in the flesh.
Bugger.
Fair enough prawny, can see it now. Bars thing is just idiocy. Recently bought a bike online and it came so well packaged, everything had pipe cladding on it and anything that poked out / could scratch was well thought through. Not difficult to do!
Yeah it's annoying, I've had a few bikes online and they've all been fine, this is the first that's not been really well packed.
Ho hum, we'll see what happens with Rutland. Can't wait to ride the thing.
ah man thats gutting 🙁
shows pics of the rest though!
That's rubbish. Rutland are normally very good, hopefully it gets sorted.