As above, what's a bargain second hand or cheap new and would work well as a long distance ride? Simple as possible, all I can think of at the moment is an old Marin perhaps or a Orange Sub 5 in good nick. Any ideas?
nrs
Giant NRS? Any particular year? Cheers!
What's your definition of enduro? Enduro seems to be used for mega avalanche and stage singletrack/DH type events (like Kona Mash-Up) these days, so I doubt you mean the same thing.
Marin Quad suspension (mount vision pre-08 model), light, perform well and seemingly damned cheap, not just cause I have one to flog...
these are up in the classified section
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-small-clear-out-1
seem to fit your bill
Rickos sorry yes I meant enduro as in XC rather than DH enduro, so 100km xc type rides up and down.
Rusty I'm 6'1" so they look a bit small and I wouldn't touch a Scott Genius with a barge pole I'm afraid!
z1ppy I was mainly after ideas at the moment but drop me some pics and info to timbo_tepATyahoo.co.uk and I'll let you know.
Giant NRS anyday. Have a 2002 team with full XT as my only bike, and it's awesome.
See link below for pics 😉
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44125654@N05/
I'd agree with the NRS - I own one.
But then I've never ridden any other suspension bike so it's an easy recommendation to make 🙂
ddm - no problem will sort it out later hopefully, though I'll have to give it a clean or locate some piccy's of it built up.. .
yeah a giant - apologies for the short answer - attention span like a goldfish!!
I had the one below (03). i sold it because i wanted discs (new wheels) and the new forks - at the time the best way to do this was to buy a new bike.
i still think about buying another one. be careful with the rear end, iirc, there is a bearing that tends to seize then wear the metal it sits in or something? (not a problem unless you let your bearings seize)
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ddmonkey what's your email?
Giant Trance Frames are going cheap at the mo, a little weighty but the suspension feels bottomless!
I rode a couple of Merida's on my 2005 Marin Wolf Ridge. Only Marin I regret getting rid of!
Jay
If you're thinking about a Trance, I have a medium '08 frame I'll be flogging soon.
Very light and has a Pushed Float R so rides very sprightly.
Email in profile if interested, apologies for spamming if not.
Hi All,
e-mail is timbo_tepATyahooDOTcoDOTuk
Cheers!