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 Nick
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Cyclescheme kicks off again soon at work, might take advantage of the slightly better than 0% finance that it offers to add another steed to the stable.

So, for about a grand, we have

On-One Inbred
On-One Scandal
Karate Monkey

Or from the left field (the above are all rigid and ss)

Charge Cooker Hi

What other ones should I be looking at?


 
Posted : 13/11/2011 11:11 pm
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Maybe one of these if you are about 5'10.
http://www.paulscycles.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b4s155p3509&tbv=GIANT_XTC_29ER_Mountain_Bikes_Front_Suspension_29ers


 
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Posted : 14/11/2011 12:42 am
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Cooker is ace. Just won the mbr £1000 29er test. Beating cannondale and specialized. Awesome handling.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 12:50 am
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You could get a Singular Swift made up SS for not much more than a grand. I did with a Gryphon.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 1:22 am
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I think the Salsa ones are pretty nice! Haven't tried them though.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 1:58 am
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Good luck on actually trying to buy an On One.......


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 8:11 am
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Good luck on actually trying to buy an On One.......

Yes. It is a bit like that. But we have Scandal29 and Inbred29 frames on the water right now. They will be open for preorder this week I hope.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 8:44 am
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Brant, will they be sold as full bikes and will I be able to get one for less than the magic grand? 😀

That Giant looks good, but out of the price range. The Charge looks great for the money and is a real contender, just a bit wary of cheapo 28mm forks, not sure the Singular is worth the premium over the on-one, they look nice though.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 10:38 am
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not sure the Singular is worth the premium over the on-one, they look nice though.

I'm having that problem too, I want a swift, but they're both delayed by the same ammount of time (both due late November, maybe they're on the same boat!), but a Scandal 29er with swapouts and carbon forks is still £40 cheeper and 3lb lighter which might swing it.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 10:59 am
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The COOKER does get an ace review - just the kind of stuff I wanted to hear about a 29er ...

But its mingin IMO.

The best looking one is the singlespeed version.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 11:03 am
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Chumba HX2 ? Ive just bought one from Si at progressive cycles. Great value and awesome fun to ride. My first 29er but am really enjoying it.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 11:06 am
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I think the charge looks nice, the review
[url= http://www.chargebikes.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Cooker-Hi-MY1212.pdf ]here[/url] does read well, would rather have a carbon rigid fork than the cheap suspension fork though.

Chumba looks nice, not sure that it's available on the cyclescheme though...


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 12:18 pm
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I'd like to try a Cooker. The high bottom bracket (and oddly still long chain stays) sounds like a nightmare to me, but I'd like to understand why it got such a good review.


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 3:36 pm
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Yeah, im going to swap the Duster in for a Cooker when i can... was looking at a Salsa too but the Charge is good value. Probably get some better forks at the same time.

If Mrs Almighty allows!


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:44 pm
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I'd just like Brant to reply 🙂


 
Posted : 14/11/2011 4:54 pm
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Jabberwocky perhaps...?

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Posted : 14/11/2011 7:50 pm