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I've seen quite a few guests on LaPierres out here this summer (including one guy who used to design bikes for them!). We've had someone come for a chairlift week and ride a Zesty, equally we've had a guy come for a backcountry week (good bit of pedalling) and ride a Froggy!
From what I've seen, the Spicy would be a fantastic all-rounder, but the Zesty is amazingly capable. Seen it used on DH courses and some proper gnarly rocky stuff. A wee bit light for the really big stuff, but very, very capable. If you're not going to be hucking drops, get a Zesty. If you do want to do a bit of that kind of riding, trips to the Alps, whatever, then get a Spicy.
whatever travel you decide on, you wont regret a giant.
bwarp!
trance: 4"
trance X: 5"
Reign: 6"
reign X: 7"
other than variation in the travel, and as the travel goes up, the bike gets slacker, they are all the same.
Blur LT?
Not really interested in anything other than a zesty, spicy or a nomad. I think I have owned most other bikes 🙂 really want to get something that I wont change again, I am leaning towards the zesty as I dont think I would get the most out of a Spicy or a nomad. I was looking at a remedy 9 but again perhaps a bit much, im trying to weigh up which one would fit my bill the most.... as long as the zesty can handle small jumps, rock gardens, all day rides and still fly down a hill then it probably is at the top of the pile
Don't discount the Alpine as being too much bike. I was in the same situation and tested the Spicy. It was a fun ride but I prefer the extra chunkyness of the Alpine. It climbs as well as any other bike I've ridden but you do have to be prepared to move your weight about on the really steep climbs/six inch plus rocks and roots. I wouldn't describe myself as especially fast but I've never been passed on a climb, and that's even fully loaded with sticky downhill tyres. The downhill more than makes up for the tweak in technique and I get the same kick out of the Alpine as I did with my Patriot.
Although I keep a hardtail for pootle days in the hills with the better half, I haven't taken it out since acquiring the Alpine - there's no point and it's too sweet to ride!
I've been running a Nomad as my only MTB for the last 3 and a half years. It goes up, it goes down and it goes along with no fuss! Its even, shock horror, quite good fun at trail centres (and no slower than my mates on their 4" travel XC bikes/5" travel bikes/long travel, pig heavy hardtails!)!!!
nico vou whasit came 3rd in this years mega on a zesty
you can't go wrong with a zesty
nico vou whasit came 3rd in this years mega on a zesty
Sure it wasn't the Froggy or the Spicy he was riding? As far as I am aware, and I am happy to be proven wrong, Nico has never ridden a comp on a Zesty.
nico vou whasit came 3rd in this years mega on a zesty
pretty sure it was a Zesty with Fox 32's - read that somewhere
Not sure if you picked up on my comment about the zesty feeling flexy out back compared to the nomad. Would be worth trying them back to back. The nomad is significantly better (imo) on stuff like afan's skyline descent (I rode them back to back on it), and I didn't feel like I climbed any better or faster on the zesty than on the nomad with the travel wound down to 100.
Could have been a shagged test bike though.
as long as the zesty can handle small jumps, rock gardens, all day rides and still fly down a hill then it probably is at the top of the pile
It can, will, very comfortably and the best of my ability do all of the above. Plus has made me a more confident rider and grin more hammering about the lakes than my other bike...............................which is a 100mm ali hard tail but still
GET ONE THERE ACE!!
Nico did ride a Zesty at this years Mega, but as with all pros it was highly modified. It has the rear linkage off the spicy to give it 160mm, and a shorter i2i length shock with a custom front shock mount. he was also on fox 32's.
I was very breifly behind him. he was rather fast!
Ahhh I stand corrected. Perhaps he's hit on something there: A 160mm travel Zesty 
so that will be a spicy then 🙂
kind of like getting the back end off a nomad and putting it on a superlight front end..... to get ... yes a nomad....
kind of like getting the back end off a nomad and putting it on a superlight front end..... to get ... yes a nomad....
erm...think you've got your sums a bit wrong there
Go inbetween - 150mm, and light as a Zesty if not more so - Pronghorn Trail
Hi!
Sorry for hijacking thread, but my Spicy is up for Sale at the mo! Just sent you a mail in case you are interested!