- 140-150mm 650b Hardtail
After having my Meta 5 stolen at the start of the week I’ve been told by the insurance company that I’ll be allowed to choose a bike of £1000 in value. I’m hoping they’ll let me add to that with another £800 or so, although ideally I’d rather only add another £500.
I’m after a 650b hardtail, 140-150mm of travel. What out there? I’ve seen the Meta HT, and the Marin Rocky Ridge (scroll down).
Anything else worthwhile?
They were supposed to contact me today, but didn’t so I’m not 100% sure what brands they’ll be able to get hold of yet. For now I’m assuming a free-choice of whatever’s out there
Posted 4 years agoorange crush
Posted 4 years agoYou seen these guys?
You’d have to wait though, and couldn’t get them throuigh Wheelies (thank christ)…
Posted 4 years ago
http://www.birdmtb.co.uk/Some good suggestions on here – http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/where-are-all-the-650b-hardtails
Nicolai Argon
Identiti AKA
and Pipedream are bringing out a 650b that will take a 140mm fork – arrives January I’m told.
Posted 4 years agoTransistion TransAm? Available in both 27.5 and 29.
Posted 4 years agojust looked at the bird zero hardtail on Facebook, looks tasty for £350 in lime green of course!
Posted 4 years agoDan, I think you must be on a different site somehow. Try this:-
http://transitionbikes.com/2014/Bikes_TransAM275.cfm?Token={ts_2013-11-15_16:36:53}-d4caa4b2040974dc-2A5BFA35-9B38-E04C-1D046B8BCAC89B58
I know on 29er version the fork is nominally 120mm but you can fit a 140mm fork. The 650b is 140mm out of the box so will probably take a 150mm or even a 160mm – email the guys at Transition to check, they’ll get back to you in true surfer dude style language: “Yeah bro, that’ll be a sweet ride dude”. They sound pretty cool and always happy to help/advise.
They’re Steel, so you’re looking at a high 20lb build so should be burly enough for true AM duties – whatever that means.
I got my Covert 29 from Plush Hill Cycles in Church Stretton, Shropshire, so I can recommend them if you decide to take the plunge. But 18 bikes in Glossop also look pretty good.
Posted 4 years agoDaniel I had an insurance claim in May through Wheelies, I was not happy with the specialised they were offering so took a cash settlement. They paid money direct to bank in 48hrs.
Posted 4 years agoNs eccentric is what I will be getting when available.
Posted 4 years ago
Strange, that NS looks almost identical to the Transition TransAm…
Posted 4 years ago
Bikes_TransAM275_Pic2 by wobbliscott, on FlickrAt £635 for the trans am frame they must be having a laugh 😀
Posted 4 years agoDo try to avoid Wheelies if you can, they are an absolute shambles of a company. There was a recent thread on here where numerous riders had a similarly awful experience as soon as they had any problems with the bikes they’d been supplied.
Posted 4 years agochakaping I agree that’s why I took the cash settlement
Posted 4 years agoDo try to avoid Wheelies if you can, they are an absolute shambles of a company. There was a recent thread on here where numerous riders had a similarly awful experience as soon as they had any problems with the bikes they’d been supplied. [/]
What, the bloke with the brake issue? If so, less an issue with Wheelies, more an issue with him IMO.
Posted 4 years agoWhat, the bloke with the brake issue?
No, quite a few forum users – including myself – sharing their experience of Wheelies really not giving a **** once they have your insurance money.
Posted 4 years agoJust had an email from the Insurance company asking me to fill out a spreadsheet of all the bike parts… will be interesting to see how they react to replacing it for a grand.
This is what I just sent them back:
Posted 4 years agoThose Whyte hardtails look fantastic. I used to have an Orange crush. Was very heavy. That was 4 years ago mind
Posted 4 years ago
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