Do it all bike for the quantocks

This is a tall order I know but (taking skill and cost out of the equation) I’m looking for opinions on a “do it all” bike, mainly riding in the Quantocks. Want to take on downhill at speed but still pedal up and have fun on flowing singletrack. I live in a small flat with no garage so no room for multiple bikes – I know this magical bike exists out there somewhere 😀

wolfridge,Pitch or 456! There ya go!

Five. There are only a couple of the steeper DH tracks mine (or me on it) struggles on.

Wolf Ridge, just bought one myself for the same reasons.

Well, I seen Sharki scamper all over the place in the Qs, on a hardtail with something like a 130mm fork or thereabouts.

So that’s all you need, I’d say. 🙂

(Working brakes might be a bonus as well)

Brodie Ti Holeshot. it is THE fastest bike i have owned and sell.

we are going to be doing a Sram offer with a frame. Full X9 sram 2×10 with frame for £1300. Frame only is £1099. You will never need another bike 🙂

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Nice advert 😉
Was thinking more 140mm-160mm full sus though.

bah, full sussers are so last year 😉

Just make sure it isn’t a 29er – the exploding wheels wouldn’t be up to it 🙂 (see the other thread…)

This is pretty much a recommend me a bike thread, location really isn’t much of a factor, it’s all just trails..

The fashion at the moment means there’s quite a lot of bikes out there with 140/160mm of squidge, all will climb well and descend well with the right riders on them, however most will bias towards the ups OR downs with most favouring how well they descend.

Budget is a starter, then we can look at whether you like the idea of 2nd hand. From there, you can then start looking at your options around that price.

Now you NEED to test ride some, but local shops will limit you to Spesh, cube, marin, orange, giant and trek, most bikes should be able to be taken out for a day in the local hills, if they haven’t got a demo, they should be able to get one in(maybe) If any other bikes take your fancy, ask about on here and there could be a local willing to let you have a razz on one.

Now you’ve got a bike to try, pick a route, one that maybe you do most, something with a good mix and fair proportion of the riding you regularly do..ride it. Then do it again on another bike..be fair on how you judge them.

IMO it’s worth taking time on choosing bike, i see so many riders just get an ‘X’ brand and ‘X’ model because of looks and reviews, only to be not completely happy, then selling them on quite soon afterwards, to then the next ‘might be the right one’ bike.

For suggesstions as up there and some…

+3 for a Marin Wolf Ridge, I can speak from personal experience here.

Other than that, there’s the Specialized Enduro and the Trek Remedy to consider.

A mountain bike?