The Dave above probably the most capable in the stable. Steeper the better. Climbs not far off the Yellow Moxie above but way more planted through choppy trails above Dollar.
Bought a cheapy Dave last year as we needed a spare general duties bike that could serve as a donor/receiver of bits from other bikes of me and my son. Had it in the basket for a month or so, and suddenly 1/3rd was knocked off the price of the basket. Sold.
I’ve got a cotic bfemax, still haven’t worked out the picture upload though! It’s running 140mm to try and keep it slightly different to my transition sentinel but it rides all the same trails.
It’s probably the most fun bike I’ve ever bought! If only they did the pink one when I bought mine!
Can anyone recommend somewhere to buy second hand bike frames etc. eBay doesn’t seem to have to many options. I’m swaying to a orange p7 but keeping options over.
I got an off-the-shelf Marin SQ3 but it took me ages to get comfortable with it. Stack too short, reach too short. It couldn’t take a longer fork (I tried. 130mm max at 65degs) Longer fork made climbs lower-back injury-prone and unsettled in the air. BB shell is much too flexy too. Not the stiffness people say.
I’m building up a medium hardcore bike for play (frame, collar, headset,
mech hanger and seatpost £118!) 2022 model with a reinforced head tube area.
Wheelbase is 9cm shorter than the SQ3. But that means reach is 9cm shorter too. Different purpose, so we will see. This frame could take my 160mm fork though, with current head angle @ 65.5degs. Not ridden yet as have a cassette Spacer issue and waiting for some bar shims to put on a longer stem. Couldn’t resist the Strictly-D bars. There’s three sellers suddenly unearthed stock here.
Few years old now and I’m getting tempted by an upgrade frame! That Ra410 looks lush!
My P7. Done a few Enduro’s on it, probably do better in the HT cat than my normal cat. Very capable bike and love it. Its been all over the place and ridden Les Arcs, Paganella (dolomites), La Clusaz, Beaufort, Metabief, Golfie etc. 140 coil fork. 2.6 rear tyre help make it what it is.
Got an XL Production Privee Shan GT frame (29″ wheel version) that I’m thinking of offloading. With more recent stretched geometry, the XL is more akin to a large. Best hardtail frame I’ve ever ridden, the thought and design details that went into it are superb.
It’s a custom built Marino frame. [url=https://flic.kr/p/2j6Ya2f]Drawings for new custom Marino frame[/url] by StuartBrettle, on Flickr
Absolute riot of a bike and worked out pretty cheap too.